[Homestead] June, July and August
bob ford
bobford79 at yahoo.com
Sat Sep 6 18:32:51 EDT 2008
Though it sounds like a good idea, you can't embarress deer away from your garden by painting their rump <g> -- They are colorblind. It sounds like your area of Virginia has a serious problem with deer overpopulation. Only disaese or predation (hunters) will help, with the overall problem. Inviting the hunters is your best best for your specific problem (concrete block wall, even for a garden area, would be costly), I don't know as much about farm dogs as most of you; My dog would probably try to cut a deal with the deer, she's crafty that way.........bobford
----- Original Message ----
From: Lisa K.V. Perry lisakvperry at gmail.com
On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:
>
> Have you considered a pellet gun? Tickle their posteriors.
Yes.
We have had more fun considering a paint gun. Imagine a dozen or more deer
with yellow and orange paint spots, like large roving flowers drifting
through the field.
My boys participated in a paint ball game once, the pellets sting and leave
a bruise.
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