Do you notice your lawn looking less attractive because of the deer that run around on it? There are a number of ways to learn how to keep deer off your lawn, varying in expense and work. You can try some of these methods to see if they work.

– Grow plants that deer don’t like, so they won’t come into your yard and eat them. Some of these include daffodils, irises, foxgloves, or yucca. Some plants with strong smells such as sage and chives will also dissuade the deer. However, if hungry enough or curious enough, deer will eat these too, so this is not a sure-fire method.

– Spray your plants and flowers with hot pepper spray or make your own mixture of strong smells – try garlic powder, eggs, and any strong smelling edible products. Additionally Irish Spring Soap works well when hung around trees. Deer will avoid plants with these tastes/smells.

– Use human hair around the perimeter of your yard. You can go to your barbers and ask them if you they could save some of the hair for you. Deer do not like human hair and will not cross over it.

– Use a deterrent such as fox urine, wolf urine, or lion dung (from a zoo) – basically, the urine of any deer predator – to mark the perimeter of your yard. Deer will be frightened of the potential danger. Some commercially available products use similar ingredients, de-odorizing them for the human nose. Taking your dog out for a walk and getting them to mark your perimeter will work just as well.

– Keep a dog. A dog is the deer’s natural predator. So deer will not try to approach a home with a dog, especially one that goes outside.

– Put a tall fence around your yard – Deer will jump over anything four feet high, and attempt to jump over six feet-high fences and get injured. So an eight foot high fence is the only way to keep deer out of your yard.

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