The Deer in the Yard
This time of year, deer in the yard are not uncommon. But, when your garden is in that key “starting to flourish, but needs protection” stage, the last thing you want to see is deer. Well, rabbits and birds aren’t fun either, so I guess it’s a bit of a toss up.
Anyway, we do things to try to scare deer off like yelling, clapping, and occasionally shooting at them with our woefully underpowered bb gun. The problem with this is, after the first time, being shot with the world’s weakest bb gun at 300 feet away is not totally useless, but mostly useless. The deer react like they’re being bitten by a mosquito.
So, we’ll have to find another tactic. It’s been pointed out to me that the natural antagonism of a dog might work, but then, dogs also take work. I dunno. Maybe I could serve them some bad salad or something, to scare them away from this establishment. I’ve got to do something. If Bambi eats my tomato plants, I might lose it.
Not to be too gross, but I think I’ve read that marking a boundary around a garden, um, the way dogs mark their boundaries, works with deer. Or maybe not.
Blood Meal is sometimes effective AND it involves far less personal sacrifice.
I’m such a few large dead fishes would do the trick, don’t you think?
A dog is a bit of work if it is a puppy but you could always adopt an older dog. It would be good for Luke to have a pet. Heck Colin feeds all the animals around here and he is only 3. If you don’t go the dog route, I would plant a whole whack of sage around the yard. Deer do not like sage one bit.