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Cheap motion detector switches set out to cover garden area, connected to a cheap tape recorder with the loud sounds like gun shots, etc., when deer trigger the motion detector switch gets rid of them quick.
Irrigation works too.
Will work on most animals. We used it to get rid of Canada geese at a property I managed.
It’s actually entertaining when you fire up the sprinklers and watch ‘em scatter lol
The County Ag Extension Agent where I live offers this each fall.
Deer Repellent Mixture...to keep those pesky varmints away:
1 Cup of milk
1 egg
1 Tablespoon liquid dish washing soap
1 Tablespoon liquid cooking oil (olive, canola, etc)
Combine ingredients. Blend your mixture well. Pour mixture into an empty gallon milk jug. Top it off with water and set it outside for 2-3 days in sun with the lid loose -- so it doesn’t blow up.
Pour into hand held garden spray bottles and spray around where you are having problems with deer.
Repeat after rainy days. It's inexpensive and effective.
One question that has not been asked is what is your neighbor growing that the deer want to eat? There are some shrubs you can purchase that are deer resistant. If you neighbor wants to grow roses, green beans and corn they don't have a prayer. Nature abhors a vacuum, provide food and some will always knock on your door. I always recommend the English Boxwood (with the shinny, rounded leaves) or the Japanese Andromeda to replace shrubs killed off by the deer.
Since the deer are always there, the neighbor's shrubs are pretty much toast and anything they grew in the garden was already shared with the wildlife. At some point one has to know when to call it quits. Even if you can get rid of this year's pest, there is always next year and new players to the game.
I was thinking the same thing. There are many deer resistant plants and a quick google search will name them all and one can step it up a notch by using deer repellent plants like those in the onion and garlic family and some of them have gorgeous flowers.
Also it’s occurred to me that a landscape rearrange might be in order, like maybe thinning out those trees? I’d only do that if the other suggestions fail. No need to kill the deer because of it...just redirect them.
Asking for a neighbor (seriously). Poor guy has been trying for 2 months now to keep the deer out. His is the only place that doesn't have a fence on all sides, only on one, which the does jump to get to their young 'uns. The babies are well hidden in a thick copse of Juniper trees there and the Moms keep them there during the day for safety. They are eating every plant and tree on his property.
He has tried just about everything, next step is shooting them (not guns, illegal, but crossbow) but he really doesn't want to.
Also it’s occurred to me that a landscape rearrange might be in order, like maybe thinning out those trees? I’d only do that if the other suggestions fail. No need to kill the deer because of it...just redirect them.
Not starving. They are LAZY, having found it easiest to live in yards or other protected spaces with food and water conveniently available. In my area, the deer hang out much of the time on irrigated fields, not so much in their true natural habitat nearby. There is plenty of food in the fenced fields AND no mountain lions (or human poachers) there.
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