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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
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 Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 9:16:36 PM
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in your yard without the use of a shotgun? I have recently moved into a new home where there is a MAJOR game trail that leads to the neighboring pasture/river. I have lived where here were lots of deer before, but never like this.
Farmgirl Sister #91
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Feb 19 2008 : 9:25:37 PM
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The first thing I noticed was your screen name...deer will usually stay a distance away from where dogs are roaming from my past experience.
I would love to see a picture of them passing through.  We have them at the mountain house and I really miss them with me being in the city right now.
There's got to be some solutions for you by contacting your wildlife management or extention offices....I can only imagine the size of the deer out there..much bigger than I'm used to seeing.
I know in some areas in the south the hunting season is extented when a population is greater than normal.
Post some pictures please
Stephanie
"Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and enriched the world." ~ emma goldman
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
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Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 09:30:21 AM
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Our American Bulldog, Jasper, is the reason I am worried. He likes to chase them, and I am worried he will get kicked. Luckily, he is a little over weight, and doesn't chase them far. But I have seen elk here, and I heard from a local that they will stand their ground. Also, I am sure they will eat everything I plant. Deer fences are not the prettiest, and my dad told me they won't work for him in Southern Oregon.
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 12:03:03 PM
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What a drag Patricia... The way we keep the deer out of our plantings is to "plant them their own grains and grasses" You can buy a bunch of different types of grasses that deer love to eat..it took one season for it to come up but that's where we continued to see them eating thereafter. We also bought 50# sacks of corn and soybeans and has certain spots for them..It was a distance away for the house but not far that I couldn't see them when they were there.
The rabbits loved the grass also.
This obviously creates a financial cost for feeding the wildlife but we prefer to have them closeby but not in the garden too..LOL
If you have such a large volume coming through this may not be feasible due to the expense it will create. I guess we usually spent $50 a month between birdseeds, BO sunflower seeds, whole corn and soybeans.
I had the pleasure of watching a doe bring her "triplets" to our feeding spots and watched them grow all through the springtime and summer. Another doe showed up so we figured maybe one of those babies belonged to her.
The Elk...well I have no experience with those large creatures 
Let me know how it turns out..
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wannabecountrybumpkin
True Blue Farmgirl
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Christy
Bristow
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 12:03:44 PM
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I have the book Extraordinary uses for ordinary things. I looked up deer for you and here is what it says:
Stake chicken wire FLAT around the perimeter of your garden. Deer don't like to walk on it.
Fill the foot sections of some old pantyhose with human hair clippings collected from hairbrushes or even your dogs fur. Tie up the ends, and hang up the nylon satchels where the deer tend to snack. The hair/fur will lose its scent after a while , so replace every four or five days as needed.
Spray your bushes with a cayenne and water mixture
Circle the garden with a cord about 3 feet above the ground, then tie strips of white sheets to it every 2 feet; a tail-height flash of white is a danger sign to a deer.
Soak several recycled rags in white vinegar, and place them on stakes around your veggies, resoak about every 7-10days.
Hope these help ya!!
Christy
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
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Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 12:07:36 PM
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Thank you both, very much!
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