"Keith Copi" wrote:

Anything with a strong smell may discourage deer
from an area, for no other reason that it interferes with their ability to
smell approaching predators.

In some areas the deer have no fear of predators since there aren't any.
We have deer hunting and I solicit people to hunt on my land so our deer
still have a good fear of predators. However they aren't spooked by
strong smells when they are hungry, like in winter when snow is on the
ground.

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