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Blood meal and deer

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Yes its that time of year where the deer are out nibbling on everything with
new tender shoots. The best control for deer is a dog. Not a little heal-
bitter, but a hound, lab, Austrailian shepard, etc. 
Blood meal does stink up the yard in our experience, and works only
temporarily, as does all of the gimmicks. Deer figure things out, so
changing the control methods helps, but tall fences and dogs is really the
most effective (passive) control.

f-p
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Date: Friday, 17-Apr-98 06:40 AM

From: Ross E Stanford          \ Internet:    (stanford4334@juno.com) To:  
veggie-list@eskimo.com   \ Internet:    (veggie-list@eskimo.com)

Subject: Blood meal and deer

I have been having problems with deer eating my seedling trees.  
     To deer, seedling trees are VEGGIES!  So there.
I just bought a deer repellant that sprays on and supposedly has a  very
bitter taste to the deer.  I will try it on all my small trees, and  reapply
it if I think that rain may have washed it off.  (No, I will not use it on
MY veggies.  I have the electric fence to protect them.)
     While I was at the home center, I was told that Blood meal is a good
thing to put around the base of the seedlings for about three feet.  He said
that the deer don't like the smell of blood and therefor won't go near it.  
     What is your expertise on this?  Does it work?  Is it going to stink up
my yard?  Is it a fertilizer that will help the seedlings?
     I don't want to get really involved too much with this.  If the spray
doesn't work without a real conscientious effort on reapplying it, I will
look at the Blood meal fix if you all say that this is a viable  alternative
.  But if it takes more effort than that, well, I can live without the trees
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