Deer, Wildlife, Master Gardener Diagnostic
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Master Gardener Decision Support Guide
Deer
When the deer pressure gets high, it will take a 9-foot fence or
a dog to control them. When deer numbers are low, they are going
to get high, reducing the effectiveness of many strategies.
However, scare tactics and repellents will work on low
populations for awhile. Scare tactics include any human smell
like leaving a sweaty T-shirt in the garden each night or using
human hair. Hanging soap bars on fishing line creates a smell
that repels deer. Use several per tree. Hinder, an ammonium
soap, will repel by taste. It can be used on home gardens. Big
Game Repellant and Deer Away contain rotten eggs at rates too low
to be a problem for humans. Don't use putrid egg solids on
plants that humans will eat. A single strand electric fence works
for moderate deer numbers. Coat the fence with peanut butter to
teach the deer how electric fences work. Sports hunting
effectively reduces deer numbers. It happens at the wrong time
of year to reduce crop damage but you can get some revenge. Deer
are covered by North Carolina
Law for Wildlife Killed for Depredations.
Additional Information
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The following information on conserving or
increasing this
species is provided by the North
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Whitetail Deer
The following document links to a file provided by
the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service, Great
Plains Agricultural Council, and the USDA Department of
Agriculture. All files are provided in Adobe Acrobat format
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Designed by David Goforth on October 31, 2000