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"Ray Drouillard" wrote:

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Bob S. wrote:
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Haven't tried it, but a local nursery here in Texas is passing
these
out.

4 tablespoons ground cayene pepper
1 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup peeled garlic
1 cup clear ammonia
1 cup Murphy's oil soap
1 bar Ivory hand soap (optional)

Boil cayenne pepper in vinegar for a minute or two, then strain
through a coffee filter. In a blender, puree the garlic in 2
cups
water, then strain the mixture through another filter.

Combine the two filtered liquids with the ammonia and oil soap
in a
3
gallon garden sprayer. Fill the sprayer to the maximum level
with
water, and spray mixture around all areas you want to protect.
For
extra stickiness, float the bar of Ivory soap in the sprayer.

For maximum effectiveness, reapply weekly as well as after
rains. If
deer browsing is intense, spray more frequently.

From Fine Gardening, August 2001, Tips Department


Dave


Double ought buck in a twelve gauge works pretty well also, and
you
don't have to worry about reapplying after a rain.

Bob S.


I wonder if a high-powered .177 pellet gun would keep them away
without
really doing any damage.

Bob

The pellet will go into the animal's flesh and stay there for life.
'tis kinder to just kill it and be done with it.

Of course, if you live in an area that frowns upon firearms, you can
always use a bow.

I use an electric fence. :-)


Ray

I had a friend that tried a hotwire...

The stupid deer touched the wire, panicked, got all tangled up in it
and
tore out nearly 50' of wire and posts. :-(

Hmmm... Thanks for the warning!

I guess the thing to do is to replace the #17 aluminum wire with #14
galvanized steel wire, and install some sturdy pressure-treated posts.

I'll keep that in mind if and when I ever need to install one... ;-)
Hotwires are fantastic for animal control. I adopted a border collie and
ended up installing a low hotwire around the perimeter of the front yard
to prevent her accidently jumping the 5' fence. She was leaping straight
up the sides, (pogo dog!!!) and I was afraid that she might accidently
go over even tho' she was not trying to. She was clearing it with no
problem! Very athletic dog. And I live on a very busy street! Hated to
do it, but it worked...

Right now I don't have a deer problem as I have a 6ft. fence in the
back, but a deer could clear that with no problem. The dogs loose in the
yard discourage them.


On the other hand, I'll bet the deer never came back to his garden.
Now, if one became entangled and was still there when I got up in the
morning, he just might provide some meat for the family.

Heh heh heh! Indeed!!! :-)
Mercy killing, and why waste it?

Al ended up putting up regular farm fencing like I did. It's not really
that expensive. I fenced 1/4 acre for $600.00 with 5' and 6', and
T-posts don't rot like wood does. I planted it with wild grapes so I now
have a green privacy fence.



Ray

K.

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