What part of the country are you in, or are you not in the us? I think it really depends on the deer population and what the food supply is for them. Some places nothing short of a cage will keep them away.

Last time I grew outdoors I pissed around some of the plants. A few of them I only did it once. Those got eaten by some kind of rodents a couple weeks later. Others I didn't do it at all, and those got eaten by a mix of rodents and deer. One of the plants I did it about 2 times a week, and it never got touched by anything. I don't really want to rely on just that this time though as I'm using a different area, and wan't a few different remedies in my arsenal.

I think I will try to empty bottles of piss each week when I go out, and put small piles of dog shit around the perimeter. Throw in some mouse traps, and maybe decon for the ants/bugs. I would try some poison for the mice, but I won't be using any because it's too likely that the deer of other wildlife may eat it, and I don't want to kill them. They're only trying to survive by doing what they know. I'll be cutting the tops, and bottoms from some 2L pop bottles as well to sink in the ground aroung each plant till they get to about till they get around 6" tall. This should help to at lest give them a fighting chance.

These are the main things I have planned as of now, plus possibley some fishing wire, and any other low/no cost options that I can find. Trying to keep this a close to free as possible this run. Later after I get some more experience, I'll have no problem investing in some better options.

Had to chose a different spot to grow, but luckly I know of a few. The other spot could only be accessed at night. Although I know the land, and my way around it, I don't feel like making my way through 80 acres of dark woods alone. It really sucks when you can't trust anyone to help you out.

The new spot will cut my time in half though when it comes to planting and tending, which is a huge plus for me since I don't have much time to be out there. There is also spots to hide my vehicle during the daytime, where the other spot there was not. I will have to be more carefull at watering though because the pond were I will get my water is not too far from the road. I'll just bring my pole and tackle box with me as to not look suspicious in the unlikely event that I am seen out there.

This reminds me of how I used to have pet raccoons. Maybe someday I'll get another and teach him that my plants are sacred, and he'll tell all the others to leave them alone and they'll take care of any other pest that come along.lol