Deer deterrence - Ask Extension
What is used in your gardens to prevent deer damage?
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Asked February 03, 2024, 9:38 AM EST
What is used in your gardens to prevent deer damage?
Wayne County Ohio
Expert Response
From "The Elusive Deer-Proof Garden"
“No plant is safe from deer under all conditions,” said Marne A. Titchenell, a wildlife program specialist at The Ohio State University. Instead, she recommends a “toolbox approach” of strategies." (Roach, 2021)
This New York Times interview with OSU's Marne Titchnell is an excellent guide through various deer control strategies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/realestate/the-elusive-deer-proof-garden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.S00.khGL.DJRcoqu1tRfG&bgrp=c&smid=url-share
And this OSU fact sheet,
"Managing Wildlife Damage in the Landscape,"
has an extensive detailed section on deer control strategies:
https://mahoning.osu.edu/sites/mahoning/files/imce/Program_Pages/MG/MG-Nuisance%20Wildlife-Marne.pdf
Roach, M. (2021, May 5). The elusive deer-proof garden. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/realestate/the-elusive-deer-proof-garden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.S00.khGL.DJRcoqu1tRfG&bgrp=c&smid=url-share
“No plant is safe from deer under all conditions,” said Marne A. Titchenell, a wildlife program specialist at The Ohio State University. Instead, she recommends a “toolbox approach” of strategies." (Roach, 2021)
This New York Times interview with OSU's Marne Titchnell is an excellent guide through various deer control strategies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/realestate/the-elusive-deer-proof-garden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.S00.khGL.DJRcoqu1tRfG&bgrp=c&smid=url-share
And this OSU fact sheet,
"Managing Wildlife Damage in the Landscape,"
has an extensive detailed section on deer control strategies:
https://mahoning.osu.edu/sites/mahoning/files/imce/Program_Pages/MG/MG-Nuisance%20Wildlife-Marne.pdf
Roach, M. (2021, May 5). The elusive deer-proof garden. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/realestate/the-elusive-deer-proof-garden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.S00.khGL.DJRcoqu1tRfG&bgrp=c&smid=url-share
