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Thanks, everyone. This is all new to me. I know deer are a pain in the backside sometimes, but I really enjoy watching them. The little ones I saw this morning were the smallest I have ever seen. Hubby said he did hear them "snort"!
Thanks, everyone. This is all new to me. I know deer are a pain in the backside sometimes, but I really enjoy watching them. The little ones I saw this morning were the smallest I have ever seen. Hubby said he did hear them "snort"!
You haven't lived until you are walking in the dark and all of a sudden run up against several large snorting deer. They show no fear of humans in my neighborhood and actually seem to enjoy challenging us. And Mike don't be fooled by the "pwecious widdle pumpkin baby deer". He will just grow up to decimate your garden, poop in your yard and smash into your car.
You haven't lived until you are walking in the dark and all of a sudden run up against several large snorting deer. They show no fear of humans in my neighborhood and actually seem to enjoy challenging us. And Mike don't be fooled by the "pwecious widdle pumpkin baby deer". He will just grow up to decimate your garden, poop in your yard and smash into your car.
Deer are great until you try to grow plants in your yard. I came out one morning to find that almost every single azalea by my driveway had been sampled by deer. Many had been chewed down until they were about half their original size. That's when I started building 8-foot fences, because they can jump over anything less - and sometimes even those, if they're scared enough.
Awww, I love 'em, but we're not the kind of folks who value landscaping very much. We prefer wildlife gazing. We have quite a crew who regularly traverse through our neighborhood. They don't go in our back yard (6ft privacy fence to keep the jumping dog in), but regularly stroll through the front yard. They sometimes raid the bird feeder. We also have barred owls, raccoons, possums, hawks, assorted songbirds and a gang of hoodlum squirrels who regular vandalize and break my bird feeders.
Not me, they cook up quite well and are a rich protein source.
I agree. Unfortunately, just like with squirrels, people think they're cute and look down on hunting them. The deer population in this area isn't culled fast enough. More deer die by car than by bullets or broadheads...and those are completely wasted.
Deer are great until you try to grow plants in your yard. I came out one morning to find that almost every single azalea by my driveway had been sampled by deer. Many had been chewed down until they were about half their original size. That's when I started building 8-foot fences, because they can jump over anything less - and sometimes even those, if they're scared enough.
Look for something called "I Must Garden". It is a deer repellant spray & seems to work well. Just make sure you remember to reapply it after rain.
What I was told for deer when planting is the 3-P's. Prickly, pungent & poisonous. They tend to avoid plants in those categories. I realize a hungry enough deer will get over my fence or eat my herbs, but for the most part when other food is around they do skip those.
And I have to agree with Dreison, a nice venison tenderloin is a very yummy supper!
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