[ad] 5 DIY Ways to Keep Deer Out of Your Yard
While deer are beautiful animals, they can wreak havoc on your yard. Unfortunately, they will not stop eating your plants simply because you asked them to. You will have to employ creative solutions to disincentisize deer from treating your property as an all-you-can-eat buffet.
If you are looking for innovative, humane, and environmentally-friendly ways to keep these creatures at bay, then you have come to the right place. Here are 5 ways to keep deer out of your yard.
- Install a Deer Fence
While this may seem like an easy fix, deer are sneaky, and they are capable of jumping surprisingly high. You will need to build a fence with strict specifications to ensure its effectiveness. The fence will need to be at least eight feet tall and with no gaps over six inches in width. They are known to squeeze into tight spaces to find themselves a tasty treat.
One option to consider is purchasing a deer fence from an online deer fence provider to ensure that it will be constructed properly. Many of these fences are creatively designed to not be an eyesore in your yard. In fact, many are practically invisible. Once you order your desired fence, you can install it yourself to still save money while also saving time.
- Maintain Your Yard
Deer enjoy spending time in places that provide cover from predators as well as a cozy spot to bed down. You can prevent your yard from looking like that kind of place by planting shrubs and hedges more sparsely and trimming them routinely.
Your yard can still look lovely without looking lovely in the eyes of unwanted deer. Spending a little extra time thinking about your landscape design can prevent a headache down the road when all your plants have been eaten.
- Grow Plants that Attract Deer Closer to Your Home
Like humans, deer love munching on fruits and vegetables. If you want to grow these types of plants, consider doing so closer to your home. This way, deer will be less likely to approach because they generally do not like to get close to human-made structures.
- Put up Wind Chimes
A few well-placed wind chimes may be all you need to deter deer from spending time on your property. The strange sound will spook them just enough to keep them from coming back without damaging their eardrums or causing them long-term harm.
While wind chimes may scare the deer away, they may also emit sounds that are pleasing to your ears serving two benefits at one time. This option is also one of the simplest, quickest, and least expensive options if you don’t want to invest many resources into solving your deer problem.
- Install a Motion-Activated Sprinkler
While this likely is not a practical solution to implement all over your yard, if there is a particular area you need to keep deer from, this may be effective. Motion-activated sprinklers only spray when they detect movement, so they are not wasteful.
Additionally, the spray is at a low volume to startle, rather than injure animals passing by. Some options even emit water at the same time to keep these animals away. A plus side of this option is that it will deter rabbits, racoons, skunks, coyotes, etc.
These are 5 reasonably inexpensive options for keeping deer out of your yard that you can do yourself. While putting up some wind chimes will take less time than installing a fence, you may need to experiment with the various options to determine what will work best in your situation.
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