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["Warren" <mogrits AT gmail.com>]

> I got a seemingly good suggestion this morning at the coffee
> table on how to keep deer and coyotes out of my garden. I was
> told to buy large foil helium balloons and tie them to the fence
> posts. Place them a few feet higher that the post in several
> locations.  The breeze will move them and the foil will reflect
> any light from the sky.

I WOULD NOT try this!!! Everyone knows balloons attract clowns, and those
huge clown feet are going to do much more damage to your garden than the
deer!