Although browsing deer are charming to watch, they can cause extensive damage by feeding on plants, trampling lawns and rubbing antlers against trees. In urban areas, home landscapes may become the major source of food. Deer can pose a serious aesthetic and economic threat.

Management Strategies

It is difficult to move deer out of areas where they are not wanted. Not all strategies are practical for every homeowner. Aavon Home Services can provide practical management strategies, including:

• light, noise or water systems activated by motion detection
• fencing
• selecting plants unattractive to deer
• treating plants with deer repellents
• netting and tubing

Call us at Aavon for details and advice on the options that best suit your needs.

Quick Facts

• It is difficult to move deer out of areas where they are not wanted.
• A hungry deer will find almost any plant palatable, so no plant is "deer proof."
• The two types of deer repellents are contact repellents and area repellents.
• Netting can reduce deer damage to small trees.
• Adequate fencing to exclude deer is a very effective way to control deer damage.
• Motion-activated water sprays, light and sound can also effectively keep deer at bay.