Deer remedy

[DaleW]

Tracy,
I had a similar problem with the deer eating my shrubs. Went my local farm store and got a bottle of fox urine and took some old pill bottles and drilled 4 or 5 holes around the top, put cotton in and then put in about 1/4 ounce of the fox urine in each and hung them on the shrubs. Deer haven't touched the shrubs since.
You may have to refresh the urine every 4 to 6 weeks but it sure did the trick for me.

good luck
dale

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

We used a double flood light motion detector with a flood in one side and an old radio in a plastic bag plugged into the other side to keep the critters out of the garden. Set the detector on test so it would come on and off quickly. Of course when the wind blows you get a blast of radio. They seem to like Country Music so pick another genre.

However, about 4 years ago we started planting Habenero pepper plants. If they survive getting eaten as young plants we pick the peppers in the fall, dry them and then grind them up in the blender. Then we put them in an old Parmasean cheese shaker and sprinkle on the garden and other plants the following year. Haven't had a problem the past few years with rabbits or deer.

Of course, it seems like it doesn't take but a moment for the little darlings to clean you out.....

We had more problems getting rid of a Turkey last year that decided to roost on the upper deck railing every night. If the wind was out of the West he crapped all over the deck. If out of the East he hit the flower bed below. However the prevailing wind is out of the West. This thing wasn't afraid of anything except our final resolve. Chased him in the golf cart with a super soaker.

Some folks might think having a Turkey is kind of neat but they have to remember they gobble alot at the first light. I could handle roosters as a kid but this turkey got a little anoying after awhile..

 

[northcreek2624]

Chim,I'll never complain about bugs on the windshield again.
Hope everyone made it out of there ok,obviously the deer didn't....Mike

 

[chim]

My #2 Son sent me a series of 5 or 6 pics from different angles. One of them may have caused a non-hunter / non-butcher viewer some mental anguish.

Don't know where they originated, but most pics have that same guy in them. It looks like he may have a white rag wrapped around his one hand. I was assuming he was the driver...................chim

 

[k3010dt]

Extension service research found that deer baits don't work. Extension offices in the Kentuky, WV, Ohio region recommend electric fence as the only cost effect way to keep deer out of gardens. Use peanut butter to teach them to respect the wire. I have used only one wire set at 3 ft for the last three years and have had no deer damage. Three ft is about where deer browse. I leave the fence on all year round to teach the deer to avoid the garden area.

 

[LazyJ_Arabians]

Propane cannon on a timer. Costs a little over $500. I went in halves with my neighbor on one four years ago. We set it up on the property line and plant our pea patches on either side. Works wonderfully but requires understanding neighbors and it takes my horses several days to get used to it every year when we set it up. We only operate it about two months of the year but the deer do stay out.

I wish someone would make one triggered from a motion detector. Seems it would make an excellent burglar deterrent.

 

[rps]

Here is the address of a website that specializes in wildlife damage management. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://deal.unl.edu/icwdm/handbook/handbook/allPDF/mam_d25.pdf>http://deal.unl.edu/icwdm/handbook/handbook/allPDF/mam_d25.pdf</A>
It has specifics about some of the suggestions others have already made plus some additional ideas. This page is a chapter out of the book that is the most reputable resource for wildlife damage management. There are a lot of factors that determine if a deer control program will work in a paticular location, and this book will get you going in the right direction.

I hope it is helpful.

Robert