I had 10 plants growing outside, 1 week before harvest a herd of 5 deer ate my plants. I know from the foot prints and dung it was deer. I am going back to that spot this year and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to repell them??
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Dursky

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Soap: Heavily scented soaps work at repelling deer. Among these are Irish Spring and Zest. What you do is shave the soap in thin slices around your plot. The pros are that it works, but the cons are that you must replace the soap once a week. This gets very old very quick, as well as cost you money every time.

Human Scents: Deer dislike the smell of human scents. One method of spreading your scent around is to urinate all around your site. What you may also choose to do is urinate in a 2 liter soda bottle, and pour it around your plot when you visit. Urine, like the soap, will need to be replaced every week. Another, more cumbersome, yet more efficient solution is to spread human hair around the area. This may be retrieved from a barber shop. In this case, you simply throw fistfuls of hair around the area, and it is said to repel deer for a few weeks, unless rain washes it away.

Fencing: Ive found that simply setting up a physical barrier around your plot will keep deer away. You'll want to pre-measure the perimeter of your area. Make sure the fence is at least 3 feet past your plants on all sides so the deer doesn’t reach in and snack on fresh shoots. Then go to a local hardware or superstore and get 2 lengths of dark colored fencing that are long enough to reach around your plot. This fencing can range from wire to rope, just anything that’s strong and will resist stretch. You'll need multiple lines to prevent small babies up to large deer from eating your grow. A line about 2 feet, 3.5, 5 ft and 7 ft should suffice. It is my understanding that fawns are copying their mothers actions for the most part, but you should not underestimate their curiosity. Fawns probably won't ruin your grow, larger deer will. I've personally seen a deer hurdle a 5 ft barbwire fence. 7 ft should be plenty. If you have extra line feel free to make more wraps. If you wrap your plot with the above suggestion, you are not guaranteed protection from deer, but they will surely not jump the fence unless necessary.

If you are paranoid about it, you can hang branches from the line as camouflage. This will not "hide" the fence, but it will break the outline.

Ive found that the fence method works best. It works just as well as the others, but is also reusable. After harvest, simply cut or untie your fence, roll it up and store it with your other supplies until next season.

Get a tree stand... Wait for them with a bow or something

Or you could... Put a bunch of chicken wire around it... in loops...

idk.. I had the same problem a while back..

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heya dursky, i grow outside every year for a long time, and hands down the best thing ive found is dog hair. we have dear and wild hogs here and they will kill everything in sight. but just alil dog hair will keep them back. just like mogie said, just toss some around your garden. but it helps if you have a trail to your garden that the animals use toss some on it too. a small piece of tim nailed losely to a tree or something works good to scare them off also. you want it to be lose enough that the wind will blow on it and make alil noise.

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In my area deer netting is sold almost everywhere!
I simply wrap my plots attaching the netting tightly to trees encircling the plants.
It comes in big rolls and is easy to work with.
It has stopped all critters munching for me. I even enclose my non cannabis gardens with the netting, because the creepy deer eat almost anything they can get to.

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some great ideas.. will try several of them.
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Dursky

Get yourself a 306. 100 yards. Boom... venesin burger mmm.

aparently this stuff workds pretty good: Deer Repellent, Rabbit Repellent - Deer Out your supposed to spray it on your plants and in the general area. description:

Q. What makes Deer Out work?
A. Deer out is a dual deterrent repellent working both by smell and taste. Deer find the strong peppermint scent of Deer Out to be too strong of a sensation for their sensitive noses. A deer's sense of smell is 1000 greater than humans; the strong peppermint scent of Deer Out creates a cool menthol burning sensation that deer are repulsed by. (Minty fresh scent to us humans, sort of like a peppermint patty) But even long after we cant smell it anymore it is still too strong for the deer's nose. No need to worry though, it wont harm the deer at all, but it will stop them from eating your plantings. All the other ingredients found in Deer Out combined together create a very strong flavor & smell that deer find unappetizing. A Deer is a wild animal; they may take a bite but there not going to wipe out your flowerbeds anymore.

Q. How long is Deer Out effective?
A. Under normal weather conditions Deer Out can last up to 3 or 4 months or more.

Q. Can it be applied on fruits & vegetables?
A. Yes, Deer out is 100% natural exempt from EPA registration and is considered safe under category 25B "food based product" however we do recommend that you wash all fruits & vegetables thoroughly prior to eating to remove any remaining solution that may affect the taste.

Q. Will Deer Out harm my plants?
A. Deer Out will not burn, leave a film, stain or discolor.

Q. Will Deer Out wash off in the rain?
A. No, here's why. We added two all Natural stickers to Deer Out. Gum Arabic, which is found in many traditional chewing gums, and hydrogenated vegetable oil, which everyone knows that oil & water, doesn't mix. The combination of the two work exceptionally well together at keeping the rest of the ingredients found in Deer Out sticking to your plants without the addition of any harmful chemicals or commercial glues. Use common sense, during periods of abnormally heavy rain, or during the rapid growing stages of your plantings, touch-up & reapply Deer Out to your plants that need protection. Deer out will not easily wash off in the rain and can continue to be effective, but the potency can be affected by severe conditions.

ya well that would be exactly what i want.. kool ..thanks

I have a buddy that grows out doors and he uses 80lbs fishing string He takes the string and makes a fence with it by going around trees and tieing it to each tree at differnt heights say at 1' one at 2' one at 3 ' and one at 4 ' He says that rabbits and or rats will sometimes still chew on them but the deer run into this and get scared. He told me that he has found the line broke a couple of times but never has had any plants gone since he started using it.