[TheForge] one garden for humans and one garden for critters ( was Re: (no subject))

[Bruce Freeman]

I don't have too much of a critter problem here in suburbia.

I wonder, though, whether those of you far from prying eyes might not do
better to make fences the critters can get into but not out of.  That, plus
a silent alarm and a rifle should make short work of them.  Probably illegal
in many places, though.

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 5:32 PM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com>wrote:

> hello jerry
>
> i totally understand. i have had apple trees striped of their bark by
> deer. the deer do come right up to the garage to see what is available
> to eat.
>
> i have gone over to using chicken wire and t-bars to keep the critters
> out. i have a fence for the dogs which does keep the deer away until the
> deer figures out the dog cannot get to them. at that point the deer do
> what they want.
>
> i have been through enough pain and suffering that i have adopted a
> live-and-let-live attitude, at least with critters.
>
> while i do not wish anyone ill-will, there are many obits i would enjoy
> reading.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011, Jerry Smith wrote:
>
>  Terry,
>>
>
>  I plant my farm land for food stuff crops far away from the house and
>> plant my household garden near the house. So far to this day the deer just
>> ignore the signs I put up, including the ones that say that Firearms in Use.
>> If it wasn't for the dog being out off and on during the day, the deer would
>> come right up to the back door. They did that before I got the dog.
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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Bruce
NJ