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Bumbles

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10. I live in the Maine woods, in their habitat.

Reply to Mossfern (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 03:33 PM

Jun 12

I tried coyote urine. My former husband "marked" our driveway every evening. We've always had dogs. Nothing worked until we put up seven feet high plastic mesh around about one acre of our seven acres. A buck broke through once and this spring, because of some downed trees, a doe was able to leap, very elegantly, over the fencing.

Good luck.

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#@**%&##@(& DEER [View all] Mossfern Jun 12 OP

I recall my dad wondering whether he could get a family of mountain lions Ocelot II Jun 12 #1

motion detector sprinklers have worked fine for me - Orbit 62100 NewHendoLib Jun 12 #2

Here in the NYC burbs, we refer to them as "fur-covered appetites." Girard442 Jun 12 #3

Try sprinkling red pepper on them and around the base ... they will hate your yard questionseverything Jun 12 #4

My parents have peacocks to contend with adam_vermont Jun 12 #5

Although it's not really good for anything other than being pretty UpInArms Jun 12 #6

Audrey Junior. usonian Jun 12 #7

Lamb's ear mercuryblues Jun 12 #8

If only we hadn't exterminated all their predators. Coventina Jun 12 #9

What do you mean "we"??? usonian Jun 12 #16

I live in the Maine woods, in their habitat. Bumbles Jun 12 #10

My yard is infested with deer. Sometimes I have to chase them away just to mow the lawn. LeftinOH Jun 12 #11

They love the hosta plant... spanone Jun 12 #17

Deer ate my painted ferns and ostrich ferns crazylikafox Jun 12 #12

Deer won't touch my mountain mint or monarda RandomNumbers Jun 12 #13

Living out in the country there is a couple things that work. Blue Full Moon Jun 12 #14

Bunnies are wiping out my flower beds. Good thing for them that they are cute Marie Marie Jun 12 #15

we have to buy "deer resistant" flowering plants photokat Jun 12 #18

Tell me about it. A deer ran into my car Wednesday underpants Jun 12 #19

My SIL used malaise Jun 12 #20

I feel your pain. It's infuriating! 😢😡🤬 QueerDuck Jun 12 #21

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Jun 12 #22