Yeah, it's crazy, but they take their gardening seriously up there. My
parents won't get another dog, but I think the deer are way to comfortable
around there. My parents told me they saw a mother deer nursing her baby on
their road so close to the house that they could see it from the patio door.

"Droopy" wrote in message
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wow, maybe he needs to add some barbed wire or some attack dogs.


Dar V wrote:
Might be - my Dad has lived up there for 50 years and he just couldn't
believe it until he saw it a couple of years ago. You'd be surprised by
the
way they fence in their veggie gardens up there.
Darlene

"Droopy" wrote in message
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Strange, an 8 foot fence is supposed to prevent deer from getting in.

another option might be 2 6 fott fences spaced 5-6 feet apart.

another tastier option, for commercial growers at least would be a
depridation permit and a 30.06.


Dar V wrote:
Hello all,
My parents live up in the northern part of Wisconsin. They have
had
problems with deers for years in their garden. Before you spend the
money
on
a fence - consider this, my dad saw a deer jump his 8 foot garden
fence
from
a standing position. They still have the fence, but they also try
other
things to keep the deer away (which have all been mentioned).
Darlene

"Rob" wrote in message
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Well, deer haven't gotten to my vines yet (the 54 vines were just
planted this year, and their shoots are still a long ways from teh
top
of the growth tubes), but...

I've been using a product called "liquid fence" for a year on my
roses
and new fruit trees. It really seems to work. Probably find it at
a
good garden store, or farm store. It's made of rotten egg solids
and
garlic, and you don't want to stand downwind when you spray!

I've had friends use soap (another traditional repellent), but they
only got soapy wine, and little of that as well, since the birds or
deer took care of all their grapes. I've also heard of blood meal
working, as well as the scat of big animals (dogs/cats/bear). I
don't
know how you convince them to dump in the vineyard, but there you
are.

I've also hit on another possibility for the future - there are 3-D
hunting targets out there, of cougar, bear, bobcat, and coyote.
Thought I'd try that one day if I can save up the money.

I've really decided with the deer, the real answer is just encourage
them to eat something else. They'll eat anything, so just make the
grapes (and roses) the least palatable food sourse around.

Good luck. To both of us!

Rob