So funny, Katie! And we only hear about Wile E Coyote. :)
It's a good thing I don't live in the country....I'd probably invite her into the house for tea and cake! Afraid I wouldn't make a very good farmer.....I cried all through the Lion King!
Ginny

Hmn...interesting!
Great Story!
That new deep snow got them pretty hungry again, this picture from today, stripping mugo pine pretty good!

Deer aren't afraid around my house either. We have some pretty big herds of deer and elk, our resident herd of mules is about 6-7 and during the summer they love to get into my garden, I've used a defender shot gun to try and scare them off but they look and me as if to say, piss off, we were here first. Cheryl

That is some nasty tree damage, Konrad, is that on your land? Poor mugo! So far they haven't been bothering our trees, but I think once the snow starts melting they are going to be ravenous and munching on whatever they can find. As soon as it is above zero, I'll have to quickly paint all my exposed younger trees with deer spray again and hope for the best, I guess.

Yes it is, munching on anything now, the pine, [soft needle] family they love, ..the Colorado Spruce is usually safe.

We just got some Wolf Urin from friends of ours, should put some out and see if it helps, apparently you can buy in the City.

Wolf urine, now that's interesting. Do you suppose the scent will hold up thru the rains? Could you ask where they purchased it? That might be worth the investment. Cheryl

I used to work on a ranch as a teen. One day when I went to catch some of the horses in the pasture, I came up on them in a clearing and... there were waaay too many of them, lol. Sure enough, an entire herd of deer were grazing along with them, interspersed amongst the horses and not seemingly afraid at all (they were full-grown, though). Great story, weeper! Sadly, my in-laws have now found two deer near their yard that have succumbed to starvation this winter, so I like to hear the happy tales. We have loads of deer around here, but it's very rare that they come inside the treeline around our yard, likely because of our dog.

Wolf urine you can get at Halford Hide & Leather in Edmonton,
just off Yellowhead.

Supposedly, put urine into some sort of container with lid, I might use plastic jar, drill a hole on the side near the top for a string/wick, you can put a dish over, [roof] for rain.

Thanks Konrad, will look into that. c

I wonder what the reaction of deer would be to human urine. Has anyone tried it?

I've heard that a person could "mark their territory" around a vegetable garden to keep the deer out. But i don't think i would rely on that alone. I'm pretty sure the deer have us figured out by now!

I think human urine is along the same lines as human hair..it may deter to some extent, but from what I've read it doesn't cut it when it comes to them really wanting to munch on something.

Unfortunately, I think deer can become accustomed and feel safe around ANY measure we use to deter them, if there are never real repercussions that hurt them. The only sure way is probably a fence! A dog is sometimes good enough - but sometimes not - it depends on whether the dog will chase them out!

Since wolves are the bane of our area the last thing we want to do is attract them....I use cougar urine and it works great! I get it at the gun shops...hunters use it to mask their own scent and to attract them. It comes in a squirt bottle and smells just like a strong tom-cat litter box. I let it soak into strips of cloth and hang them around the perimeter of the yard. It's not fool-proof for winter browsing, but it seems to make the neighbors yard more appetizing. She has way more deer poop than I do. (heeeheee) Hey; don't get mad at me, I told her my trick!