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Originally Posted by Rerun
Any suggestions?
My new house is fairly close to the river and there is a small crab apple tree in my yard. The deer seem to love this tree. How do I know, even though I've yet to see a dear in my yard? Because they leave presents on the lawn each time they visit.
Here is a pic... although its not one of my piles but it basically looks the same...
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Firstly, if they are interested in your "small tree" and are return visitors, you might be advised to get something to protect the trunk before the snow flies as the males might come along and use it as an itching post for their antlers . . . . . and then you've got a dead tree.
A loose looping of chicken wire - largely invisible from any kind of distance - has worked for me at my place in the country. We have more than 100 trees and we were losing about five a year to deer mauling them before protecting them.
Secondly, deer leave an awesome amount of poop around my place, vast accumulations once the snow clears for Spring, which my two Golden Retrievers lap up like they're buckets of chocolate almonds . . . . so, get a dog!!!
Otherwise, just let the poop settle into the grass and the nuggets will eventually disappear through time. If you find that esthetically awful, then maybe get a vacuum cleaner for the purpose if you're some kind of neat freak.
Me, I clean up dog poop and forget about deer poop.
Polly tells a dear missus to "Frak Off"
And this isn't a terribly unusual sight, nestled in the shade against the house . . . . . even in a yard with two dogs.
Cowperson
