On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:45:53 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote:

aemeijers wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"willshak" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote the following:
I've never hit one, but they're the reason my gardening has come to
almost a complete halt. Don't bother with suggestions for keeping
them away. I've tried absolutely EVERYTHING.
My wife sprays "Liquid Fence Deer and Rabbit Repellent". It does
work. It smells like rotten eggs when sprayed on, but the smell
dissipates within a minute or so.
The deer have left the sprayed plants alone, and after a while, the
deer learn that there is nothing appetizing there, so they don't even
come close.


Tried it. They laughed at it and ate half the branches off a rugosa
rose. Do you have any idea how many thorns are on a well-grown rugosa?
These deer are all named Rambo.

Well, the deer were there before you were. And since humans got rid of
the natural predators, and only replaced predation in part with
automotive depopulation, it isn't surprising the population is spiking.

--
aem sends...

Funny thing about humans, they have anti-predators known as
Tree Hugging Democrats. They prevent predation which causes
all kinds of pesky animal species to invade human habitats
after the animal populations increase exponentially.

TDD

Lack of predators is not the reason for exploding populations of deer
and some other animals. Deer are not "deep forest" animals. They are
"edge dwellers". They live where forests meet clearings. Clearing land
for houses creates a lot more forest edges.

We have created excessive deer habitat, and the deer have just filled
the places we created.