"ajames54" wrote in message

| We have many feral and semi-feral cats in the neighborhood, they are
| attracted to the bird feeders / pond and tend to use my garden as a
| litter-box / lovers-lane. I've tried all sorts of things to keep them
| out and am always looking for something easier for me.. (after all I
| can't sit there with the garden hose 24/7)..
|

If you have enough beer you can!


| Anyway sitting in the yard drinking beer and watching for the cats and
| pointing it at them and triggering it they do leave the yard, casually
| quietly (supposedly humanely), but not at all satisfactorily (for me..
| I want them to jump!).
|
| The Squirrels and Raccoons don't seem to care.but neither do the
| birds.
|
| The company that makes these things also makes the Scarecrow hose
| jobbie.. which has been the most effective area deterrent I've found,
| its only drawbacks are the fact that it is tough to set it so it wont
| spray the birds, and it leaks.
|
| After the sprayer, orange peel and Cayenne pepper seem still slightly
| more effective than the ultrasonic thing..
|
| For zone defense, I prefer the fi-shock fence. nothing seems to get
| past it and it should work for the deer in the OP.
|
| Currently the fi-shock surrounds the pond and winds through the
| background foliage, orange peel in all the garden beds, and the scare
| crow covering much of the open area.
|
| I figure I'll use the ultra sonic thing to keep them from crapping on
| the porch . (I think I've offended them)
|
| Anyway all these things are available all over the web there is no
| need to buy from spammers .