Are the gates intentionally being propped open by the neighbors so the deer will go in and eat there rather than in their yards? A rather tacky move if that’s the case. Jan > On Mar 12, 2023, at 2:58 PM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > Yes, that what we have on the driveway entering the reserve. > But there are a number of other gates around the reserve that we've found propped open at times. > Arnold > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judy Glattstein via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > To: Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> > Sent: Sun, Mar 12, 2023 5:56 pm > Subject: Re: [pbs] Wildlife damage recovery > > Can a cattle guard be installed on the gateway, Arnold? Deer won't cross it. > > Judy > > On 3/12/2023 3:38 PM, Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs wrote: >> I was on the Board of Directors for ten years at: >> https://flatrockbrook.org/about-us/… >> We installed a deer exclosure fence to allow the forest to mature naturally. The deer were influencing the habitat by removing any young growth that provided habitat for many birds and other creatures. >> We had a consultant from Rutgers University who are the host of the State Cooperative Extension Service. >> We did get some blow back from neighbors who felt that the fence was pushing the deer onto their property. >> Our consultant stated that deer have 3-5 mile walk and rarely stay in one location for more than 1/2 day. >> So far the fence has worked out well. >> Biggest problem is the neighbors are propping open the gates to let the deer in to the Nature Center. >> Arnold >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Mazer via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> Cc: Mark Mazer <markemazer@gmail.com> >> Sent: Sun, Mar 12, 2023 3:09 pm >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Wildlife damage recovery >> >> " If you have a country property that is fenced to keep dogs in (as I did >> for many years), and if the dogs are large and predatory, deer will stay >> out." >> Jane, >> Not more than 60 seconds ago a beautiful mature doe (she had twins last >> season) sauntered across our unfenced 20+ acre field maybe 100 feet past >> the veggie garden and small orchard. Ever watchful, Fred the Giant >> Schnauzer gave his deer specific warning from inside the house and the doe >> pranced into the swamp. We have a 1500 square foot fenced-in run off of the >> kitchen door for the beastie; his bark keeps the riff-raff away. >> >> Best, >> m >> >> On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 2:46 PM Judy Glattstein via pbs < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >>> I use Milorganite. Blood meal, a slaughterhouse waste product getting >>> ever more costly, is a nitrogen fertilizer. >>> >>> Deer are so well fed in our gardens, here in the Garden State of New >>> Jersey, that only the first year do does have a single fawn. After that, >>> twins are common, even - occasionally - triplets. >>> >>> Judy >>> >>> On 3/12/2023 1:53 PM, Lorena Gorsche via pbs wrote: >>>> In Lake Oswego, Oregon, I sprinkle Blood Meal or Fish Bone Meal around my >>>> roses, etc. the deer live here year around, eat my next door neighbours >>>> roses, etc. The roses love it and the deer don’t. Lightly sprinkle weekly >>>> sometimes livery two weeks. I’m >>>> >>>> Lorena PNW >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 8:27 AM Mark Mazer via pbs < >>>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> " If you check out where dogs continue to roam freely you will not find >>>>> deer." >>>>> >>>>> That has not been my experience in Perquimans County where there is no >>>>> leash law. >>>>> >>>>> Mark Mazer >>>>> Hertford, NC >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 8:51 PM Judy Glattstein via pbs < >>>>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> NJ has a bow season, shotgun with solid slug, a sabot, and black >>> powder. >>>>>> We have a hunter who uses a black powder gun. He gets one or two deer >>>>>> off our property each year. We are gifted back strap, roast, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> I still, almost every day, see a group of 5 deer on their >>>>>> peregrinations. But it is with pleasure that we eat delicious locavore >>>>>> free range venison. >>>>>> >>>>>> Judy >>>>>> >>>>>> On 3/11/2023 8:17 PM, Marc Rosenblum via pbs wrote: >>>>>>> On 3/11/2023 12:12 PM, Diane via pbs wrote: >>>>>>>> Vancouver Island has no coyotes but lots of cougars. They aren’t >>>>>>>> generally shot. When a cougar is roaming near a school, the children >>>>>>>> are kept inside. And the cougar that entered someone’s apartment was >>>>>>>> just moved to a wild area. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> They don’t manage to keep our deer in check, though. When I was >>>>>>>> young, about 1945, we used to make special trips to see deer in the >>>>>>>> forest. I don’t know what encouraged them to overrun our cities. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Diane >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> pbs mailing list >>>>>>>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>>>>>>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>>>>>>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>>>>>>> PBS Forum >>>>>>>> latest: >>>>>> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >>>>>>> Diane, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What encourages deer to overrun our cities is nonsensical hunting >>>>>>> regulations which allow them to overpopulate. 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