In New Cannan, Conneticut, wildlife officials are searching for a doe that was reported by a local resident to have a tennis ball stuck in its mouth. According to a story in The Advocate, "An adjacent house has a tennis court, and the doe is one of several deer that routinely eats from a trough the homeowner fills with corn feed."

The Department of Environmental Protection is searching for the deer, with the intention of tranquilizing the deer and removing the ball. It is feared the deer could starve if the ball is not removed -- no kidding.

The story did not elaborate on the underlying issue, which appears to be overpopulation of deer over-running into suburban areas. Could hunting possibly be a responsible and wise solution to prevent this sort of scenario? What might the cost to taxpayers be to have government agencies hunting deer with tranquilizers in order to save them from tennis balls?

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_9904437