sunflake Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Many residents of TL resisted the hunting. When they bought property here, there was NO hunting. This year Muzzle loading hunting will be introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I planted some new shrubs this weekend. All of them said they were "Deer Resistant". Barberry, Weigelia, Butterfly Bush & some Red Fountain Grass We will find out in a couple weeks. I also dug up the Azalea's and brought them back for my son's house in Hagerstown. No deer issues there Hopefully they will make a come back. I've got all of those and the deer never touch any of them but I don't live at Treasure Lake. From what I am told they get so hungry there that they will eat anything. I'm betting though that they won't eat the grasses. Those things are razor sharp and I have a cut on my thumb right now to prove it. Butterfly bushes mostly die down to the ground in the winter around here. If they clean them off then it won't matter much. I think that this is the way to go in areas where there is a problem with deer or groundhogs. Just plant ornamentals that they won't eat. We've done this with both larger gardens on the embankment with good results. The garden across from Harley-Davidson is mostly filled with things that the groundhogs don't bother. Despite bottles of fox urine and spraying with liquid fence they still go in and eat off the liatris and Asiatic lilies but after the first couple of years they quit hanging around to eat the roses and other things. They do have plenty to eat in that area other than what we plant so it is just a matter of warding them off. Let us know how it goes. Lists of things that the local animals won't eat are handy to have. You can't trust the ones you get on-line or in books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopsu Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 After the first "All You Can Buffet" of hostas, they grew back. I have been spraying them with Liquid Fence religiously. Well after all the rain the past 2-3 days, it must have washed off. This morning when I left for work, all hostas were in tact. When I got home this afternoon, the STUPID deer ate them AGAIN. Does anybody know of a way to booby-trap the hostas? I'm thinking a motion sensor and a super high pressure water hose or maybe an electric shock (kind of like an electric fence). Something just to give them the hint to stay away!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopsu Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Okay, I was just thinking......the UPS and FedEx delivery men probably wouldn't like my ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 they are just being deer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezerwriter Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Out in the sticks between Brookville and Sigel, our deer control mechanisms go "Bark, bark!" and the deer go "Run, run!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokefree Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 You could try mixing water with a few Tbsp. hot sauce, a couple of raw whipped eggs, a squirt or two of Dawn dish soap, and garlic. After a few hours spray that on. It stinks but often works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderer Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 When walking I see several yards with electric fences, how do they rig the electric into the fences, I am sick of them getting into my garden eating my weeping cherry tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodseya1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 When walking I see several yards with electric fences, how do they rig the electric into the fences, I am sick of them getting into my garden eating my weeping cherry tree? Electric Fencers like framers use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscamaro Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 guns like hunters use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodseya1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 guns like hunters use I say use a crossbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopsu Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 I say use a crossbow I wish something could be done. The hunting areas in here are too remote and very few. It doesn't help that there are people in TL that intentionally FEED the deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodseya1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Check this out http://www.contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/'> http://www.contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/ http://www.deerproofing.com/adp_products.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest snellma Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Check this out http://www.contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/'> http://www.contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/ http://www.deerproofing.com/adp_products.htm That was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodseya1 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Check this one out also http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/792924195-deerchaser-electronic-deer-repellent.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Petee Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 After the first "All You Can Buffet" of hostas, they grew back. I have been spraying them with Liquid Fence religiously. Well after all the rain the past 2-3 days, it must have washed off. This morning when I left for work, all hostas were in tact. When I got home this afternoon, the STUPID deer ate them AGAIN. Does anybody know of a way to booby-trap the hostas? I'm thinking a motion sensor and a super high pressure water hose or maybe an electric shock (kind of like an electric fence). Something just to give them the hint to stay away!!! Actually they sell exactly the booby trap you are taling about. It's a high pressure hose that is attached to a motion sensor that activates when anything comes within range then it turns off again. I posted the link before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopsu Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 Well my Hostas are back for the third time this year! I have doused them with Liquid Fence! Soon they will die, so hopefully the deer don't get them before then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Regrowing new foliage several times in one season is really hard on plants so be sure to feed your Hostas too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulywog Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 informally the Game Commission has ruined things again . Use to be archery , small game , then bear , buck , doe , black powder , now its bullshit , I will not go out wit a kid holding a gun............... I think the state better get a grip on things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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