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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 11:28:23 PM
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OK, so Bambi and friends are over stepping their boundries,,,,Had 2 sunflowers left only to discover yesterday morning that Bambi ate both of them...My 3 cherry trees look like sticks and now Bambi is noshing on my Asian Pear & grape vines! But does Bambi eat the zucchini???No way,,,so I guess I need to plant massive amounts of zucchini around my orchard!
ok, that does it...Bambi you better back off 'cuz I am googleing "Venison Jerkey" receipies...
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
mjf#72
Sisters on the Fly#472
www.katmom4.blogspot.com
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chickabella
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
D. A.
Austin... ish,
Texas
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Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 04:20:53 AM
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*lol*! Time to break out the 6" fencing to wrap around the trees and vines! Also try some Irish Spring (or other strong-smelling deodorant soap), stuck on a stick near your trees & vines.
If you make the venison jerky, let me know, I'm in the market for some... 
Farm blog: http://farmnatters.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dasparky
Heart of Texas Farmgirls Chapter; Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #275
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 05:56:12 AM
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LOL! Around here it's not the Bambi we battle but Rocky the Squirrel and his hundreds of relatives. No bird feeder, hummingbird feeder, sunflower, veggie, or other plants have escaped their furry reign of terror.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 07:05:09 AM
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Aw Grace, The nerve of Bambi! Yea we have the whole squirrel issue as well.. UGH!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
Mae West
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LisaLu
True Blue Farmgirl
126 Posts
Lisa
Wildomar
Ca
USA
126 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 07:23:20 AM
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Here's what you need to do:
Collect hair from your local salons, and sprinkle around your trees. The human scent should keep them away. If you can't do that let me know, I'll send you bags & bags from my shop!
I don't have deer but I have hair!
Hope it helps!
LisaLu
Happiness is homemade... |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 08:00:13 AM
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Save your money-Irish Spring doesn't work, neither does the hair or those motion detecter sprinklers. I have tried all of the tricks even sprinkling blood meal on the ground. Only thing that works is Fencing. The deer around here are starting to "fatten" up for winter and actually have resorted to the squash that we had planted in a bare spot outside of the garden area, they had left them alone all summer. Good Luck.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 10:41:51 AM
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I hear ya Grace! Bambi has been raiding my yard all year long. My Autumn Joy Sedum was eaten to the ground again, so were some of my perennial mums, the sunflowers my little boy and I planted were eaten before they got to bud, my Black Lace Sambucus' branches look like sticks and my impatiens have had all their tops chewed off. We have lots of deer stroll through here, usually early in the morning. I've tried putting my outside lights on, but that doesn't seem to intimidate them any. I'll try some of these methods & see if they work. I can't put a fence up in these areas, it wouldn't look very nice.
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K-Falls Farmgirl
Chapter Leader
2096 Posts
Cheryl
Klamath Falls
Oregon
USA
2096 Posts |
Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 10:45:14 AM
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TRy Liquid fence.. Its non toxic and made from natural ingredients available in garden dept of Walmart. Works great , Smells kinda funky for awhile to humans but smell goes away quickly.
Cheryl #309
Farm girl sister
Keep life simple, to Simply live. Life is too short to worry about it. |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2008 : 03:35:21 AM
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Sounds lik where my floks live.
The deer run rampet and are so bold they don't even run.
The yards for whom there are gardeners all have metal wire wrapped around them. It looks tacky as all get out, but keeps the deer out. A few folks have electrified theirs, so it conditions the deer to the non electric too.
My mom had a time w/ deer eating our deceased grandmother's roses!
These poor roses have survived 4 moves, and will make their resting place on our farm some day.
So for now, it's all out war too. Mom has also tried the hiar, both human and dog, the smelly soap and some of those spray repellents. So far the fencing workes best |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2008 : 09:54:02 AM
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I have to laugh, In the movie Doc Hollywood, there is a scene where Michael J Fox and the female actress go around 'pottying' around a hunting area to chase off the deer so the hunters won't shoot them....trust me, if I did that my neighbors would think I am totally nuts! so I guess I'll have to wait till the wee hours of the night & it is totally dark to go wee wee...NOT!!! hee hee!
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>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
mjf#72
Sisters on the Fly#472
www.katmom4.blogspot.com
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 09:38:44 AM
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Yea!
i'll tel my dad to drink lots of tea and sneak out to do the same
their neighbors are so close, I could just hear it now if the bleeding heart neighbors ever caught him
he also wants to start popping off some of the squirrles w/ a pellet gun
having bagged 310 at a zoo i used to work, it works best if they are first trapped, then shot point blank there's no sport but it's quick and painless this way pity it can't be done for deer too......couse those size cages would be alot harder to hide from the home owner's association! |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2384 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2008 : 2:22:12 PM
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If you have a zoo nearby ask if you can have some lion or tiger manure. My mother said it worked almost as good a fencing.
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