Lyn, that is interesting about the anti- deer chasing ordinance. I trust that it is a local one (county wide, or whatever).
I live in a subdivision of houses in a city that is not quite in the Santa Cruz mountains. The deer are only part of the local wildlife, but they are arguably the most troublesome (not that the gophers, rats, and raccoons don't give us grief). Three-quarters of a mile or so north or east of us, and they don't appear to have deer problems, judging from what I can see of front yard gardens.
If we ever move, my property criteria has expanded to 1) being able to fence the garden against deer, and 2) being able to have a greenhouse again. (I had an old rickety one at our last house, but that is not really an option here, partly because of the shade.)
