Deer Proofing Your Yard and Garden Book

I was pleased with the book. It explains some about deer behavior. It goes over different options for trying to steer deer from your garden. From different types of fences, to visual stimuli, olfactory, taste, hearing, and even tactile stimuli that can deter deer from your yard.

It goes over what plants deer do and don't like. However, it goes on to point out that based on the individual deer, the season, the gender, how bad the weather is, how much other forage is available, how long previous deterrents have been used can affect your success.

One other suggestion in the book was to try and have your deterrents in place before you plant your garden. If you can keep deer away before they make a behavior of eating your garden to nubs, the better chance you have. Also, using multiple deterrents and changing them across time can also be helpful.

Even if the deer still win in the battle for keeping my garden alive, at least I feel like I gave it my best shot after reading this book. The book also has an appendix at the end with the products grouped by type of deterrent, their web site, and the active ingredients. They talk about the pros and cons of each deterrent. They site research studies when available. They also give recipes for home remedies.

It seemed pretty well researched. It is an easy and quick read. If deer are destroying your property, it may be worth a read.