DEAR JOAN: My wife and I have been living in the Oakland Hills for 45 years. Just in the last year we have seen many deer move into our neighborhood. On evening dog walks we always see three to half a dozen.

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The other night, coming back from a baseball game, we drove by at least a dozen hanging out in one of the neighbors’ well-lit and large driveways. I haven’t found one neighbor who is annoyed by their presence. In fact one night a few weeks ago one of the small deer started walking up to me until my wife pulled me back and said, “For their own protection, you don’t want them to get too used to us.” Our neighborhood association even put up deer crossing signs to slow down the cars.

It seems like everyone I talk to has a different reason why they have landed up here, e

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