treehugger said: Anyway, instead of placing a row of shrubs 3' inside the fence (too expensive) I use the shrubs. Over time it has become invisible to my eye and it works. I still spray Liquid Fence once a month from October to April. This also discourages the new herds that form when the deer rut to stay away from my uninviting yard. Now I just need a good ground cover to hide the shrub from my visitors view.
HollyAnnS said:We set up our Deer feeder a few weeks ago. I know, I know I shouldn't feed them but when they are coming into the yard to eat what they can from the bird feeders I figure the best thing to do is provide them with corn in a feeder slightly away from the yard, but not too far for me to get out there when there is snow on the ground.
RoseBlush1 said:Mudyy ...
It's not like civilization is taking away their habitat. 75% of this county is owned by the Federal government and is totally undeveloped. In fact, there is very little development up here. It's just that the town deer don't have the deer skills to live in the back country. There are plenty of deer out there and that is where hunting is allowed.
There are no monetary resources to cull the town deer herd, so they are more of a problem than I would have never imagined would be possible.
Feeding the deer in town would just make the problem worse.
Yes, I do think they are beautiful animals, but I don't think it is always a kindness to feed the deer.