Comments on: Hair Today, Deer Gone Tomorrow

By: Doug Cook

Doug Cook — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:52 +0000

You may have to mix it up a bit, but in my experience deer don’t like the smell of dead animals parts and continue to stay away. Granted, I don’t like the smell of dead animals either but if raw eggs, soup and hair is what I need to do then that is what I’m going to do.
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By: Reuse Your Old Panty Hose Rather than Chucking in the Trash | Green Talk™

Reuse Your Old Panty Hose Rather than Chucking in the Trash | Green Talk™ — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:17:37 +0000

[...] I snapped the legs back and forth. Why not fill the legs with human hair just like I did with a small bag in one of my reuse articles to prevent deer from destroying my plants? (For more reuse ideas, check out my category, [...]

By: AirCut: Could Cutting Your Own Hair Lower Your Footprint? | Green Talk™

AirCut: Could Cutting Your Own Hair Lower Your Footprint? | Green Talk™ — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:51:34 +0000

[...] Use it to sprinkle around your plant to deter deer. See my homemade hose bag with hair. [...]

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:05:45 +0000

Update: Its Spring and the plant survived without deer damage! The deer actually stayed away from the plants! I have no idea how long this idea will work because deer get used to our human ways. Readers? Anna

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:40:19 +0000

Regina, I will see this Spring. I tied it to a small bush that the deer nipped last year. If the buds are there, then it worked. Personally, I think the NJ deer are so used to people that they probably just laughed at me thinking “silly human.” I hope I am wrong, though.

If it works, perhaps I should go to a door grooming place and get dog hair…

What state do you live in and do the deer outnumber the people in your state. It seems that way in NJ. (Just kidding.)

Thanks for the compliment on my posts (blush, blush). You should have seen my face when I saw the nerds in the trashcan…Anna

By: Regina

Regina — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:00:18 +0000

So, just curious if this worked to keep the deer away?? I have used dog hair clippings from when we shave our dogs in my garden scattered around the base of my tender plants, and seems to work pretty well! I enjoy reading your posts, especially the one about the Nerds box in the trashcan! Sounds like myself Regina

By: Green Talk

Green Talk — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:32:53 +0000

Bea, do you have a suggestion for ground hogs? Anna

By: Bea

Bea — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:00 +0000

for deer repellent we have used a mixture consisting of raw eggs, a squirt of dish soap and water sprayed on foliage… it has to be reapplied after rain or heavy dew. Deer do not like the smell of rotting eggs (we don’t smell it but they can)… I also know farmers who hang mesh bags of meat wastes to repel the deer… that whole rotting flesh smell deters them as they think they might be next… of course, not an option if you have close neighbors or are in an area where bear or other wildlife might be attracted… but there are some ideas for you.