Cold Weather Deer Repellent Strategies

The Right Cold Weather Deer Repellent Strategy is Important
Once the temperature starts to drop, particularly below freezing, many kinds of deer repellent techniques aren’t going to work so well. Liquids and sprays are very hard to apply, and don’t even think about running a hose and sprinkler system in the winter.
So what kinds of cold-weather strategies do work to keep deer out of your yard?
Fencing
A good fence will work no matter what the weather is like, though if you live in an area that gets heavy snowfall, then it can be less effective. Once a few feet of snow has fallen, deer will be much more likely to hop over the partially buried fence in the winter. Still, it does function in cold weather which might be better than nothing. Continue reading →