Homeowners have numerous deer resistant aesthetic plant options for their beloved gardens which reduce deer browsing damage of these plants to tolerable levels.
The Michigan Department of Health and the CDC recommend personal protective behaviors and property management techniques to prevent being bitten by a black-legged tick and contracting Lyme disease.
Local governments should implement effective nonlethal measures to manage deer vehicle crashes and not consider divisive lethal means to reduce a deer population.
Homeowners have reasonable cost-effective long term deer repellent options including a new effective long-term rain resistant repellent product called Trico.
The University of Minnesota Extension recommends only four-foot tall fencing for a micro-exclosure to effectively keep deer out of your gardens.