Deer

Mark Page · Jul 25, 2012

One thing I really love about this time of year is fresh corn from my garden, need I say more. I've trapped 2 coons but have not found away to keep the deer away. This morning in full daylight there were 2 does on the edge of the woods maybe 30 yards away eyeing things up. Went out on the deck and they ignored me. That was it, went back in the house got out my scoped 12 ga. and a handful of premium Hornady sabot slugs. I was just taking aim when the wife comes down stairs and goes ballistic.
I wasn't being fair, they had to eat to blah, blah, blah. Thought she had already left for work. I let 2 go in their general direction which finally persuaded then to leave.
No more Mr. Nice Guy, if they show up during shooting light their gonna' be Vulture food in the back pasture.
During hunting season I've had them spook to the sound of a bow being drawn, and now they completely ignore me. We'll see if they ignore Mr. Remington.
Glad I got that off my chest. The meds are kicking in and I'm feeling much better.

Mounted Madness · Jul 25, 2012

:laughing:

Venting helps at times. Other times putting them down range is the only remedy.

:laughing:

MoKelly · Jul 25, 2012

That was funny. All I can say is --- you just have to love wives.:laughing:

MoKelly

GregbkH · Jul 25, 2012

A fence might help.

wedge40 · Jul 25, 2012

GregbkH said:
A fence might help.

I have agree with the fence, becuase no matter how hard you try it seem like to can't kill em all.

Neighbor use to put up a fence and the on top of eat fence post head added a 5' peice of PVC with white tape rapped at the top.

Wedge

oldballs · Jul 25, 2012

My 7 ft deer netting added to a 4 ft field fence has kept the deer out. But the coons have devastated the corn, melons and now going into the tomatoes. A 2 ft chicken wire blocks the bottom. The coons climb the fence with ease apparently. There has been much expense in fencing and watering etc, so I was really piszed off. Trapping and releasing the coons down by the river was okay until there seemed to be no end to it. Thus I too am no longer "Mr Nice Guy". The last fat aze coon is now buzzard food. Now, do I feel better.................not until I check the trap tomorrow.

BobRip · Jul 25, 2012

If I put two slugs into two deer, I had better put the third one in me. My wife would be upset.

TraderMark · Jul 25, 2012

And if eating me out of house and home in the garden wasn't enough, then they have to go and do something stupid like jump out in front of my truck.....

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kebo · Jul 25, 2012

Rant on: You know, it's probably against Maryland state law to shoot deer out of season. Did you ever think about it, before you blab it on the internet? I love to deer hunt myself, but I follow the rules & laws and it irks me when people openly brag about taking game animals out of season. Are you going to start shooting the birds too, when they peck on the tomato's??

There was another guy on this forum up in Conn. (I think that's where he was at) and he was on here writing about woodpeckers destroying the siding on his house. He was shooting them even though they are a federally protected migratory species. Some people are just dumb, no matter how intelligent they may try to make you believe they are. :Rant off

It's just a fact that when someone plants a garden, the wildlife is going to get some part of it. That 's just the way it is. The simple solution is to plant an extra row of corn and let the deer be... that is until deer season is open!!!

gwdixon · Jul 25, 2012

Try several strands of electric fence wire around your garden. One at about 6 inches, one at 24 inches, and another near the top of the fence post, about 5 feet. Solar fence chargers are available if an electrical outlet is not nearby.

Deer will eat tomato vines as well - it was a surprise to me. Only though bugs like tomato foliage.

And to those who would rant, crows will pull up sprouted corn and eat the kernel before it is used up. Shooting a crow and hanging it from a stick is the ultimate scarecrow. So yes, birds are shot when they intrude.

Garden pests of any sort are pests... no better than rats when they destroy foodstuff.

Depredation permits are available for those who like/want to follow the law like scripture.