RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

The stuff Dan O mentioned from Forestry Suppliers is called Deer Off, ph. 800-647-5368. Catalog item #17084, it cost $115 per gallon. 32 oz covers up to 4,000 sq. ft. and is safe for crops, suppose to last up to 3 months. Not sure if it would be feasible.

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

If you invite me over where the problem is I can help show what and hoe to take care of them:)

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

timbercruiser; I was talking about catalogue item #17041. It' s $29.25 for a gallon of concentrate. It' s still pricey but I guess it could be worth it depending on what you' re trying to protect. If someones trying to protect a field of corn they better buy a doberman.

Dan O.

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

I' d just shoot them...;):D[&:]

All kidding aside, if a landowner goes through the proper channels, he' s able to harvest them through hunting....I' ve heard of men in KS being issued up to 5 buck tags and 25 doe tags per year to stop deer from destroying their crops (of course, he owns a majority of a couple counties, so several different herds are effected by these issued permits). Basically, you call up the KDWP and file a complaint, then an adjuster would come out and check out your story, then calculate the number of deer that would have to be present to do such damage, and then calculate the number of deer that need to be removed to inhibit or minimize the problem. Kansas is really good about it, you say you have a problem, they tell you how many deer you can take, give you the tags, and you can even give them to other hunters if you aren' t of the persuation to take that many yourself.

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

10-4, that number isn' t in the new catalog I have and the Deer-Off was the only item that was crop safe listed in mine.:)

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

Short Story,
Friend of mine had a small grape vineyard.The deer ate 75%+ of his grapes every year.He finally ran a cable down one side of vineyard. At night he would chain dogs to cable run along outside edge of vineyard.It worked very well and his harvest/yield went way up.Problem is he only ran it on one side of vineyard.The deer eventualy got smart and simply walked to opposite side just out of range of dogs and pigged out on available grapes! Don' t know why he didn' t make a dog run on both sides??

Anyway - he called me to hunt the problem away.I gladly obliged him,and took out every doe I could shoot.

No matter what you do,there will be a few deer that will sooner or later come in and eat everything you got. Thin them out with hunting is only sure fire solution.

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

timbercruiser; you' ve got the most up to date catalogue. It' s a chunk of money, so the crop must be valuable to try to protect it.

Dan O.

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

Hey Dan O, I tried to send you a private e-mail about a week ago about some sawtooth oak acorns. Did you get it?

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

Yes; I got the message and replied. I' ll try sending again.

Dan O.

RE: How do you get deer to stop rampaging crops
 

shoot them. ;) BUt get some tags for crop damage and get at it. SHould help out some:D

Brian