Eggasperated Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 My running battle with the deer who leap over the lade and into my garden has really stepped up a gear this year. I always have to protect my vegetables and fruit from them but all the time they find something else to eat - it's not as if there isn't enough wild vegetation and crops in the farm fields, they just seem to love challenging me . They have now start stripping the bark from the trees in my garden, which they have not done before, so using a combination of tree guards and chicken wire I protected all the vulnerable ones; now this morning I find they have stripped the branches from a beautiful small variegated Acer, and what's even worse they haven't even eaten them, just left them lying all over the ground . I think I shall give up and leave them to it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Can't you borrow a dog from someone and keep it in the garden for a while? Just to give them the idea it's not a safe environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 I only lost my dog 4 weeks ago, it didn't make any difference how often he saw them off they still came back - just found a small lilac ripped to pieces as well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I'm afraid that they are sneaky, and hard to exclude (I used to work somewhere with a deer park) you will need 8' high fencing to keep them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...