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Old 05-10-2004 | 09:13 AM
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adams
 
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Default RE: Keeping deer out of a newly planted plot?

Thanks for all who replied. It sounds as though I may be fighting a loosing battle though.
I've planted all the avaiable land that will get enough light to grow. I'm also thinking about adding a 30.06 mineral lick to help the deer out some as well. The plot I planted is located just off a major travel route. The town it is in is very quickly becomeing suburbia from the rural town I grew up in. I own about 3.5 acres which is split by a creek botton and the deer are forced through the "bottle neck" due to increased land development on all sides of me.
I like the idea of thinning the does. There is an extended archery season that allows me to take an extra buck and as many doe as I willing to buy tags for. This may be a good option for this fall. Although I had two resident doe in the creek bottom last fall I believe the majority of the deer are just passing through the aera.
Hopefully if nothing more it will keep the deer out of the vegetable garden.
Thanks again for your suggestions,
Chuck
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