I love to order stuff online, and before that from catalogs. Gives you something to look forward to. Today the package from Camping World arrived. Not bad timing. Regular shipping, and ordered Sunday night. 3 days ain't bad.Got a water heater anode, a little organizer for the sink Sweet Wife liked. A few other things. But the reason for the order was new step covers, the kind with the springs that wrap around the steps and you wipe your feet on the way into the trailer.You see the deer that frequent (frequent indeed, they LIVE here) our yard, and garden, had chewed the old ones right off the steps. Ever had that happen to you? Others have rats chewing their trailers. Not me. I got deer.

At least the deer can't get inside your camper.

Red pepper sauce will keep Bambi away from anything...after the first lick.

When life gives you lemons, make lemon aide. Turn those deer into venison and your problem is solved!

They're after the salt most likely. They eat the gravel in my driveway where I p**. Quick and simple to remove when they're not needed. Put 'em back on when you use the RV

I found non-slip stick on step guards at Home Depot paint dept-cover almost all of the step.Be hard to eat those!

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2012Coleman
Explorer II
Jan 17, 2014
westend wrote:
michers wrote:
Try spraying it with deer repellent, you can find it on Amazon. Not sure what they make with, maybe a synthetic coyote pee.
Most of the repellants are egg whites and red pepper. Coyote urine will do it too but is more expensive. The commercial fungicide Daconil used to be listed as a repellant and works real good. It is not listed for that use anymore.

My wife, the Polish Princess, has an aversion to anything that walks or crawls that isn't human. If she sees a deer in the yard it's "GET THE GUN!". I asked her Majesty, once, why we located her castle in Exurbia, where all the critters are free to roam and seem to be an enjoyable experience for most. I got the Royal Look. :R
Try you own urine - stopped them from eating my ornamental sweet potato vines! :P
BurbMan
Explorer II
Jan 17, 2014
Sure, have a few beers and head for the garden....LOL....

"Look Dad that man is peeing on his trailer steps"
"No, son, he's applying deer repellent"
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Jan 17, 2014
BurbMan wrote:
Sure, have a few beers and head for the garden....LOL....

"Look Dad that man is peeing on his trailer steps"
"No, son, he's applying deer repellent"
Exactly!
westend
Explorer
Jan 18, 2014
2012Coleman wrote:
westend wrote:
michers wrote:
Try spraying it with deer repellent, you can find it on Amazon. Not sure what they make with, maybe a synthetic coyote pee.
Most of the repellants are egg whites and red pepper. Coyote urine will do it too but is more expensive. The commercial fungicide Daconil used to be listed as a repellant and works real good. It is not listed for that use anymore.

My wife, the Polish Princess, has an aversion to anything that walks or crawls that isn't human. If she sees a deer in the yard it's "GET THE GUN!". I asked her Majesty, once, why we located her castle in Exurbia, where all the critters are free to roam and seem to be an enjoyable experience for most. I got the Royal Look. :R
Try you own urine - stopped them from eating my ornamental sweet potato vines! :P
I've actually had some limited success with perimeter applications. :)

We do a pretty good bit of gardening and I've installed a six foot fence around Her Highness's herb garden and the veggie garden. Occasionally a deer will jump the fence. I just shrug it off, it's a lot harder to be at war with Mother Nature and her millions of animal and insect troops.

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