Eric Murray wrote:
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> So I'm looking for a way to let the
> deer know that they're not welcome here besides killing and eating them.
> I don't like dogs so that's not an option. Besides, I've seen the local
> deer chase coyotes, unless it was a tough dog it might get its ass kicked.
> What I need is a mountain lion to come down and eat some deer but its
> sort of hard to just ring them up and tell them to come over for dinner...
> oh, and I'm not a commercial orchard so I can't get a depredation permit.
>
> Hence the paintball gun. My theory is that I can get close enough to them
> to shoot them and give them some welts.
> Of course if there's a way to discourage them that involves fire
> or explosives I'm all ears.
Another option (sadly, not as much fun as paintball guns or explosives)
would be to buy a motion detector equipped sprinkler. Put them close to
your caged trees and the deer will be sprayed when they come to dine.
Hopefully, they won't like it.
Fun for the kids, too!!
Mark Miller
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