Re: our posts on deer.......... We live in a wooded area where there are many many deer, raccoons, possums and other wildlife. They are here because we humans took over their land. They were here first, and we've stolen so much of their habitat there is very little land left for them, and their only option is to "trespass" on our property or starve! My heart goes out to all wild things who lost their homes.
In regard to them eating our plants, the deer here eat all sorts of plants, even plants it is said they don't like. I use Deer Off on what I want to save. It's a stinky smelling spray, but it works. Without it they ate my peonies, forsythia, lillies, hostas and just about everything. They spray is not harmful to them, just stinky. > Natalie, > > Hold on. I am not blaming the deer. I was over simplifying, so I > apologize. I have oppossum raccoons and squirels too. I battle the > deer beacuse they eat my daylilies. I have lived here for 25 years > and five years ago the deer became a problem. NOT their fault but > the fault of man. I will not get into that. I do not think the deer > need to be shot or anything like that. I chose repellants to > hopefully get them to change their browsing patterns. They are > creatures of habit. I felt sorry for them two winters ago when > there was no nut crop in the fall and we had lots of snow here in > VA. They did a number on plants they rarely touched in the past so > I know they were hungry. > > Sally _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
