Xref: utzoo rec.gardens:5370 sci.electronics:17239 misc.consumers.house:16154 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!world!rmura From: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) Newsgroups: rec.gardens,sci.electronics,misc.consumers.house Subject: Re: deer deterrant Message-ID: Date: 25 Jan 91 22:13:15 GMT References: <1991Jan24.222319.5432@sdl.scs.com> Sender: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) Organization: The World Lines: 25 In-Reply-To: rick@sdl.scs.com's message of 24 Jan 91 22:23:19 GMT In article <1991Jan24.222319.5432@sdl.scs.com> rick@sdl.scs.com (Rick Sedlak) writes: > > A friend of mine is being troubled by deer eating the shrubbery around > his property. A scarecrow has failed to keep them away. Throwing stones > or running at them to scare them away only gets them to move out of range. > He's not the hunting type, so he doesn't want to do away with them, he > just wants them to stay clear of his property. > > Does anyone know of any pest control product or method that would keep > deer away from your property? > I had the same problem. I wouldn't want to do anything to harm them, and the only solution I found that worked was to install six-foot high fencing around the plants. I found out the hard way that chicken wire (poultry netting) isn't too good in areas where it snows--it isn't strong enough to survive the wet snow. Galvanized wire fencing gets expensive but lasts a lot longer. I didn't try any of the ultrasonic devices. -- - Ron Mura, Boston, Mass. rmura@world.std.com