12 ga. deer repellent!!

ZBQ · July 31, 2006

I am ready to SCREAM!!!

The deer got into my tomatos and devoured about 70% of them!!!

Nusiance, nothing but a nusiance!!

I'd love to plug'em while they had a tomato in their mouth!!!

They were actually standing IN the 11" raised beds that are attached to my garage!!! Found tracks!!Their stomachs were so full that I found 5 tomatos that just had teeth marks in them with not so much as a bite taken out of them!!!

But guess what? They didn't even touch the basil, which was right next to the tomatos!!

I still have some, but it was looking like I was going to have a bumper crop for my first year, now what do I have? Hardly nothing. All that hard work.......AHHhhhhhh!!

Any one have a good remedy exept a good ole 12 ga. slug? No repeat visitors that way!!!!

Suze · August 1, 2006

Neil, sorry to hear about all this. I'll cut right to the chase -- the solution is to put up a nice, tall electrified fence. Either that, or get a good spry outside dog or two that can and will patrol the area.

* not an 'invisible' fence

* not spraying the perimeter with human urine

*or spreading hair around

* or soap, like Irish spring or such

* or doing the naked chicken dance at midnight to show tunes

* or rotten eggs

* etc, etc, ....

Those things may or may not work, and if so, the effect will be temporary at best.

Worth1 · August 1, 2006

Deer, ' forked horned goats, thats all they are.

The deer fence is the best thing to do.

And a big skillet!!!!!

Worth

landarc · August 1, 2006

hmmm...it's my understanding that deer make a right nice sausage and smoke up pretty nice. ZBQ, I suspect you know how to dop that.

My sister uses the dog in the garden/10' high herring net system. Although, sometimes, it is problemmatic for me, dang netting tangles me up when crawling through it.

DennisinPa · August 1, 2006

ZBQ, I have good luck using dog hair(from local groomer),it helps with deer,rabbits,and ground hogs.
Just put it around the plants.

Dennis

ZBQ · August 1, 2006

I will try the dog hair just to see if it helps, but, if my suspicions are correct, they will not even be phased. We have 3 pups who use the entire yard for their bathroom and they haven't been the least bit hesitant.

MIL has a dog that must shed 3 POUNDS of hair a DAY!!

Will get some from her house.

Worth1 · August 1, 2006

That hair thing wont work unless the deer see about 5 or 6 of their brothers hung up in a tree!!!

Werth

July 31, 2006	#1
ZBQ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 170	12 ga. deer repellent!! I am ready to SCREAM!!! The deer got into my tomatos and devoured about 70% of them!!! Nusiance, nothing but a nusiance!! I'd love to plug'em while they had a tomato in their mouth!!! They were actually standing IN the 11" raised beds that are attached to my garage!!! Found tracks!!Their stomachs were so full that I found 5 tomatos that just had teeth marks in them with not so much as a bite taken out of them!!! But guess what? They didn't even touch the basil, which was right next to the tomatos!! I still have some, but it was looking like I was going to have a bumper crop for my first year, now what do I have? Hardly nothing. All that hard work.......AHHhhhhhh!! Any one have a good remedy exept a good ole 12 ga. slug? No repeat visitors that way!!!!

August 1, 2006	#4
landarc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Left Coasty Posts: 964	hmmm...it's my understanding that deer make a right nice sausage and smoke up pretty nice. ZBQ, I suspect you know how to dop that. My sister uses the dog in the garden/10' high herring net system. Although, sometimes, it is problemmatic for me, dang netting tangles me up when crawling through it. __________________ Lets see...$10 for Worth and $5 for Fusion, man. Tomatoes are expensive! Bob

August 1, 2006	#5
DennisinPa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pa. Posts: 24	12ga. deer repellent!! ZBQ, I have good luck using dog hair(from local groomer),it helps with deer,rabbits,and ground hogs. Just put it around the plants. Dennis

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August 1, 2006	#2
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	Neil, sorry to hear about all this. I'll cut right to the chase -- the solution is to put up a nice, tall electrified fence. Either that, or get a good spry outside dog or two that can and will patrol the area. * not an 'invisible' fence * not spraying the perimeter with human urine or spreading hair around or soap, like Irish spring or such * or doing the naked chicken dance at midnight to show tunes * or rotten eggs * etc, etc, .... Those things may or may not work, and if so, the effect will be temporary at best.

August 1, 2006	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Deer, ' forked horned goats, thats all they are. The deer fence is the best thing to do. And a big skillet!!!!! Worth