There were two recommendations that I didn't think really applied. One was
hunting or eradicating the deer and I figured if someone was a hunter they
would have thought of that already. The other one made me chuckle - dart
them with contraceptives. Seems a little beyond the range of the average
homeowner. The number of deer in the US is amazing though:

"The deer population in North America is now 28 million-it was 500,000 at
the turn of the century. The annual dollar loss to the farming industry and
homeowners from deer damage is estimated to be in excess of one billion
dollars."


"mrbill" wrote in message
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In South AL, we give them lead poisoning..........the state allows us to
shoot those that are destroying our crops............


"burl" wrote in message
.net...
I have read that Blood Meal deters deer but I haven't read any studies
or
seen any of the actual report that the claim is based on. Intuitively it
kind of makes sense to me but I would love to hear from anyone that's
actually tried it.

Thanks,
Burl

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"kayk" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me how to keep the deer out of my garden? I live in a
rural
area. The field behind my property used to be planted with oats, which
kept
them busy, but now it lies idle, and my garden seems to be in the
middle
of
a deer run. I have put up the deer fence netting material, which
worked
fairly well in the beginning of the season, but which they plowed
right
through by the end of the season.I'm losing my love for "Bambi". Help!
Kay