Deer deterrent

[wildman 488]

Hi guys got roe  on my land ,cant be culled is there any quick n cheap  method  off keeping em away ,eg rag soaked in something  or other  ,cheers 

[jok 3,244]

Lion dung.

[wilbur foxhound 480]

Diesel

[Aussie Whip 4,097]

Fenton. 

[comanche 2,988]

21 hours ago, wildman said:

Hi guys got roe  on my land ,cant be culled is there any quick n cheap  method  off keeping em away ,eg rag soaked in something  or other  ,cheers 

On anything over the size of small garden ;not really. 

The now unobtainable Reynardine repelled everything, dogs   ,cats, deer, friends ,family, neighbours etc. It would take a lot of rags soaked in stinky stuff to secure the perimeter of a bit of land and they would need to be renewed regularly - labour intensive.

     Animals soon become inured to such things and the lure of some tasty food source will trump a few smelly old  socks.

And anyway   Jeyes Fluid and  creosote hardly offer a cheap solution  . Anyone rich enough to consider  using diesel at todays prices could probably afford to employ peasants to patrol the land with sticks on 24 hour basis .

 If there was a lazy solution  there would be no need for expensive deer fencing and tree guards.

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by comanche

[wilbur foxhound 480]

It would only take a small rag on each run not all over the place

[C.green 3,229]

Ive seen deer in places youd never think theyd get into. Apart from hassling them i dont think you will deter them with jeyes diesel ect. Alot of deer live very urban now doesnt seem to put them off

[sussex 5,777]

Can I ask why you want to deter them , are they damaging / eating stuff ? ..aRichard Priors  book deer& trees gives some useful tips on deterring deer …

[jok 3,244]

Maybe folks thought I was kidding about Lion dung. I live right by a zoo and the keepers will let me have any amount of the stuff. It deters a number of unwanted species. Not that we have many Roe in this area so send them up this way please. Jok.

[wildman 488]

2 hours ago, sussex said:

Can I ask why you want to deter them , are they damaging / eating stuff ? ..aRichard Priors  book deer& trees gives some useful tips on deterring deer …

Feed up  of dogs chasing  em ,major  A road near by plus my old beddy  grey can still  run em but cant walk for 2 days after 

[wildman 488]

42 minutes ago, jok said:

Maybe folks thought I was kidding about Lion dung. I live right by a zoo and the keepers will let me have any amount of the stuff. It deters a number of unwanted species. Not that we have many Roe in this area so send them up this way please. Jok.

Where  about a ya at pal could do with  trying  that  cheers

[jok 3,244]

Just go to your local zoo and ask. Unfortunately Ours is in Warwickshire. Jok.

[wildman 488]

6 hours ago, jok said:

Just go to your local zoo and ask. Unfortunately Ours is in Warwickshire. Jok.

Will do just found out there's on one only 20 mins away

[jok 3,244]

Good for you and good luck. Let us all know how you go on. Jok.

[shootlodge 145]

Jay fluid..on a ball of wool etc , drape it about off the ground.