Cylinder Head 22 Posted July 8, 2009 I'm sure someone here will be able to help me out with this. I live next to a pretty massive reservation and as a result there are all kinds of critters that run around my 1 acre property. I have spent years planting various trees, bushes and perennials only to see them now threatened by a large family of deer that wanders in from the forest. They'll eat anything and everything, they've destroyed the shrubs that line the walkway from my front door. I've tried spraying the perimeter with mountain lion urine, shooting them with high powered BB guns (I don't want to kill the bastards, just scare them), tried running after them like a lunatic. The issue is that their little walnut sized brains just don't compute that they're not welcome. Someone suggested I buy venison and spread bits of the meat and blood around the area, will this work? Help!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malsua 1,422 Posted July 8, 2009 String up some fishing line. Seriously. It works. The deer seem to HATE it touching them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maksim 1,504 Posted July 8, 2009 Is fencingyour property out of the question? Get a very well trained dog. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad 3 Posted July 8, 2009 Deer Repellent I've also heard human unine works....or you could just ask one of the hunters on this board....I'm sure they would be more than happy to help you out! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJChiroDoc 0 Posted July 8, 2009 The damb deer jump the fences! I see them drinking in my pool every so often. There is DEER hair on a lot of the tops on my pickets. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 8, 2009 5 gallon plastic bucket , 4 bars of irish spring soap , 1/4 cup fine ground cayenne pepper powder , 3 raw eggs , - fill bucket with water mix + let ferment in sun for a few days - spray on shrubs + plants every two weeks + after a rain fall - taking a wiz in bucket was also recommended - after five years of deer hell i have not had one this year since using this formula - they walk around my yard to get to my neighbors garden + shrubs - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Grunt 44 Posted July 9, 2009 i got deer to........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted July 9, 2009 can you spell 12 ga.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevsAdvocate 112 Posted July 9, 2009 can you spell 12 ga.. Looks like a perfect setup for an M2 .50cal machine gun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted July 9, 2009 I think you need to spread mossberg around the garden.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Grunt 44 Posted July 9, 2009 i got deer to........... nice buck startin gin the back right corner...can I come setup a tree stand for bow hunting??? I have no neighbours at all,if you look there are 3 bucks in the picture and the herd was 19 strong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtrout 141 Posted July 9, 2009 Nope, 3 distinct ones. I would love to have a spot like that to hunt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Grunt 44 Posted July 9, 2009 Yes the three in the picture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
totalabuse 27 Posted July 9, 2009 Now I'm hungry :twisted: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cylinder Head 22 Posted July 9, 2009 5 gallon plastic bucket , 4 bars of irish spring soap , 1/4 cup fine ground cayenne pepper powder , 3 raw eggs , - fill bucket with water mix + let ferment in sun for a few days - spray on shrubs + plants every two weeks + after a rain fall - taking a wiz in bucket was also recommended - after five years of deer hell i have not had one this year since using this formula - they walk around my yard to get to my neighbors garden + shrubs - Thanks for the formula, this sounds smelly enough to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted July 9, 2009 Now I'm hungry :twisted: did you say 5 guy's big v burgers.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 10, 2009 yes cylinder head it does work - i live in middlesex county town of 100,000 plus , development , 2 blocks from rte #1 , very little woods , + before i started using it i would have 10 or 12 in my yard eating my garden or wifes plants - had a young buck drop dead in next store neighbors yard last august - town does not allow hunting or discharge of bows or firearms - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevsAdvocate 112 Posted July 10, 2009 It's a travesty that one cannot hunt on their own property. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted July 11, 2009 It looks like a pretty big piece of property, i bet you could get a farmers permit and hunt those deer.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1911Fan 1 Posted July 11, 2009 It looks like a pretty big piece of property, i bet you could get a farmers permit and hunt those deer.. I see some steaks with antlers boys. MMMMmmmmmm........yummy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lublin 3 Posted July 11, 2009 It's a travesty that one cannot hunt on their own property. More so when you have a large piece of land nowhere near your neighbors. :evil: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tankcommander 4 Posted July 11, 2009 You don't have to be in the woods or near them to get deer. I live in the middle of Woodbridge and my wife saw one in our yard. There was also a deer corpse on 1&9 near Rahway prision for a bout a week. They are every where. TC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbk 188 Posted July 11, 2009 No joke. Once the sun goes down in my town, I will usually go no more then 25-30MPH because the deer creep and creep and creep up on to the roads at night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maksim 1,504 Posted July 11, 2009 No joke. Once the sun goes down in my town, I will usually go no more then 25-30MPH because the deer creep and creep and creep up on to the roads at night. esp around 535 where the preserved farmland/open space is located. a buddy of mine hit a deer there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad 3 Posted July 12, 2009 Back to original topic / question..... Are deer afraid of coyotes? Maybe this will help? Good part about it, your yard wont smell. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/readonly-item.jsp?id=228972&itemTemplate=products-found&cmCat=EOF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tony357 386 Posted July 12, 2009 deer are afraid of everything without roots.. :!: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XDJohnTact 49 Posted July 13, 2009 Here's one less than 20 feet from my back door in Toms River. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites