A local botanical garden is dealing with a deer problem.

Rotary Gardens Executive Committee Chair Randy Hughes says deer have caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage.

Hughes says in 2022 deer have eaten 6,00 tulips, 150 arborvitae hedges, 400 other woody plants, and 600 hostas.

Hughes says deterrent measures like nets and repellents don’t seem to be doing the trick.

The City Council will hear first reading of an ordinance Monday night that would allow bow hunting at the garden during the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources archery and crossbow metro unit season which typically runs mid -September to late January.