How to Keep a Deer Off Property

Deer are attracted to places with trees and plenty of weeds to lay in during the colder months. Deer are pretty, but can be a nuisance on private property. Sometimes a baby deer will stray on the front lawn or into the backyard. There are ways to stay safe and keep the deer in the woods where they belong and they are safe, too.

Instructions

1. Tie soap to the branches of the trees to keep deer from chewing the bark. Deer do not like soap.

2. Clean up any garbage lingering around your property, such as candy wrappers, gum and food particles. This stuff attracts deer.

3. Keep lids tight on garbage cans and even recycling bins. Don’t make it easy for deer to smell or get to the discarded food and drink.

4. Keep a security light on in the area. This discourages deer from coming up to the house. This also helps avoid accidental chewing on wires.

5. Encourage children not to feed deer. Most children want to do just this because they see deer as cute, but it doesn’t help efforts to keep the deer away.

Tips & Warnings

• Some people like to have deer in their yards, but in most areas where deer populations tend to overwhelm an area, there are laws against this.