Hundreds of deer descended on a Sask. farmer's property. Then the coyotes came.

A Sask. farmer says his property has been overrun with hundreds of deer, bringing predators and disease with them, and is pleading to the provincial government for a long-term solution.

When winter began and the snow started to fall, Iver Johnson was happy to see the odd deer come to his farm yard. Wildlife is one of his favourite parts of living in the country.

But in two months, what was a joy has become a serious nuisance as a small herd of deer quickly grew to hundreds.

"Two or three deer are cute," he said. "Two or three hundred are a problem."

The sprawling herd at Johnson's farm east of Dundurn, Sask. are showing no signs of leaving. Taking to a spoiled grain pile near his home, more and more deer are seen roaming the area every day.

"It's been an ongoing problem year after year," Johnson said. "There's way too many deer and not enough management."

The herd isn't just harming his farming business as they eat grain and hay bales, but they're also damaging his property, eating his shrubs and bushes, damaging fence on his property and leaving piles of deer manure everywhere. Even walking to his truck in his driveway, Johnson is likely to step in a pile of deer manure.

There's also the predators such a massive herd attracts.