Coping With Deer

Jo&Greg via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sun, 17 May 2020 12:10:34 PDT
There is an eco-friendly/child/pet safe product on the market called "Bobbex."
It is 100% effective -- and we have major deer problems and I've used it so I
know -- on deer, elk moose, rabbits, and groundhogs. I've not used it for rats,
so do know about them.

Spray on foliage and ground. It was the only thing that stopped local deer from
eating my roses and tulips. friends who used smelly cosmetic soaps were less
than pleased . our deer just nibble around the pieces of soap. Caveat is that a
rain storm will wash it off, so you need to be out first thing the next morning
to re-apply. We get a lot of rain here, but all I needed to do was reapply. It
reeks, so wear gloves, but once applied only smells when you are a foot or so
away from the foliage/bloom.

Jo on Vancouver Island

 

 

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Subject: [pbs] Coping With Deer

 

Brian, deer do not like stinky soap. There's one here in the USA called Irish
Spring. Just go down the aisle sniffing bars of soap until you find something
exceptionally smelly. Cut chunks, wrapper and all, then place in mesh bag and
fasten to a stake. Shove stake in ground so bagged smelly soap is not very
conspicuous but is above most of the plant. 

Wrapper should be uppermost, cut surfaces downward to rain does not melt the
soap.

 

Don't have issues with pheasants in my garden but what about glittery strips
twisting in a breeze, the way other birds are kept off home vegetable garden
crops. Of course it gives the garden a funky appearance.

 

 

Otherwise - do you want any venison recipes? Have some for pheasant too.

 

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