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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Deer me....... 06/07/19 at 07:47:31 I am getting really tired of them eating up my landscape, etc...... What have you guys used to curtail these critters? Thanks!
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8353	Re: Deer me....... Reply #1 - 06/07/19 at 07:58:42 I've used solar motion sensor activated air horns, or sprinkler heads. How much area are you talking about?
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Fast 650 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 405 Valrico, FL Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #2 - 06/07/19 at 09:01:15 Well, they are rather tasty critters so just thin their numbers and stock your freezer. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U91b9wdAH9g>
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18101 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #3 - 06/07/19 at 09:11:14 I have heard that monofilament fishing line works - they can't see it at night and when they bump into it they get freaked out. Around here....Hostas are called "Deer Lettuce" - they love it!
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Reply #4 - 06/07/19 at 10:39:44

I ordered one of those motion activated water sprayers that works in day, or night.....

I better not hose myself Embarrassed

I am not talking about all my property, I will share some of it with them, just up close to my deck/patio, and side yard, where I grow plants that are not deer proof....

I can take two a year, buck or doe, but I am not a hunter.....

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Reply #5 - 06/07/19 at 11:11:50

raydawg wrote on 06/07/19 at 10:39:44:

I can take two a year, buck or doe, but I am not a hunter.....

Check the laws in your area on that. Here, I can shoot any animal that is damaging my property. Squirrels are the main pest here, they like tearing up screens. The neighbors all think that they are cute and feed them so they keep coming around looking for a handout. I started thinning them out with a high powered air rifle. The neighbors never hear a sound, all they know is that there aren't as many squirrels coming to their feeders anymore.

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Reply #6 - 06/07/19 at 11:19:00

Fast 650 wrote on 06/07/19 at 11:11:50:

raydawg wrote on 06/07/19 at 10:39:44:

I can take two a year, buck or doe, but I am not a hunter.....

Check the laws in your area on that. Here, I can shoot any animal that is damaging my property. Squirrels are the main pest here, they like tearing up screens. The neighbors all think that they are cute and feed them so they keep coming around looking for a handout. I started thinning them out with a high powered air rifle. The neighbors never hear a sound, all they know is that there aren't as many squirrels coming to their feeders anymore.

I have no qualms about others shooting what is their right.....
Its just not for me.
I shot a rabbit once, with a 22, at a very long distance.
I didn't think I would even hit it.....
When it tumbled over, I felt sick.

Years later, with a squirrel, same deal......

I won't even glance at road kill around here, which is a lot, baby deer is especially hard.

I guess I am a wuzz..... I dunno Embarrassed

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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #7 - 06/07/19 at 11:26:11 Ray, I have the same problem in my backyard. I have been advised that urine works, we will see. Don't ask foe details. Will report later.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #8 - 06/07/19 at 11:32:05 norm92de wrote on 06/07/19 at 11:26:11: Ray, I have the same problem in my backyard. I have been advised that urine works, we will see. Don't ask foe details. Will report later. But what if I'm in heat?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28888 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #9 - 06/07/19 at 11:46:57 maybe softair pellets.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #10 - 06/07/19 at 11:51:34 verslagen1 wrote on 06/07/19 at 11:46:57: maybe softair pellets. Vers.....I have a problem with deer, not constipation
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #11 - 06/07/19 at 11:58:24 If urine doesn't work I might try the sprinkler trick, since my sprinklers are located near my main problem area. We bought some netting but haven't tried it yet.
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Reply #12 - 06/07/19 at 12:08:07

Most critters don’t need to be killed. Do a little research , most just need a very unpleasant experience. Had a cat a while back hanging around my back yard , trapped it then threw it in the pool. Let it swim for awhile and right before it drown I put a board in the water for its escape. Haven’t seen that cat since. Those electric sprinklers work well but my dog kept coming back inside wet and mad.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28888 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #13 - 06/07/19 at 12:39:06 raydawg wrote on 06/07/19 at 11:51:34: verslagen1 wrote on 06/07/19 at 11:46:57: maybe softair pellets. Vers.....I have a problem with deer, not constipation I wasn't recommending that you shoot yourself in the a$$... just the deer... he won't be constipated either.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28672 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Deer me....... Reply #14 - 06/07/19 at 13:24:33 Have you considered a pet tiger?...
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