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In reply to the discussion: OMG! I'm surrounded! [View all]csziggy
(34,135 posts)36. The deer owned this part of the farm before we built our house here
We lived in a double wide higher up the hill about 100 feet away - the deer weren't as attracted to the yard then but they grazed this field all the time. They would spend the day under the big oak tree above where the house is not - the limbs grew down to the ground so they had a private bedroom there.
We had to cut back one of the limbs that extended towards the house, so they don't have that protection any more but the tree is part of their daily routine as it has been for at least forty years.
I think our best bet is to do more outdoor activities and that will keep the deer away.
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My last dog would ignore deer and elk, looking beyond them every time in hopes of
hlthe2b
Jan 2021
#2
Not long after we first bought this farm I heard screams down in a lower pasture
csziggy
Jan 2021
#28
I'm surprised they ate your coneflowers. I have a bunch of them, but they've never messed with them
Frustratedlady
Jan 2021
#22
It's hard to describe. A little rotten egg smell...(we sound like we're spraying breakfast!).
Frustratedlady
Jan 2021
#33
I remember after my wife and I moved to New Jersey from California and bought our house.
NNadir
Jan 2021
#32
I've advocated for the reintroduction of wolves and panthers to NJ, but it hasn't been too...
NNadir
Jan 2021
#39
I'm sure they are annoying and distructive and I sympathize with you, but OTOH,
Fla Dem
Jan 2021
#40
The most annoying part is that I cannot leave my bird feeders out in the evenings
csziggy
Jan 2021
#41