DEER in my garden

[Steve Johnson]

Any home remedies? ( besides a spotlight) I have a three foot fence around and a couple of Cats on the prowl. No rabbits , but last night deer got ALL my beets

[ryan_4z]

A rifle usually works fairly well. Makes for a nice dinner too.

[Jeff Brewster 59s]

Deer remedy

Hi Steve, when I worked in a tree nursery years ago we put soap on a rope hanging from wood stakes. The deer do get used to it after a while so you will need to switch varieties occasionally.
Another suggestion is human hair. Cant help you there since I have just about run out!

I have been battling rabbits, woodchucks and raccoons this year in my garden. I keep live box trapping them and hauling them away to a local woods.

One fat old wood chuck ate four 18" broccoli plants before the slob finally got in my trap. He's lucky I let him go!

I wish I had a video going a few mornings ago when I found a momma raccoon in my trap and a baby outside it trying to help her out. I thought, I have got to move these two together...I put on some leather gloves (darn good idea) and I grabbed that thing by the back of the neck.
Well now I know the skin is so loose on them that that was not a great idea. That little cute thing turned into a tasmanian devil!!!! Totally went nuts and spun around biting my gloves, screaming real loud and scratching the hell out of me! What a fight it was and I am glad to say they are off in the woods together after quite a hilarious battle.

Good luck!

[David_L6]

A rifle usually works fairly well. Makes for a nice dinner too.

That's what I was thinking too.

I know an older fellow that no longer deer hunts but has just as much venison as anyone....... Deer season for him opens when his peas sprout.

[jeff55v]

Deer repellent.

What's in deer repellent anyways?

[kws]

i agree with ryan. but human urine works as good or better than anything else (scent lasts longer i guess)

[PopPop]

i agree with ryan. but human urine works as good or better than anything else (scent lasts longer i guess)

That's why I pee off the deck.

[Eric Engler]

clear filled paintballs

good for the neighbors dog who craps in your yard too..

[ddh]

blood meal works. apply acordingly, it will burn your plants

[17W]

Beets No More.....

Steve-

Having grown up on a Apple farm we were hanging soap all the time on the dwarf trees to keep them out......but we also had a DEC permit & would shoot a pile of them.

I have some hunting buddies down south that plant their food plots early & to keep the deer out they fill nylon bags w/ human hair from the barber shop. They would remove the bags once the food plot was well established.

Personally I would just feed them some LEAD!

[Tomtall]

retirement

Since I retired I have had no Deer problems.

[Graham]

Deer In Garden Remedy

Dear Steve: Try spreading MILORGANITE fertilizer aroung garden. Deters deer from entering and also from experience the urine idea works well

Sincerely,
Don Graham III

[Graham]

Deer In Garden Remedy

Dear Steve: Try spreading MILORGANITE fertilizer around garden. Deters deer from entering and also from experience the urine idea works well

Sincerely,
Don Graham III

[j hydro racer]

i think

hey ryan i know me and billy are with ya on that one

[Dave M]

Shock Them

You have a three foot fence, why not plug it in ? Might want to set up a video camera for it as well, could be some funny videos on that one.

A potato on the end of your 22 and a flashlight works decent enough, and it is a little more neighbor/city friendly than your 30-06.

I also like Eric Englers idea about the clear paintballs.............. I like that idea a lot !!