SOLON, Ohio -- Sharpshooters have left the city of Solon after killing 602 deer.

Officials said the controversial program to thin the deer herd was a success. So much so, the city said the shooters could be back again next year, NewsChannel5 reported.

However, several residents said that won't happen without a fight.

"We've lived in a war zone. It's over for now. It's been neighbor against neighbor. It has really created animosity in the city," said Belinda Geiger, founder of the Peaceful Deer Alliance.

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Geiger and a group of residents are gathering evidence for a fight. She has video of the kills.

The city said it had little choice. With an increasing number of deer, the danger to motorists were real.

Solon Public Works Assitant Director Dave Hromco managed the deer-killing program and said some of the residents have thwarted sharpsooters from killing more deer.

"The fact that some of the residents leaving feed affected some of the sites used in the program," Hromco said.

Now the city is considering making it illegal for residents to feed the deer.

"It's not fair. It's my right to enjoy my property as I so choose," Geiger said.

She vowed to fight the city, but despite the protests, the sharpshooters may become a common sight in Solon.

More than 25,000 pounds of venison have been processed and donated to the Cleveland Food Bank.