Deer resistant Landscaping

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by mishman

Funny - I used to like seeing deer along the roadside and geese flying overhead in the spring and fall. Now I see deer has more than just a landscaping pest - they are the key link to Lyme Disease which is a serious health hazard to anyone working in the yard or spending time in the woods and mountains. The threat is only growing. If I had a choice I would open up hunting season for does and bucks and significantly reduce their number.
As for geese, why they are still federally protected is beyond me. They pollute the lake and the shoreline like nothing that I have ever seen. Would love to reduce their number.
And this from a guy that is a bird watcher and general lover of wildlife.

There are open seasons for both sex deer either by firearm or archery. Trouble is, where the deer are problematic, it is probably a compact area that you can’t discharge a firearm in or need landowner permission to hunt.
There is a “federal” migratory waterfowl season’s as well. Same problem...can’t hunt the geese on golf courses or populated lake shores...but you CAN feed them Cheezits...we do have a resident cheezit expert on the forum here that can advise...

[fatlazyless]

..... Cheez-it originals now selling for $4/ big family box at Walmart ..... is just the two Horse Island geese .... and the female is all busy with sitting on the nest .... so for now, she gets nothing ..... before she started sitting on the nest, she would eat like a very hungry horse, and the male would chill out and refuse to eat even one Cheez-it ..... any foreign geese come looking around Horse Island ....the male shoos them away ..... becomes an attack goose .... honk-honk-honk.... fast!

[ApS]

If the deer are nibbling at Hemlock, there might be a surplus of deer. OTOH, deer thrive at woodlands' edges—which we have been unconsciously providing—amply. 'Wondering what to call it? Anthropogenic wildlife maintenance?

Maybe encourage your neighbors to plant hosta.

Originally Posted by Hillcountry

There are open seasons for both sex deer either by firearm or archery. Trouble is, where the deer are problematic, it is probably a compact area that you can’t discharge a firearm in or need landowner permission to hunt. There is a “federal” migratory waterfowl season’s as well. Same problem...can’t hunt the geese on golf courses or populated lake shores...but you CAN feed them Cheezits...we do have a resident cheezit expert on the forum here that can advise...

A neighbor has posted all of his 101 acres with "No Hunting" signs. One leafless autumn, while walking nearby, I saw a deer stand—mounted high in a tree.

[SAMIAM]

Will these trees recover or are they trashed?
Even my ground hemlock was stripped bare

[tis]

Sam, ours did recover before when the deer got them-all but one. This year I will wait and hope for the same. I wouldn't do anything until you know.

[SAMIAM]

Originally Posted by tis

Sam, ours did recover before when the deer got them-all but one. This year I will wait and hope for the same. I wouldn't do anything until you know.

Thanks...tops of trees were out of reach but about 6' from the ground up is pretty bare.....will hope for the best

[tis]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Thanks...tops of trees were out of reach but about 6' from the ground up is pretty bare.....will hope for the best

That's funny because we have two tall ones and the exact same thing happened this winter. The tops are ok but they are bare most of the way up. We are hoping for the best too.

[dt5150]

if any of you fine folks have nuisance deer problems and would be open to thinning the herd a bit, i would be happy to offer my services

i've been hunting for over 35 years and archery hunting for more than 20. I can help alleviate some of the deer pressure on your property, and if you like, fill your freezer too.