"The ScareCrow - My All-Time Favorite Weapon in my Anti-Deer Arsenal "

Ditto! Mine has been almost free of deer for 3 years now after buying some.

The only time that they have invaded was when I let the batteries die. I change them monthly now.

Never tried deer meat but I wouldn`t be against it!
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I enjoyed reading that article - or was it an advertisement? In any case, it was informative and funny.

I like the fact that the scarecrow works on other critters as well, and that it is not harmful to the animals.

I've had deer predation in my garden this year. A neighbor used to keep a couple hound dogs kenneled next door. A year after the neighbor left, the deer arrived.

So, one solution to deer is obviously a big dog or two. I couldn't do that in this location, so I read everything I could find about deterring them. Smell is their weakness.

Deer respect male urine as a boundary. Apparently there's a hormone in it which they can smell.

Also, all the spray deterrents with good ratings seem to have albumin as the main ingredient. That's egg white. So I mixed up some egg with water and a little dish soap to make it stick. I put it in the sun for a couple days to get good and stinky.

In the end, both urine and rotten egg spray were effective. (Urine is much easier) I found tracks for a while with no eating, and now, no tracks either.

Have to reapply after rain though.

I like the venison solution too, but they never come around during hunting season!

Jeff.