We have to many here too Bobert, they even eat the stuff that is supposedly deerproof, like my green tomatoes. I wouldn't be quite so annoyed if they would eat the whole thing, but they take bites out of them then spit them out. They are not in danger of going hungry in this area.

We also have our more than fair share of cougars here too, but they seem to prefer easier pickings, like domestic sheep.

Fortunately, after all these years, we have never hit a deer on the road with our vehicles, perhaps because we always expect them to be there. There are always roadkills in this area, following your nose is a good indicator for those not immediately visible. It keeps the ravens and turkey vultures happy and plump.

A slingshot is a good shot term solution. You can give them a good hard wack in the backside and move them along for awhile, but they have short memories. On some of my rhodos I've draped the tender new buds with hair in an attemt to disuade them and my husband too has used some of his personal liquid fence to make new shoots less palatable, but it rains here a lot in the Spring. Timely topic, next week, after almost 30 years, we've finally bit the bullet and are putting up some deer fencing.