On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:54:57 -0500, cybercat wrote:

> Shoulda put food out for them, James.

I can't speak to MD, but in VA it's not only a very bad idea, but
illegal -- see

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlif...p#feeding-deer

One reason it's a bad idea, even if legal, is that there are deer
diseases which spread much more easily when the deer are crowded together
(whether by deep snow in the North or by feeding in the South). They're
beautiful to look at, but the way to do it is to go where they are, not
attract them into places with diseases -- and car traffic.

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"Beartooth" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:54:57 -0500, cybercat wrote:
>
>> Shoulda put food out for them, James.
>
> I can't speak to MD, but in VA it's not only a very bad idea, but
> illegal -- see
>
> http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlif...p#feeding-deer
>
> One reason it's a bad idea, even if legal, is that there are deer
> diseases which spread much more easily when the deer are crowded together
> (whether by deep snow in the North or by feeding in the South). They're
> beautiful to look at, but the way to do it is to go where they are, not
> attract them into places with diseases -- and car traffic.

I think it's common practice to grow something that deer (and rabbits for
that matter) like more than the ornamentals so as long as they have the
other option, they'll hopefully leave the plants you like alone. Not
guaranteed, but better odds in your favor. As for attracting them to our
yards and highways, that's our fault. We are taking their habitat and they
are just trying to find food.

Cheryl wrote on Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:11:11 -0500:

>I think it's common practice to grow something that deer (and rabbits
for
>that matter) like more than the ornamentals so as long as they have the
>other option, they'll hopefully leave the plants you like alone. Not
>guaranteed, but better odds in your favor. As for attracting them to
>our yards and highways, that's our fault. We are taking their habitat
>and they are just trying to find food.

Understanding them and living with them are two different things. I
think deer are beautiful and stupid (though they seem to know that vinca
will make them sick) and have lost their habitat but it's me first! In
summer, when they are not starving, there seem to be a few things that
can discourage them eating plants like hanging up a bar of "Irish
Spring" soap in a net. That actually seems to work!



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Beartooth > wrote in
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> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:54:57 -0500, cybercat wrote:
>
>> Shoulda put food out for them, James.
>
> I can't speak to MD, but in VA it's not only a very bad idea, but
> illegal -- see
>
> http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlif...p#feeding-deer
>
> One reason it's a bad idea, even if legal, is that there are deer
> diseases which spread much more easily when the deer are crowded
> together (whether by deep snow in the North or by feeding in the
> South). They're beautiful to look at, but the way to do it is to go
> where they are, not attract them into places with diseases -- and car
> traffic.
>

lee valley a woodworking gardening store/webpage has a sprinkler with a
motion detector built in; so it aims and fires a stream of water to deter
garden pests such as deer,rabbits etc...

Just 1 option

there are places you can buy coyote <SP> urine, when applied around the
outer edges of your garden would deter deer.

another option


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On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:51:29 GMT, hahabogus > wrote:

>there are places you can buy coyote <SP> urine

You done good. That's spelled exactly right!

Carol

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