rick@sdl.scs.com (Rick Sedlak) (01/25/91)
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 understand that there is an ultrasonic whistler that you can attach to your car, but doesn't this only get their attention when your at a greater distance from them while driving to give them a greater opportunity to stay clear of your car? I understand that there is a product which is supposed to keep rodents away, which I think works using ultrasonics as well. Does anyone know if ultrasonic stimulus is effective as a deterrant on deer? If so, what frequencies are effective? It has been suggested to me that the scent of a predator would do the trick, like bear or wolf, etc. Also, a friend tells me that scent of human definately works, if you collect some human hair cuttings (barber or beautician sweepings) and hang out some stockings filled with the cuttings on the perimeter of the land in question. I would greatly appreciate any response from the net community on any deer deterent products or methods. Thanks. -- Rick +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | Richard J. Sedlak | Mentor Graphics | | UUCP : <world>!uunet!sdl!rick | Silicon Design Division | | Internet : rick@sdl.scs.com | 15 Independence Boulevard | | Phone : (201) 580-0102 x263 | Warren, NJ 07060 | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
mmw@druhi.ATT.COM (Wright-Watso) (01/26/91)
In article <1991Jan24.222319.5432@sdl.scs.com>, rick@sdl.scs.com (Rick Sedlak) writes: > if you collect some human hair cuttings (barber or beautician sweepings) > and hang out some stockings filled with the cuttings on the perimeter of the > land in question. A friend of mine tried human hair last year but for her it didn't work. On the Victory Garden they toured a nursery that used Life Boy soap in a bag, hanging by a plant that the deer liked to eat. Which seemed to work for them...
rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) (01/26/91)
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
mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) (01/28/91)
I had read in an article in the Wall Street Journal that rotten eggs, diluted in water and sprayed where you don't want the deer to go, are a highly effective deer repellant.
ce1zzes@prism.gatech.EDU (Eric Sheppard) (01/28/91)
In article <38543@cup.portal.com>, mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes: > I had read in an article in the Wall Street Journal that rotten eggs, > diluted in water and sprayed where you don't want the deer to go, > are a highly effective deer repellant. Makes a rather effective people deterrent, too. L'eau de putrid! Eric -- Eric Sheppard Georgia Tech | "Of course the US Constitution isn't Atlanta, GA | perfect; but it's a lot better than what ARPA: ce1zzes@prism.gatech.edu | we have now." -Unknown uucp: ...!{allegra,amd,hplabs,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!prism!ce1zzes
rrw@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Robert Wier) (01/28/91)
In article <38543@cup.portal.com>, mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes: > I had read in an article in the Wall Street Journal that rotten eggs, > diluted in water and sprayed where you don't want the deer to go, > are a highly effective deer repellant. Not to mention, everyone else :-)
ken@wcsn.csms.com (Kenneth D. Fox WCSN ops eng) (01/28/91)
In article <RMURA.91Jan25161315@world.std.com>, rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura) writes: > In article <1991Jan24.222319.5432@sdl.scs.com> rick@sdl.scs.com (Rick Sedlak) writes: > > Hi everyone! I read all of your postings concerning the deer problems I thought that you all would like to know what we use up here in "the great white north" (I don't know why they call it great?) I have found that the following remedies work well. 1. Ivory soap bars, small ones placed around your garden. WORKS GREAT UP HERE! 2. Human hair, sometimes works. Unless the dear are tame 3. Preditor urine, you can buy it at a hunting sport shop. it doesn't last long, after it rains you must re-apply it. 4. Alluminum pans, buy the cheap pie pans at the market and hang them off a stake or the shrub, doesn't look to good though. Someone mentioned the ultrisonic noise makers. My brother in law drives a truck and he swears buy them. I don't know if they sell a stationary model. The ones I've seen attach to your car grill, and the air whistles an ulitrisonic tone when you are moving. Thank You! KEN N1HTI (ham radio) Old Town, Maine.
gil@jts.com (Gil Hauer ) (01/31/91)
In article <7349@drutx.ATT.COM> mmw@druhi.ATT.COM (Wright-Watso) writes: >In article <1991Jan24.222319.5432@sdl.scs.com>, rick@sdl.scs.com (Rick Sedlak) writes: >On the Victory Garden they toured a nursery that used Life Boy soap in ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >a bag, hanging by a plant that the deer liked to eat. Which seemed to >work for them... the subject was "deer deterrant" not "deer detergent" :-) -- +-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | Gil Hauer, Tech Noir Inc. | gil@jtsv16.jts.com | | Toronto +1 416 653-8276 | or: uunet!jtsv16!gil | +-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
haynes@felix.ucsc.edu (99700000) (02/03/91)
I seem to recall reading that some zoos were selling bags of lion and tiger droppings for use a combination fertilizer and deer deterrent.