Oh Deer

[POTAWIE]

The deer don't seem to like my hot peppers but they do love my tomatoes and hostas. Stopped growing corn after first season. Very few deer this time of year, dozens in the winter
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Anybody have good technique for deer (no, no killing) I love them around, but love my tomatoes around too. I bought a "scarecrow" motion detector sprinkler, but as I posted somewhere else, it hasn't been proven on deer yet, just drinking buddies. I think fences and cages are my only real sollution but I'm planning on making a habanero spray. Hopefully it will work on drinking buddies too.

[imaguitargod]

Yep, the Hab spray is your best bet! Or you can make a large spider's web out of duct tape to catch the deer...I love duct tape...

[POTAWIE]

Yep, the Hab spray is your best bet! Or you can make a large spider's web out of duct tape to catch the deer...I love duct tape...
You'd love our Canadian program "The Red Green Show" Its a half hour comedy about Canadian redneck lodge members who build redneck things usually out of duct tape. Seen on cbc I think.

[imaguitargod]

You'd love our Canadian program "The Red Green Show" Its a half hour comedy about Canadian redneck lodge members who build redneck things usually out of duct tape. Seen on cbc I think.
I LOVE THE RED GREEN SHOW!!!!!!! I used to watch it all the time on PBS!!! I once saw his plucky assistan/cousin on Stargate SG-1, it was just too funny.

[sixstring75]

The scare crow doesn't work? From the videos that I saw, it appeared that the motion detectors range was a little limited. I bet that you could Red Green it to work a little better. With a little electronics knowledge you could use a standard motion detector to trigger a valve that feeds several remote sprinklers. Might give you better coverage.
Good ole Possum Lodge!!
"Keep yer stick on the ice"

[Cap'n Bones]

Yep, the Hab spray is your best bet! Or you can make a large spider's web out of duct tape to catch the deer...I love duct tape...

Oh come on now! What could an aspiring young actor livin' in LA possibly know about keepin' deer out of a garden. :P

Here's the southern version of Jonathans comment.
YeeHaw, the spray from an M-16 is yer best bet! Or yeuns can make a big spider's web out of barbed wire to catch the dinner. :hell:

[POTAWIE]

The scare crow doesn't work? From the videos that I saw, it appeared that the motion detectors range was a little limited. I bet that you could Red Green it to work a little better. With a little electronics knowledge you could use a standard motion detector to trigger a valve that feeds several remote sprinklers. Might give you better coverage.
Good ole Possum Lodge!!
"Keep yer stick on the ice" and yer gloves on your hands eh.
I haven't really put the scarecrow to use yet. One deer comes everyday around the same time in the afternoon but its the night feeders I should be using it on. Just a hassle to remember to set it up every night.

[staffing]

Yep, the Hab spray is your best bet! Or you can make a large spider's web out of duct tape to catch the deer...I love duct tape...

I, too, heard that pepper spray works best.

[imaguitargod]

Oh come on now! What could an aspiring young actor livin' in LA possibly know about keepin' deer out of a garden. :P

Here's the southern version of Jonathans comment.
YeeHaw, the spray from an M-16 is yer best bet! Or yeuns can make a big spider's web out of barbed wire to catch the dinner. :hell:
LOL. We actually have deer in Los Angeles, They mainly stay out of Hollywood, but are in the Hollywood Hills.

[P_Schneider]

You can always use coyote urine or similar. Some of that in strategic locations will keep them away. You can pick some up at your local garden center believe it or not. I have found it effective on just about all animals except for tree rats (squirrels). I think they are just too brazen to care. (or stupid) Luckily they dont mess with the peppers but they do like to dig around in the garden.

[bubbaschili]

anyone mention 30-06 or 30-30? rifle??

[willard3]

The weak-of-heart should leave now............

I just pooped at the 4 corners of the garden and the deer never came back...this is the method used by my Maine relatives.

Don't step in the poo..........

[POTAWIE]

Believe it or not my cat chases the deer away. First they have a stare-down with the deer snorting and stomping its front hoof, then old Freddy makes his sudden leap chasing away all which enter his territory. They must think he's a fisher or a baby lion.

[Hank]

Human hair works. We used to put it on other's bait piles during deer season. *snicker snicker*

[Cap'n Bones]

The weak-of-heart should leave now............

I just pooped at the 4 corners of the garden and the deer never came back...this is the method used by my Maine relatives.

Don't step in the poo..........

I Love you man!! Thank you for saying that. I've tried this before with a corn and tomato patch, however the results were less than favorable. Is there any special method you use to make it successful? Pics could be helpful. :onfire:

[imaguitargod]

I just pooped at the 4 corners of the garden and the deer never came back...this is the method used by my Maine relatives.
Ok, at this point, I can't hold myself back. Did you get all 4 corners in one pass or was it spaced out through two days? Also, when it dries, does that affect the repelent power of the poo? If you keep it moist to be effective, are you out there every day watering?

[Cap'n Bones]

Originally Posted by willard3
I just pooped "AT" the 4 corners of the garden

[imaguitargod]

Originally Posted by willard3
I just pooped "AT" the 4 corners of the garden
Ya, that's why I'm asking if it was all at once, he poo-ed AT each corner.

[sixstring75]

Hey man!!! That's not a chocolate Hab!!!

Wow, I bet that works for a lot of things. Have family that your not real fond of?? Poo on your door step. Tired of getting bills in the mail?? Poo by the mailbox.
Pardon me, I'm gonna go mark my property lines..............

[POTAWIE]

Forget about the giant chocolate congos, I'm now into catch and release hunting. LoL. Just gotta sneak up on them while they're sleeping

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Its actually just a kitten-sized newborn that I almost stepped on. Mother hid baby very well in the long grass when looking for food

[Cap'n Bones]

How cute! It's adorable!:halo:

Ok, sorry fellers, didn't intend on soundin' like a girlie man.:oops:

The little one in the grass is just to distract you from the mother rippin' off yer veggies in the garden. HeeHee...Smart creatures they are.

[imaguitargod]

How cute! It's adorable!:halo:

Ok, sorry fellers, didn't intend on soundin' like a girlie man.:oops:
It's ok. He is REALLY cute, all bundled up in a ball ready to be put in the pan in the oven...errr, I mean...ya he's cute...

[POTAWIE]

He's so small he fit whole in the meat-grinder. Now onto the new smoker with some bambi sausage.

[imaguitargod]

See Potawie, you missed your chance. You should have taken Willard's advice and poo-ed right next the baby deer. The mother deer would definitly not like that and probably be so insulted that she wouldn't come back with her baby ever again. ;)

[chuk hell]

This thread is cracking me up.

[Tina Brooks]

What's cracking ME up is that they're serious!!!

T

[imaguitargod]

What's cracking ME up is that they're serious!!!
Well, you've got to admit, them deer are mighty tastie!

[Tina Brooks]

Well, you've got to admit, them deer are mighty tastie!

I wasn't referring to the shooting the deer! I was referring to the "natural" method of keeping them out of the garden!

lol!

[bubbaschili]

shooting them is natural....eye to scope finger to triger........allllll natural

[chuk hell]

There's some deer here right now....in my freezer!

[POTAWIE]

So shooting and freezing the deer or Pooping in the garden seem to be the most popular suggestion. I'm thinking of re-locating my shi*-house next to the garden and maybe my freezer too. I can even hook up my motion sensor to an automatic rifle, just gotta watch those drunken friends.

[Cap'n Bones]

Don't forget the human hair, hab spray and last but not least, a fence.:shocked: But not yer ordinary fence I tell ya, but a 6ft high electric fence with 3ft of razor wire at the top! If yer gonna do it, do it right!!:rolleyes:

[chuk hell]

We have a 6 ft high just regular chain lengh fence around the backyard that keeps the deer out and the dogs in. 6ft. is a little too high for them to try to jump over.

Of course I had to put a hogwire fence around the garden to keep the dogs out...they like tomatoes!

[POTAWIE]

Who makes their own hab spray. I got dozens of Neon Yellows and some strong garlic I wanna try. Wonder what the cats will think? Gotta watch for hunan's leg when brushing up aginst sprayed plants.

Check this out, chile grenades. Can you imagine.
http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/quest_archive.html#Chile%20(Or%20Is%20That%20Chili ?)
See first article about elephants.

[willard3]

I wasn't referring to the shooting the deer! I was referring to the "natural" method of keeping them out of the garden!
lol!

So......why the laughter? You don't either have trouble with deer or poop....which is it, girl?

[bubbaschili]

of course when you shoot em poop comes flying out anyway...so its the best of both worlds.

[imaguitargod]

of course when you shoot em poop comes flying out anyway...so its the best of both worlds.
ROFLMAO!

[Hank]

So......why the laughter? You don't either have trouble with deer or poop....which is it, girl?Huh huh, you said "poop"

[POTAWIE]

I need T.P. for my bunghole. I am the great cornholio, are you threatening me!

Beavis for president.

[imaguitargod]

Ok, now we're getting waaaaaaaayyyyy off topic...time to swing it back on. So, Potawie, what did you decide to do?

[Cap'n Bones]

:doh: :twisted:

[POTAWIE]

Currently I've got cages around my tomatoes both for support and protection. Any time I pick a bad hot pod, I toss it around the tomato patch. Hab spray is coming, what's the easiest/best way to make it? Also looking into chile cannon and chile grenades for elephants. lol

[imaguitargod]

Hab spray is coming, what's the easiest/best way to make it?
Take one garlic clove and one medium onion and finely mince it. Finely chop a hab or three and put all the ingredients into one quart jar full of water. Add a teaspoon or two of dishwasher liquid(DO NOT USE ANTI-BACTERIAL!!!!!) stir and let sit for an hour. Now you have an organic hab spray that also works great for getting rid of certain bugs as well. Just be sure to store it in the refridgerator because it will be usable for about a week.

Also looking into chile cannon and chile grenades for elephants. lol
Ya, I have the same problem with Elephants out here in LA. They always end up going into my fridge and eating my peanut butter. I can tell because they leave foot prints in the Jiffy jar...

[POTAWIE]

Take one garlic clove and one medium onion and finely mince it. Finely chop a hab or three and put all the ingredients into one quart jar full of water. Add a teaspoon or two of dishwasher liquid(DO NOT USE ANTI-BACTERIAL!!!!!) stir and let sit for an hour. Now you have an organic hab spray that also works great for getting rid of certain bugs as well. Just be sure to store it in the refridgerator because it will be usable for about a week....

No duct tape involved?

I read somewhere that bears may be attracted to peppers and pepper spray repellants. I can't remember where though.

[imaguitargod]

No duct tape involved?
Oh ya, I forgot. Duct tape your eyes closed as to not get any of the spray in them as you are spraying...happy now? ;)

[Cap'n Bones]

No duct tape involved?

I read somewhere that bears may be attracted to peppers and pepper spray repellants. I can't remember where though.

Hummm, haven't heard that one before. :think: My best guess would be that if yer not havin problems with bears eating your peppers, then I think that it would be safe to assume that the spray wouldn't attract them.
Course I hear that bear be sum good eatin'!!

[sixstring75]

Hummm, haven't heard that one before. :think: My best guess would be that if yer not havin problems with bears eating your peppers, then I think that it would be safe to assume that the spray wouldn't attract them.
Course I hear that bear be sum good eatin'!!

I know that this is the wrong place, but it is the right time. Talking about bears reminded me of a bottle of hot sauce that collectors might have an interest in.
It's a special edition bottle of "Stupid Hot", renamed "Unbearable". Although the original bottle is pretty cool also. It has a cartoon boy with his tongue stuck to a flag pole in the middle winter. Sorry if you southern folks don't get it. If you would like I could help you understand by doing a little experiment!;)
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[POTAWIE]

I hear that bear be sum good eatin'!!

Not my favorite. Too fatty during bear hunting season. The oldtimers around here marinate bear in milk and soy sauce. Sounds weird but the milk takes away the gamey taste. Myself I think I'd do a chile/garlic rub and serve with some Defcon#2.

If the bear or deer eat my chile, I'll just consider it pre-marinating.

[Tina Brooks]

I vote he shot the deer... I'm hoping for an invite to the bbq!

[Tina Brooks]

Not my favorite. Too fatty during bear hunting season. The oldtimers around here marinate bear in milk and soy sauce. Sounds weird but the milk takes away the gamey taste. Myself I think I'd do a chile/garlic rub and serve with some Defcon#2.

If the bear or deer eat my chile, I'll just consider it pre-marinating.

We have customers who use Fusion Fire in the field. It's the only way to pre-marinate, if you ask me.

[DaveinCoalinga]

Bear tastes awful, but they make nice rugs. Try an electric fence. Just don't pee on it.

[POTAWIE]

The other day I heard a deer snorting near my garden which usually means that my crazy cats are stalking them but this time it was louder so I had to check it out. There was a total of four deer and one was stomping and snorting with snot spraying out of her nose while trying to paw at her face. This lasted for about 3-4 minutes before they ran away. Just the day before this I decided to throw all my rotting habs around some small apple trees and perennials which the deer usually love. I think it worked. At least one deer learned a valuable lesson. Wish I had have got that one on camera.

[ross]

Anybody have good technique for deer (no, no killing)

there goes my idea.

[dreamtheatervt]

I think we are all avoiding the obvious solution...just cross breed everything with a habanero. Habanero-tomato, habanero corn, habanero-cucumber...that should keep pests away from food permanently.

[Philipperv]

I think we are all avoiding the obvious solution...just cross breed everything with a habanero. Habanero-tomato, habanero corn, habanero-cucumber...that should keep pests away from food permanently.

Works 4 me! :hell:

[chuk hell]

The other day I heard a deer snorting near my garden which usually means that my crazy cats are stalking them but this time it was louder so I had to check it out. There was a total of four deer and one was stomping and snorting with snot spraying out of her nose while trying to paw at her face. This lasted for about 3-4 minutes before they ran away. Just the day before this I decided to throw all my rotting habs around some small apple trees and perennials which the deer usually love. I think it worked. At least one deer learned a valuable lesson. Wish I had have got that one on camera.

:lol:

OH, that is funny!

[Philipperv]

I need T.P. for my bunghole. I am the great cornholio, are you threatening me!

Beavis for president.

http://www.gifmania.co.uk/tv-series/Beavis-Butthead/beavis.gif

[HHSauce]

Best trick I have found and very easy to do, I take 4 tall tomato stakes and put one on each corner or if your garden is odd shaped space out as needed. Take a heavy string, nylon kite string or a bright colored (so you can see it) wrap a complete circle of string around your stakes one time stomach to chest high. A deer does not like anything touching the underside of it's neck and will turn and leave. Very effective. You can hook one side to open and enter if you need to.

[DevilDuck]

Hmmmmm....Bambi jerky!!!

[Sickmont]

Hmmmmm....Bambi jerky!!!

Good stuff!!

[GreenHot]

Best trick I have found and very easy to do, I take 4 tall tomato stakes and put one on each corner or if your garden is odd shaped space out as needed. Take a heavy string, nylon kite string or a bright colored (so you can see it) wrap a complete circle of string around your stakes one time stomach to chest high. A deer does not like anything touching the underside of it's neck and will turn and leave. Very effective. You can hook one side to open and enter if you need to.

Very nice idea if it works.

[DEFCON Creator]

Considering the massive overpopulation of these 4-legged tasty meatbags, and the fact that the only common predators left are Ford and Chevy, thinning the herd seems to be the best way to go. Of course you'll have the everpresent "spotted owl people", incessantly seeking to qualify themselves by throwing red paint on you and wishing you premature death, at least until their garden and other plants get destroyed every year, start seeing the starving ones barely breathing on the side of the road due to the lack of food from the forementioned massive overpopulation, or total their Prius because the deer wasn't in the crosswalk. LOL!

[POTAWIE]

I'm not a hunter, but I totally agree with the Creator. I live in the middle of white-tail territory in Lanark County. "According to Christie Curley, area biologist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, about 18,000 deer roam that region, the highest number since the 1950s." I don't know anyone in the area that hasn't hit a deer on the road at some point and on average, a deer can eat two to 4.5 kilograms of vegetation in one day. Rifle season opened Monday which is good but it gives all the crazy red-necks around here a license to carry guns which can be a scary thing.
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[DEFCON Creator]

Perhaps a scary thought, but look at the overall injury statistics that are caused from people hitting deer vs. hunting accidents during deer season. We recently had an incident around here, where a gentleman hit a deer, specifically a buck, and when the lovely little Bambi went through the windshield so did it's antlers through the guy's chest cavity.

[imaguitargod]

Perhaps a scary thought, but look at the overall injury statistics that are caused from people hitting deer vs. hunting accidents during deer season. We recently had an incident around here, where a gentleman hit a deer, specifically a buck, and when the lovely little Bambi went through the windshield so did it's antlers through the guy's chest cavity.
A fun time was had by all, eh?