PHOTO: Deer Sighting in Merrick

Readers submitted these photos of a deer(s) roaming throughout the Bellmore-Merrick area.

Stacey Kiefer snapped one photo of the deer near Camp Avenue, in the vacinity of Mepham High School.

"I'm so excited that it is there...I hope they are able to just let it be...so sweet to have something like that in this community," Kiefer said via Facebook.

Jennifer Baci of Merrick took another photo while on a walk with her friend on Hewlett Avenue in Merrick.

Nassau County Police and ESU received several calls regarding the deer sightings in Merrick, but were unable to capture the animal.

According to David Quinn, a wildlife control operator with Nassau County Wildelife Control and owner of DQ Pest Control, deer are normally found on the north shore of Nassau County, not the south shore.

"They must have moved," he added. "They are so overpopulated in Suffolk County, it was only a matter of time before they encroached into Nassau."

Did you see the deer or snap a photo? Send it to us at jaime@patch.com

This story was updated at 1:12 p.m. and 1:36 p.m. on July 3, 2012.

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