Nuisance Deer
Deer destroying private gardens etc. Contributed by Robert Johanson, ppp [JOIN] a group of volunteers working collaboratively on developing innovative solutions to this problem. The team's solution(s) will be published here.	6 6

Known Solutions for Nuisance Deer
Hunting deer Since over hunting is a problem to environmentalists and can cause a sharp decrease in population that can be harmful, but our current hunting limits seem not to be doing enough. Why not just compens...
A Combination of Visual and Olfactory Deterrents Like most animals, deer are creatures of habit when it comes to feeding areas. This makes it difficult to change their feeding patterns once they have become established. While devices intended to f...
Food Plant food for the deer as well but make sure it is far enough away from your food so they don't notice it. ...
Preventive Measures: Plant high-value crops away from woods, shrub rows, or other deer cover. Ornamentals that are unpalatable to deer should be planted in areas subject to deer damage. Persimmon, lilac, boxwood, jasmine,...
Population Reduction Farmers who are experiencing deer damage problems would be wise to encourage hunting on their property during the regulated deer seasons. The only practical way to control free-ranging deer herds in ...
Repellents The use of repellents can be costly because they must be re-applied following rain. In areas of high deer density and limited food resources, repellents have little value. Home remedies such as bone m...
Fencing Electric high-tensile wire fences such as the 7-strand slant wire, the 6-wire vertical fence, and others have been designed to protect crops from deer damage. Spacing between wires should be about eig...

Innovative Solutions for Nuisance Deer
Audio repellents Anything to make the deer think the area is populated by 1. people or 2. predators is a deterrent to them coming near. Outdoor speakers are 20-30 dollars, use them to play sounds made by predators...
deer repellent Create some stickers which tastes spicy , too spicy, smells like flowers and shrubs that deers don't like....
A Biological Approach The problem with many solutions is that they fail to approach it at the base and serve as little deterrent to the nuisance. Therefore, I contend that the best solution is to combat it using strategic...

Comments on Nuisance Deer

I've heard a couple of things that work. The first is hanging bar soap on branches of trees. The second is putting human hair around the area you want them away from. - Val Garner Serve venison burgers at McDonald's. This turns a nuisance into a food source. - Geoffrey Goeggel An energetic alternative: I do biofield energy work with animals and it is possible to set up an energetic fence of sorts to keep nuisance animals away. It may sound a little woo-woo but it works. ... - Jill Ehlers [READ ALL COMMENTS]

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