From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/28/2024 11:04 AM, cshenk wrote:   
   > songbird wrote:   
   >   
   >> cshenk wrote:   
   >> ...   
   >>> For me, it's Norwat rats.  Occasional squirrels but they mostly   
   >>> ignore the veggies.   
   >>   
   >>    there are not many squirrels here because we don't have   
   >> oak trees in the immediate area.  a few hundred feet and   
   >> there are a few but the hawks tend to get any squirrels   
   >> if they are in the open for long.   
   >>   
   >>    i've gotten three more chipmunks and finally could not   
   >> find the raisin i was using to bait them - had to replace   
   >> it.   
   >>   
   >>    groundhogs do a lot more damage here to the gardens   
   >> inside the fences as they can get through or over that   
   >> fencing (Mom bought the wrong kind and i've not got the   
   >> funds right now to put up some different fencing that   
   >> would exclude them).   
   >>   
   >>    today we had a fairly young deer come through and i   
   >> was able to watch it for a while until it got to a spot   
   >> where i could scare it off.  i don't want to scare them   
   >> when they might panic and run into a fence.  at one   
   >> point it was looking into some pieces of mirrors we have   
   >> on one of our yard art works.  it was looking and then   
   >> sniffing at it.  i hope it doesn't come back.  we've   
   >> not had much of any deer tracks around recently so i'm   
   >> glad they've kept away.  i don't want any of them to   
   >> think that this is a spot to hang out.  we had a family   
   >> of three hang out here two years ago and they ate about   
   >> everything i had planted in some gardens that were not   
   >> fenced.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>    songbird   
   >   
   > I've heard deer can be quite a pest for gardeners!  They are in parts   
   > of VB, but not where I am.  Even if they were, the 6ft wood fence would   
   > stop them.  We also get bears from time to time, but not near me.   
      
   My father described watching deer, just standing next to the fence,   
   suddenly hopping over the fence in one motion. He had to go up to 8-10   
   feet or so to keep them out.   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CCvl82Fk0o   
      
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