Getting rid of deer in the garden

Before mrs_oab goes out and strangles them with her bare hands….

Does anything keep deer away from a garden/particular plants? They’re destroying our garden and leaving ticks as they go.

Sadly the scrum of neighbours cats (7 of them) are useless, the dog in the garden behind is no deterrent. They’re coming over fences, walking through alleys or open gates.

Contact your local butcher.

You need much larger cats.

Best humble brag ever? 🤣🤣🤣

I get the gamekeeper to shoot them.

Best humble brag ever?

Not at all. They’re living in an urban garden, somewhere they should not be living, and bringing more and more with them.

I personally would shoot 50-80% of the deer population tomorrow. Roe, red and any fallow unlucky enough to be around.

I get the gamekeeper to shoot them.

Not an option between the houses or I would have called some friends a few months ago.

Close the gates?

A mate of mine is a deerstalker.  He’s up in Newton Stewart right now with a shotgun.  I could ask him to call round?

Aside, and apologies if this has been covered before,

mrs_oab

Why isn’t she mrs_oaa?  Is your username Matt Out Anda Bout and I’ve been reading it wrong for years?

If the film “the Rookie” is to be believed you need to go to the barber.

Oirc deer on you land become yours so shooting them for the pot?  Otherwise its big fences and gates

with a shotgun

Did you mean rifle?

Shotguns for close quarters Deer combat presumably…

Quite a trip from Newton Stewart to Matt’s, roughly from his photos, not in a weird stalking way.

Electric fence

Crossbow

Some suggestion that matt has a bout – of what? We need to know.

Guns for show, knives for a pro.

Wolves.

what are your options?

1 – cull (numbers will rise again, and they’ll be back)

2 – fence (going to have to be a big one! Not a good look in a small garden)

3 – remove food (grass super short, veg behind nets)

4 – learn to love them (still keep the grass short to reduce visits and ticks)

I’m hungry now though. Send venison my way.

“They’re coming over fences, walking through alleys or open gates”

I’m impressed they can open gates, maybe you need to shut them a bit more securely?

Auditory deterrents? Maybe ultrasonic if you don’t want your neighbours hammering frozen sausages in your lawn.

Or movement? Big wind sculpture thing?

Scarecrow?

A couple of wolves for pets?

Lavender apparently

@kelvin We all need to eat more (British) venison – a reduction in numbers would actually be good for the deer population…

Stop it, I’m still hungry.

Long been an advocate of eating more animals that can run free.

Mmmm venison sausages.

Our butcher does some good ones. So little fat they might not pass for sausages with some people!

You need a couple of bears or mountain lions. You’ll soon have no deer and leaving the house will come with a whole new level of excitement.

Might not work with Scottish deer but electric fences have been fairly effective for my dad in S. Wales.

Allegedly peeing round the perimeter marks it as your territory although not sure I would fancy defending it against a large stag.

Aren’t they out of season?

@slowol – Why are you trying to keep your dad out?

Or is it South Wales keeping your dad out?

Please can we have more information?

@dknwhy

Keeps him in and prevents wandering to the pub unexpectedly 😉

Get a dog. Mine would love a deer to dare to come into the garden.

Oirc deer on you land become yours so shooting them for the pot?

This.

Look on it as a bonus rather than a problem.

I just go outside and shout at them.

The moose i leave to eat whatever they damn well please.

Venison. Also mmmmmm, yummy. I’ve just had a venison pasta meal.

Why isn’t she mrs_oaa? Is your username Matt Out Anda Bout and I’ve been reading it wrong for years?

Good point. I’ve no idea. I just typed it as OAB and it’s stuck.

Oirc deer on you land become yours so shooting them for the pot?

My concern is neighbours windows / manslaughter charges / firearms charges….