REPLY: [pbs] voles
DaveKarn@aol.com (Sat, 04 Sep 2004 08:54:04 PDT)

In a message dated 9/4/04 5:52:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, jglatt@ptd.net
writes:

Judy ~

You need to get to know Frans Officer and a long time resident of a southern
suburb of Minneapolis noted for its large numbers of deer. He keeps a large
can of marbles and a slingshot at several locations around the house and
property. He maintains that (as one's accuracy improves!!) this has been a fairly
good deer deterrent (he has notable collections of L. Martagon hybrids and
species along with hosta and other shade-loving plants under the oak trees that
cover the property ). He had said that, now, he has to be surreptitious about
opening doors or windows to get a shot at a deer since they are all pretty much
wise to the "slingshot effect."

Actually, the only permanent deterrent is a double line of fencing about four
to five feet apart since they will not jump the inner one when they determine
they don't have the space to do so. And there are other methods, as well,
including "effective control agents" like cougar and wolves.

Best,
Dave Karnstedt (a former resident of rural Minnesota where the deer are
thicker than voles!!)
Silverton, Oregon, USA
email: davekarn@AOL.com