Phillybonker
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Found evidence of a deer in my grow area. Does anyone know what is the best deterrent for a deer?
Best deterrent for deer?
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Lion shit. Or most any of the big cats, really (tiger, the aforementioned lion, jaguar, leopard and snow leopard, cheetah and cougar). Preferably really fresh, too. Deer are a lot dumber than crows, so hanging a dead one up in the middle of your garden won't do it. If they're hungry, they'll shoulder right by it to get to a tasty plant. Unless they're starving, then they might stop for a few bites first.
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Phillybonker
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Haha!! While I might have to substitute lion shit for dog shit. I found the deer's sleeping area and took a piss on it's bed. But I'll try dog shit as well.
Konks Dirt Empire
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A mesh cage to try to protect it, would be my guess, unless (or until) you come across a big cat feces windfall...
get a scarecrow , run by battery but you need a water supply ( hose ) don't know if its possible for you
Depends on the deer. In general they don’t like new things. So almost anything will scare them off temporarily. But if they’re hungry enough because of population pressure they’ll soon accept it as the new normal and be back.
If you live in a place where you have timid deer then there are many options for a temporary fix.
Where I live, fencing is the only real option and they’re pushing against it every day looking for holes.
Dogs work, though personally I’d rather have the deer.
If you live in a place where you have timid deer then there are many options for a temporary fix.
Where I live, fencing is the only real option and they’re pushing against it every day looking for holes.
Dogs work, though personally I’d rather have the deer.
I should mention- I’ve got lots here. About 7 that are regular enough in my yard I can tell them apart and call them by name, and a few others that I get mixed up. Four of them that will eat out of my hand. I still manage to keep them fenced out of the garden with netting, but none of the other tricks that you read about would work on them
I wonder if the meat from that little one would not leave the roof of your mouth with that crappy "I just had to eat deer again" feeling? Didn't seem to be there when I ate it from a jar (pressure canned, with gravy).
Eating them is definitely a deterrent....
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Phillybonker
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Hmmm that's interesting. So the deer still try to get at the plants even with fencing.
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Phillybonker
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I should mention- I’ve got lots here. About 7 that are regular enough in my yard I can tell them apart and call them by name, and a few others that I get mixed up. Four of them that will eat out of my hand. I still manage to keep them fenced out of the garden with netting, but none of the other tricks that you read about would work on them
Are those farm deer or wild deer that are use to humans?
Wild deer. The deer population here is pretty high. I have a fairly big property and they know they’re safe here. I like having them around.
Oh hell yeah. They see and smell all the plants inside. When they push against the netting they can nibble at the edges of my garden.
When I put that plant down to take photos that fawn came running like a kid who just saw a candy mountain. Her expression says it all. I just had time to snap a couple pics and she had her nose stuck right in the plant before I shooed her away.
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Phillybonker
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Hahaha I can't believe that fawn isn't scared of you, given that it is wild. I would have let it have a little nibble on my plant....but not for too long.
Nunyabiz
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An water sprinkler on a motion sensor
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Phillybonker
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I'm growing out in the forest so won't be able to use a water sprinkler but you gave me another idea (because you mentioned motion sensor).....a trial camera that has WiFi and audio capabilities,so I can scare it off.
I worked hard to make friends with those deer.
It wasn’t me who mentioned who mentioned motion sensors but that is a good idea. Yeah I think they make some that you can communicate through -tell the deer to piss off. Or just motion detectors program to make scary noises. Like that ‘attack spider’ you see sometimes as a Halloween prop. Descends on a thread making spooky sounds...
The way deer think- their number one priority is to not get eaten and so they are always scanning around looking for anything new. They did not like new things. As soon as the new thing becomes an old thing though, they will not care about it much anymore. So it’s possible that there will come a day when you’ll be swearing and yelling through your motion detector thing and they’ll just laugh.
Also you can plan to lose a lot of sleep, because they don’t keep the same hours as us.
It wasn’t me who mentioned who mentioned motion sensors but that is a good idea. Yeah I think they make some that you can communicate through -tell the deer to piss off. Or just motion detectors program to make scary noises. Like that ‘attack spider’ you see sometimes as a Halloween prop. Descends on a thread making spooky sounds...
The way deer think- their number one priority is to not get eaten and so they are always scanning around looking for anything new. They did not like new things. As soon as the new thing becomes an old thing though, they will not care about it much anymore. So it’s possible that there will come a day when you’ll be swearing and yelling through your motion detector thing and they’ll just laugh.
Also you can plan to lose a lot of sleep, because they don’t keep the same hours as us.
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Phillybonker
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When it trips the sensor I'm going play a recording as loud as possible of a pride of big fucking hungry lions. The deer will shit it's self.
You’ll need to hook up a pretty big subwoofer for that. I had a zoo lion roar and lunge at me once when I was standing right by the bars. Nearly pissed myself.
Motion detector hooked up to a wolf call box.
Electric fence can be run off a battery.
As a hunter my first thought was my freezer
Electric fence can be run off a battery.
As a hunter my first thought was my freezer
Yeah I think a fence would be your best bet. For all the trouble you’re talking about going to here, just string up some netting or wire
I hunt too- just not in my yard
I hunt too- just not in my yard
