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Garden Gate:  Successful Deer tactics?  |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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 Posted - May 04 2009 : 7:09:33 PM
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Don't waste your time with the soap, hair, rope, bloodmeal, couger poop or anything else, the only thing that works is a fence-trust me- I've tried them all.
Lillian |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - May 04 2009 : 8:30:02 PM
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Ditto
I also have dogs and the deer will come up to the front door and eat my flowers in the containers too.
I have techno color deer as I us a paint ball gun to get them to leave.
Diana
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NikkiBeaumont
True Blue Farmgirl
473 Posts
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Posted - May 05 2009 : 03:53:17 AM
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Funny about shooting deer with paintballs. That is original!
My in-laws adopted a deer from some people who could no longer keep him in their neighborhood. They had spray painted the word PET in orange on his side so that no one would kill him. And I bet the neighbors wanted to! It was a "The Yearling" sort of situation.
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2009 : 03:55:48 AM
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Now that's a riot!
Paintball!
That gives me a great idea for father's day.
Dad has something about all the squirrels that eat the bird seed |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4190 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4190 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2009 : 04:20:49 AM
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You can string fishing line around your garden. You do have to keep checking it, as it can break. But it seemed to help to keep the deer out.
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abigailc1973
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
abigail
orlando
fl
USA
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Posted - May 05 2009 : 05:56:08 AM
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| The paintball thing is funny, can you imagine the stories during hunting season of the poor hunter up in his blind all morning and lo and behold , here comes your technicolor deer? The expression on his face would be priceless! |
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2009 : 1:46:36 PM
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Well, we simply fire off a couple of rounds with the shot gun ( into the air of course ) that usually does the trick. . . now that I think of it, have not seen a deer around since before last falls hunting season began.
Joanna #566
JojoNH
http://www.CountryCents.com
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City_Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Christina
Omaha
Nebraska
USA
509 Posts |
Posted - May 05 2009 : 1:56:10 PM
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I read somewhere that you can get those plaques that have singing fish on them and place them on the fence or post on your property. When they walk by they go off singing and it scares them away. Who kows if they would work or not.
Christina
Farmgirl Sister #195
City Chick & Friends Chapter Mama
http://justacitychick.blogspot.com/
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JojoNH
True Blue Farmgirl
1984 Posts
Joanna
Dunbarton
New Hampshire
USA
1984 Posts |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - May 06 2009 : 8:18:54 PM
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Love the singing fish idea but seriously an 8 ft. fence is the only way. We had deer all over everything when we lived in town but they don't come anywhere near the yard or garden since we've moved out of town. I'm not sure why either. The closest we've ever seen them out here is across the pasture by the creek. Of course we also have 5 red Angus heifers that line up along the fence and stare at the deer. Guard cows. Who knew.
It's not about being perfect, but enjoying what you do. Set aside time to be creative.
Robyn Pandolph
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 08:32:41 AM
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| What I am going to try this year is to lay chicken wire on the ground. I heard that they will not walk on the wire. Big problem with that. You have to pick it up to mow. I keep asking my grandsons to come out and camp in the garden. Guess I'll have to do it myself. I'll make my outpost right in the middle of the garden. |
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pamcook
True Blue Farmgirl
228 Posts
Pam
Chapel Hill
NC
USA
228 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2009 : 09:51:00 AM
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A year or so ago, I saw a video on youtube - someone has a sprayer with a motion detector on it. It hooks up to your garden hose. When something comes into your garden, the water sprays them.
If I can find it again, I'll attach a link. It was pure genius (and one of the funniest things I've ever seen).
Fences are about the only thing 100% deer proof. When we lived in No CA, people even started putting "ceilings" on their gardens - we were amazed at how high a deer can jump.
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 09 2009 : 5:42:21 PM
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I have heard that they can jump over a 6-foot fence. My fence posts are only 8 foot and that includes the foot in the ground, so the top of the fence is kind of "loose" - it is the 1-inch plastic mesh kind.
The other night DH and I were enjoying a fire in the firepit on the patio and saw 5 deer come in to the yard - they seemed to be frightened by the fire... so all I have to do is keep a fire going 24x7...
LOL
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
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gspringman
True Blue Farmgirl
387 Posts
Gail
Bonanza
Oregon
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - May 14 2009 : 12:46:04 PM
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I've tried it all. A tall fence works well but you can also use a blow horn like you use on a boat, you can buy them at walmart, and that usually chases them away, but all the sonic things and natural stuff only works for a little while. You just have to keep up the repellents until growing season is over to keep them from eating everything. Good luck!
Gail
Farmgirl #486
Planting Zone 5
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - May 14 2009 : 7:53:13 PM
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I'm wondering if using Roundup around the OUTSIDE of the fence would be cheating, organically speaking...
My county extension agent keeps referring to things as grown organically when I KNOW he uses roundup to control weeds (but no other pesticides or herbicides) I suspect he is stretching it...
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
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pamcook
True Blue Farmgirl
228 Posts
Pam
Chapel Hill
NC
USA
228 Posts |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - Jun 11 2009 : 6:23:55 PM
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I've put up an 8-foot fence. One night I forgot to close it and wouldn't you know, we found deer hoofprints inside the garden the next morning - he pulled up the green beans by the roots then crossed the garden at an angle, ran into the fence, then evidently followed the fence around the perimeter until he found the way out.
I have been very careful since then to close up the the fence opening EVERY NIGHT!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
Visit my blog at http://brightmeadowfarms.blogspot.com ,web site store at http://www.watkinsonline.com/fish or my homepage at http://home.earthlink.net/~brightmeadow |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 11 2009 : 6:38:03 PM
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MOTHBALLS, hang 3-4 of them in net bags at differant heights around the edges of your gardens, it works for me in California, and for my Mom back home in Missouri.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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