Deer repellents???

Winilyme · 07-10-2022, 04:02 PM

Gulp!

Actually, so far so good here. Seems to be working. We’ve used two weekly applications and the deer came back for a few nibbles several days after the first one. It/they left though with no major damage.

My ‘gulp’ is because I just placed an order for two more 40 ounce containers from Amazon. The only thing worse than our gardens getting destroyed by deer would be those gardens being destroyed along with my $125 investment in putrified egg cocktails.

Keeping my fingers crossed that our deer aren’t as hungry as the ones on Welch.

codeman671 · 07-12-2022, 10:10 AM

The deer on Bear are very bold. We have 6 that spend their time behind us all summer. They will walk right up to you, in fact one of them ate out of my neighbor's daughter's hand last week.

Over the winter they wiped out the lower sections of our green giant arborvitae, which is a deer-resistant species. If they manage to survive the summer (the bushes, that is) we are going to use snow fence for the winter season.

As you can see, they aren't very tall!

John Mercier · 07-12-2022, 04:33 PM

But they can jump very high.

tis · 07-12-2022, 07:07 PM

Codeman, that's what they did to ours during the winter.

loonguy · 07-12-2022, 07:27 PM

I will be trying the marigolds next year, around my berry bushes as well as the hostas.

SAB1 · 07-19-2022, 04:30 PM

Bought a bottle of liquid fence to try. Only one word to describe that….Nasty

ishoot308 · 07-19-2022, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SAB1

Bought a bottle of liquid fence to try. Only one word to describe that….Nasty

LOL! Told ya!!

We probably have a half a dozen deer right now on Welch and there is only one zombie deer who still eats through the liquid fence. All the other deer don't even try! They take one sniff and walk away...

This Zombie deer who I call "Spawn of Satan" is driving my wife crazy! It actually walks out on my breakwater to eat the flower baskets my wife has out there lining it! The liquid fence is nothing but salad dressing to it! This deer is definitely not right in the head!!

Dan

SAB1 · 07-19-2022, 05:30 PM

My advice…don’t put it on when wind is blowing! I think I got as much on me as the plants. Now my dog is intrigued by it. I hope she doesn’t roll in it

John Mercier · 07-19-2022, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ishoot308

LOL! Told ya!!

We probably have a half a dozen deer right now on Welch and there is only one zombie deer who still eats through the liquid fence. All the other deer don't even try! They take one sniff and walk away...

This Zombie deer who I call "Spawn of Satan" is driving my wife crazy! It actually walks out on my breakwater to eat the flower baskets my wife has out there lining it! The liquid fence is nothing but salad dressing to it! This deer is definitely not right in the head!!

Dan

Maybe it has some damage to its olfactory that causes less of a reaction to the smell?

07-12-2022, 10:10 AM	#2
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 222 Thanked 834 Times in 504 Posts	The deer on Bear are very bold. We have 6 that spend their time behind us all summer. They will walk right up to you, in fact one of them ate out of my neighbor's daughter's hand last week. Over the winter they wiped out the lower sections of our green giant arborvitae, which is a deer-resistant species. If they manage to survive the summer (the bushes, that is) we are going to use snow fence for the winter season. As you can see, they aren't very tall! Attached Images

07-10-2022, 04:02 PM	#1
Winilyme Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Ice in = CT / Ice out = Winnipesaukee Posts: 547 Thanks: 160 Thanked 311 Times in 169 Posts	Gulp! Actually, so far so good here. Seems to be working. We’ve used two weekly applications and the deer came back for a few nibbles several days after the first one. It/they left though with no major damage. My ‘gulp’ is because I just placed an order for two more 40 ounce containers from Amazon. The only thing worse than our gardens getting destroyed by deer would be those gardens being destroyed along with my $125 investment in putrified egg cocktails. Keeping my fingers crossed that our deer aren’t as hungry as the ones on Welch.

07-12-2022, 04:33 PM	#3
John Mercier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Posts: 3,565 Thanks: 3 Thanked 635 Times in 522 Posts	But they can jump very high.

07-12-2022, 07:07 PM	#4
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,840 Thanks: 764 Thanked 1,474 Times in 1,029 Posts	Codeman, that's what they did to ours during the winter.

07-12-2022, 07:27 PM	#5
loonguy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Moultonborough near the Loon Center Posts: 198 Thanks: 60 Thanked 69 Times in 47 Posts	I will be trying the marigolds next year, around my berry bushes as well as the hostas.

07-19-2022, 04:30 PM	#6
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 193 Thanked 335 Times in 243 Posts	Bought a bottle of liquid fence to try. Only one word to describe that….Nasty

07-19-2022, 05:30 PM	#8
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 193 Thanked 335 Times in 243 Posts	My advice…don’t put it on when wind is blowing! I think I got as much on me as the plants. Now my dog is intrigued by it. I hope she doesn’t roll in it