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link to How to Keep Deer Out of the Garden at Night Long Term

How to Keep Deer Out of the Garden at Night Long Term

Deer often browse gardens at night but several simple strategies can keep them out of yours. During dark hours everything is calm, quiet, and ordinary, but your yard doesn't have to be so...

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link to 6 Recipes to Repel Deer by Smell & Taste + How To Use Them

6 Recipes to Repel Deer by Smell & Taste + How To Use Them

Several smells repel deer from an area and the best option is all of them, maybe not all at once, but a different recipe once in a while will keep your area uncomfortable for deer and pleasant for...

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link to Schedule to Keep Deer Out of The Garden Without A Fence

Schedule to Keep Deer Out of The Garden Without A Fence

Without a tall fence, keeping deer out of the garden is less straightforward than "setting it and forgetting it." A simple tactic-rotation schedule can eliminate the stress of researching and...

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link to 11 Easy Noises & Sounds To Scare Deer Away For Good

11 Easy Noises & Sounds To Scare Deer Away For Good

Making noise to startle and scare deer away, or even prevent them from coming too close, is easy, but it's a lot of work to maintain sound effectively unless you implement a schedule. The wind or...

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link to Will Deer Chew Through Plastic fencing? How To Avoid Damage 

Will Deer Chew Through Plastic fencing? How To Avoid Damage 

Plastic fencing is a cheap alternative to other materials but is easily damaged by strong animals such as deer, and is questionably resistant to chewing.  In general, deer don't chew plastic...

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link to Protect Your Plants From Deer Without Shooting & Freezing

Protect Your Plants From Deer Without Shooting & Freezing

Last year, I made the mistake of not actively protecting my garden from deer and we were tempted to invite a hunting friend to take care of the issue but decided to experiment and found several...

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