Friday, June 14, 2013

They Got In!

After a week of no deer incursions Norma went out and bought $200 worth of rose bushes yesterday including a White Rose bush she had been coveting at the nursery. She was going to plant them today but this morning they were all eaten. Reduced to stubs. She had netting across the driveway which was not disturbed so they did not get in there.

The only possible place is a gully up on the bank where there is a one foot gap under the fence. Brooks and I were sure deer did not get down on their bellies and crawl under fences but that is the only place we can find where there is a possible entry. Damn! I will fill that gap today.
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10 comments:

  1. our awesome travelsJune 14, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Too bad about the roses, now on to plan B ?

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    1. CroftJune 14, 2013 at 9:22 AM

      Rod's idea of frozen paint balls is starting to sound pretty good!

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    2. Rod and SylviaJune 14, 2013 at 2:10 PM

      I can just see you out at nught with a Pit Lamp and wearing Camo Gear. Maybe you can borrow some gear from Stanley Edward....

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  2. mexicokidJune 14, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    I think it is so kind of you and Norma to feed the deers but perhaps try apples next time a lot cheaper........as you can tell i am rooting for the babies!!!! Cheers Les

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  3. René and Jeanette GenereuxJune 14, 2013 at 10:40 AM

    Sheesh!!!!!!

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  4. normJune 14, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    The deer here in Ohio jump over six foot fence for fun. Look for their landing point, I'm sure they are jumping over. They use 12 foot fence here to protect the fancy plants from the deer. Our deer can dress out over 200 lbs, a six foot fence is nothing. We have a thirty foot wide drainage ditch in the peat bog behind the house, they jump across rather than get their feet dirty. When you wrote about your fence, I was thinking, "that would never work here"...

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  5. Robert & Carol Ann MartinJune 14, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    You know, they make some pretty good looking plastic roses these days.

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  6. Contessa June 14, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    ...Norma must be pissed!

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  7. calypsoJune 17, 2013 at 9:36 AM

    Ouch! Better start with a less expensive plant array until you are convinced those four-legged vegetarians are fenced out.

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  8. WilJune 18, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    My experience in Maine is similar to Norm' s. The deer can clear an 8 foot board fence to get to fancy plantings. Now that we have only a Schipperke, they are up in the yard, climbing in the Apple trees at night in the Autumn.

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