DIY Deer Proffing Link

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http://www.diylife.com/2010/06/22/humane-ways-to-deer-proof-your-garden/

I have maybe 20 deer pass through my yard every evening , usually around sunset or just before.I dont hunt nor like venison , i think the deer know that.I notice they eat a lot of whatever they can get to so ill thank you for the link.I like the solar power deterrent with the reservoir tank, if all it does is skoosh them with water thats cool , i actually enjoy having the deer and wouldnt want any harm to come to them.Especially this time of year when theres so many fawns.

Get you some honeysuckle vines, depending on your climate they tend to grow rampant, and deer love that stuff. What we would do is plant it all around areas where you WANT deer to be, edges of the woods, etc somewhere not near the garden. Then plant things they don't like around the garden. Thorny shrubs etc.

Works better than any detterant ever would. Deer aren't stupid, and bucks get brazen come mating season. Once they figure out it's safe you'll have wasted money.

Good thinking Whiteflour , to some extent i do exactly that but the buggers still munch everything in sight , i dont really mind as they cant get in the garden for the 5 feet high deer steel deer fence,its the plants nearer the house they go for.+rep for the ideas dude

Yeah i put up a six foot fence around my veggie garden to keep them at bay. I just moved from an area in central Texas that had the largest population of deer per square mile. They camped out in peoples front yards-- when not moving they looked ornamental. During bad droughts they'll eat almost anything. A few years back during a bad dry season, I had some plants rather toxic plants that they were hungry enough to chew up. Hunger is a powerful motivator.

Thats exactly what they do here D6 , thy flatten my womans flower beds near the house sleeping on the soft mulch,also camp out under the pines,some of them rest right there on the lawn like its a picnic.Ive learned quite a bit about the deer and cant help but admire the mothers.They will stand right out in the open while the fawns play or eat in peeps yards , like they think they are guarding the young.I tell ya what..they are soooooooooooo lucky i dont hunt and have never liked venison or my freezer would be full.

Isn't 6' a bit short for deer in Texas? Most of the controlled plots I've been on were like 10-12' and those were most whitetail. I always thought Texas had mule deer. A bunch of those were imported to Georgia from out that way during the 80s, and they are much bigger and aggressive than whitetails.

I've been using Milorganite and fall hunting to handle these buggers. So far so good, haven't been mowed down in 2 years (since I spread the fertilizer and got a rifle lol). The family that's left are too young too small to shoot so they are still around. I spread just a handful on either side of my garden once every 2 weeks. And the stuff is packed with nitrogen so don't throw it on any weeds!! lol

Mule deer are found in north Texas, I've never seen any around central Texas. They look massive when compared to whitetails further south-- the distance is almost 800 miles, an 8 hour drive, from central Texas to north Texas. We do this drive about twice a year to visit the in-laws. This state is so damn big!

Whiteflour, I built a 2.5' rock wall around the garden area and then elevated it by filling it in with a couple truckloads of soil. My property is sitting on solid bed rock so I can only go about a foot down into the soil before breaking out a sledge and wedge. So I guess the fence was closer to 8', but you're still right, most people use a larger fence. Even with that size fence around my garden there were a couple occasions when I'd find a doe in there-- thankfully only a few times. They freak out, destroy more plants trying to get out than what they were originally eating! It is pretty amazing to see them get that high into the air. They are a beautiful, elegant pain in the ass. They're also the reason I now have a greenhouse-- can't get in there without thumbs!

Chalkie, someone recommended Milorganite to me the other day and I'm going to give it a try. Does it have any negative side effects on other wildlife? I'd like to keep the deer away but not at the expense of any other critters.Thanks guys, good stuff. Cheers!

I haven't heard of any negative side effects but now a days we never really know lol. I'm fairly sure it's just a fertilizer. I know that around my garden where I throw it there are large piles of grass, when we let the horses out they eat that grass. Granted their size could protect them from some poisons, but they rarely hit soil level. If you hear of any side effects get back to me!!

Those mule deer do get big. My dad has one mounted he shot back around 1996-98 and it's massive with one of the most perfect racks I've ever seen. I could never believe he ever got it scored so I was checking it out one day with a friend, and it come out pretty damn high. I'm thinking something like 187-188 when all-time best is 190, and the best in state war around 185.

I've heard stories a that big mule can jump as high as 20' and clear a fence up to 15'. Never seen it happen. 8' is usually a good deterrent for whitetails but like you said they'll get in if their determined, but will have a hard time getting out if confined.

Chalkie the reason I ask is because I have a 6 month old puppy who's fond of chewing on things in the backyard-- sticks, grass, bark. really whatever fits in her mouth. She's a sweetheart is always getting into something she shouldn't. Puppies are a full-time job!

Whiteflour, your dad totally should of got that scored, that's huge! But hey, at least he's got the proof. Cheers.