We have to mention that they aren’t interested in coming into your house, as it doesn’t offer them much by the way of food.

Why You Should Get Rid Of Deer From Your Yard

The reason you should keep deer off your property is simple – they eat off plant foliage, which in turn leads to stunted growth.

The most affected plants by a deer invasion are low-hanging trees, bushes, and shrubs.

But destroying plant foliage isn’t the only problem with deer, as the males have another destructive habit. Bucks are fond of scraping their antlers on hard surfaces, most especially tree trunks.

As you may already know, their antlers are very hard, and while they may not cause any damage to brick pavement, they will definitely damage your tree trunks.

If you have other wooden structures in your garden such as posts or columns, then deer antlers can do damage to them too.

All the damage to your wooden structure will cost you money to repair or replace. As for the damaged foliage, it will take a full season to be replenished and it will affect your garden produce at the end of the season.

What Will Keep Deer Away?

Now that you understand why a deer comes into your yard, you can follow these approaches to get rid of deer.

• Use deer repellents
• Use noises
• Build deer barriers
• Use deer resistant plants

Many landowners have employed one or more of these tactics to get rid of deer and it worked very well for them. It can work well for you too if you follow the steps below.

Let’s expand on methods to control deers one by one.

1. Use deer repellent

Deer has a good sense of smell, and this enables them to track down foods. Unfortunately for them their sense of smell also means they can be offended by very strong odors.

Thankfully, there are many strong smells you can use to get rid of deer from your yard. One of such odors is eggs. Yes, a homemade mixture of 20/80 eggs and water can be used to deter deer.

After you have made the mixture, pour it into a spray bottle, shake it thoroughly, and spray the content all around your yard.

With the egg and water mixture now all over your garden, the sun rays will beat it and its strong offensive odor will be amplified. This smell is just too much for the deer to beer, and it will not bother stepping into your garden.

It will have no other option but to search for food elsewhere.

Another strong odor you can use as a deer repellent is bar soap scent, as that is also too strong for its nose to bear. With this in mind, you can hang several bars of soap from your tree limbs to prevent deer from eating the foliage.

Once it gets close, the bar soap odor will discourage it from coming any closer and it will leave.

Another homemade deer repellent you can try is a mixture of hot sauce, garlic powder, liquid dish soap, and water. These odors are equally strong and can repel deer from your yard.

I advise that you apply deer repellent at least 24 hours before expected rainfall and that you spray mixtures to heights of at least 6 feet.

You can reapply the deer repellent once every month for effective results.

2. Use scare tactics

Deer may be large animals, but they are fairly easy to scare.

A deer is a very conscious creature, which is why it always stays alert in case of predators. You can apply this knowledge when getting rid of them.

Nuisance deer can be scared with the following methods:

• Motion-activated lights
• Whistles and loud banging noises
• Scarecrows

You can buy motion-activated lights from a pest management store near you and read the user instructions. They are simple gadgets that work with a motion sensor that detects nuisance deer movement.

When these movements are picked up, the bright moving lights are activated and this will scare them away. Be sure to install the motion sensors in areas where the deer is most likely to pass through.

Motion-triggered alarms can be used too. These alarms may not produce scary lights, but they can give off loud noises which the intruders hate.

They too work with sensors that detect unwanted movement around your garden, so when an invader moves within range, the alarm will go off and scare the deer off.

Be sure to place the motion detector in the areas where the deer is most likely to walk past to improve your chances of detecting them.

If you aren’t tech-savvy, then there’s another way you can use noise to scare them.

You can also try the simple approach of blowing loud annoying whistles.

Yes, the sharp screeching sound produced by whistles can scare deer away. So if you see one invading your yard, all you have to do is blow out loudly to scare the deer.

If the deer doesn’t move, then you can come outside and take a few steps towards it while vigorously blowing the whistle.

This works in two ways:

• Your presence will keep the deer uncomfortable
• The consistent and loud whistle blowing will become louder and scare them away

Another scare tactic is placing predator-like scarecrows in your garden, as the sight of them can deter deer.

You can buy dummy wolves and shepherd dogs and place them in strategic areas around your garden.

These dummies should be in form of inflatable predator-shaped balloons. They should also look vicious too.

Inflate some dummy wolves and dogs then place them around the plants that deer are most likely to eat. Hang them loosely by a short string so that they can move as the wind blows. This will make the dummies appear life-like, and the intruders will be prompted to flee.