Keeping deer out of garden....

I know we hashed over this earlier this spring, but forgot about some of y'alls methods. Please list what you have done in the past that has kept deer out of your garden. I live in Saltillo, but am originally from Monroe County (Hatley). We have 60 acres we hunt on down there, but the garden spot is small, maybe an 1/8 of an acre at most. What can we do to keep the deer out? They ate down everything earlier in the year and we replanted. They didn't touch the later planting as bad for some reason.....more green in the woods to eat I guess. So list your methods here so I can ponder over them between now and next spring.
Thanks

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Go to "Avanced Search" top right of page, type "keep deer out of garden" and you will get a whole lot of ideas.

22 mag if their going to eat my garden,I'm going to eat backstraps and tenderloin!!!!!!! They just stand across the street and look now until i'm gone to work!!! at least they don,t eat it while I'm watching them!!!!!

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Originally Posted by jackie53

22 mag if their going to eat my garden,I'm going to eat backstraps and tenderloin!!!!!!! They just stand across the street and look now until i'm gone to work!!! at least they don,t eat it while I'm watching them!!!!!

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I got plenty of tenderloin from hunting back last winter. I hate to kill them with little ones this time of year.......

They ain,t little ones!!!! and the little ones are standing their watching and learning.The season opens Sept-15 "Bow" and I am ready!!!! They were cute and pretty till they started eating Brenda's flowers!!!! Now their in our Freezer!!!!

This here will work if up to it. My unlce was a barber before he passed.but my grandmother would got to his shop once a week and pickup all the hair he cut. When he swept the floor he put all the cut hair in one can and then she would go get it. She would take it home and spread it out up and down rolls and along the outside. Once i was older i asked why and she told me to keep the deer out. That the human scent kept them away. And she lived in the sticks with deer everywhere. Sorry for long answer but there you go

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Originally Posted by Big H trucking

This here will work if up to it. My unlce was a barber before he passed.but my grandmother would got to his shop once a week and pickup all the hair he cut. When he swept the floor he put all the cut hair in one can and then she would go get it. She would take it home and spread it out up and down rolls and along the outside. Once i was older i asked why and she told me to keep the deer out. That the human scent kept them away. And she lived in the sticks with deer everywhere. Sorry for long answer but there you go

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Thanks for the response Big H, but I could put a barber chair in the middle of the garden and cut someones hair and they would still come and eat even while the hair cut is going on!!

We live in a small area just outside of town have 2 ac and a 20x 30 garden no houses right next to us but have neighbors 2-5 acer lots.did'nt have a problem till about 2 yr's ago.They walk right between our neighbors house he has dog's.The dog's are so use to the deer they don't even look up as they pass by.I and the neighbors started feeding them 2 years ago big mistake!!!! We have tried just about every spray, electric fence,Bobwire,lights,bells even tied a dog at the end of the garden were the deer were getting in the garden.They ate right up to where the dog was tied!!! Tried hair from the barber shop!!!! Finally we called the Game and fish they issued us a permit "depredation" permit !!! Went through congress to get it.instead of wasting the meat we eat it and what we can,t use we give it to others in need,Family shelters and elderly folks that truely need a helping hand"limited funds.Its a struggle and a fight!!! We are talking about not even raising a garden next year after the deer and this drought we have been under.The deer are hurting and really needing something to eat!!! Hope this helps. The last resort was the 22 mag it sounds bad but have no other choice and it works!!!! Its fast not much noise like a high power rifle and enough power to put them down unlike a regular 22.

Browning Bar you pick the caliber.

9 foot fence.

I got s guy that lives down the road from me that kills so many deer, all you gotta do is paint his name on your mailbox and the deer will stay outta yo garden and off to property. Hehehe

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Some dogs might now work, but we have a Basset Hound that will keep pretty much every critter at bay if given the chance. Deer, coons, possums, armadillos, cats, fireflies, beetles, downed locusts, rabbits, squirrels... it doesn't matter much. She's going to baroo at it.

try a bar of irish spring soap in a pair of panty hose . every time it rains it will activate the smell . have used this with some success .

"try a bar of irish spring soap in a pair of panty hose ."
You can cut the panty hose in half. Have 2 hose, cut a bar in half. Half a bar in the foot of the hose and hang some 10 to 15 foot apart. With the lack of rain, carry a bucket of water with you. Soak soap bar in water a few seconds every few days.

Tenderloins on the grill or smoker. Urban deer are pretty darn smart as to smells and food. I have used the barber shop, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, and a whole lot of other ideas. .22 Mag and SSS has been the best garden defense system yet.

EZ got me to using white string. It has worked so far. Kept'em outta my pea patch, and you know how they like peas.

The hair from the barber and beauty shops work. Refresh it no less than a week apart. Got to keep the human scent there.
The irish spring soap works, got to keep the scent going.
A fence of heavy mono line works, until the get use to it.
White shopping bags work. Got to replace them about every 2 weeks, and place them in different locations.
White cord works, a fence of 3 strands maybe best.
Moth balls work, if you can edge the garden without going bankrupted.
A couple of radios work, tuned to 2 different stations. Keeping them working if in wet conditions.
Your daily dirty laundry works. The stinkier (sweat) the better. All of them.
Your piss works, hope you can fill a few gallon jugs daily. Edge the garden with it. Let it sit in the sun a day before using.

Since I live in the city, I need a surpressor for my rifle or get a crossbow.

We use natural products that contain Coyote Urine. The easiest to use is Deer Repellent Packs. The Coyote Urine raises havoc with the deer's keen sense of smell and instinctive fear of predators. The packs are easy to hang, weather resistant and last up to 90 days. You can check them out at DeerRepellentPacks.com

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EZ got me to using white string. It has worked so far. Kept'em outta my pea patch, and you know how they like peas.

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When I read about the white string, I thought "no way this works." But after having the dogs knock over my tomato cages to get at the deer repellant, I spent $1.50 on a spool of white string at the dollar store, and I was surprised to find it did work. I ran it around the entire garden at just about thigh high, then tilled the ground to remove the existing deer tracks. I haven't had a deer back in there since running the string.

this site might give you what you are looking for!!!

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rosemary works for sure, it also good for seasoning on the venision as well:cheers2