# Deer in yard **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867 "2005-06-26T02:03:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/21 "2005-06-27T11:21:23Z")
I read somewhere (no cite available for this one, unfortunately…like you care. I know…) that if you take your old, dirty, stinky, sweaty sneakers, and hang them off of a stake near your flowers, the deer will stay away from them. Apparently, they don’t like the ‘human scent’. I’ve never tried it, but in theory, it SHOULD work… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/22 "2005-06-27T11:38:02Z")
Here’s what you should do: Put a salt lick about 100 yards away from your home and leave it there a couple of days, then move it to 50 yards from the house. Leave it there a couple of days, then move it to 25 yards from the house. Then, when the deer is licking the salt block, 25 yards from your house, you can easily take it out right from your back porch! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/23 "2005-06-27T15:14:25Z")
> [@The Sausage Creature](#): > > Did you try blood meal? Yes, I’ve tried blood meal with no appreciable effect. The deer’s desire for green tomatoes seems to far outweigh their fear of people. They stand and watch me while I’m out watering or pulling weeds. It’s a good thing they are lovely to look at. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/24 "2005-06-27T20:39:23Z")
> [@The Sausage Creature](#): > > Did you try blood meal? I’d have thought that just inviting the original poster to hang out in one’s yard would do the trick, after all what deer would want to risk an encounter with a **carnivorousplant**? Obviously this doesn’t work or this thread wouldn’t even exist 😕🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/25 "2005-06-27T20:53:11Z")
> [@Cub Mistress](#): > > The deer’s desire for green tomatoes seems to far outweigh their fear of people. They stand and watch me while I’m out watering or pulling weeds. I wonder why your deer are so tame. The deer come up to my house and invade the bird feeder, which is really just a pile of seeds, corn, bread and leftovers on the low stone wall. I don’t care what eats it; squirrels, birds, deer, fine. But the deer are quite wary and spook the minute they see any movement inside the house. Raccoons, squirrels, and chipmunks don’t seem to care what moves inside as long as I don’t do jumping jacks or imitate Alvin & Co. ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/26 "2005-06-27T20:53:57Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > Here’s what you should do: > > Put a salt lick about 100 yards away from your home and leave it there a couple of days, then move it to 50 yards from the house. Leave it there a couple of days, then move it to 25 yards from the house. Then, when the deer is licking the salt block, 25 yards from your house, you can easily take it out right from your back porch! 😃 Baiting deer is illegal in many places. If you leave the salt lick out long enough though, the deer will get used to its presence; so when you remove it for deer season, they’ll still come around. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/27 "2005-06-28T00:24:36Z")
> [@Mama Zappa](#): > > after all what deer would want to risk an encounter with a **carnivorousplant**? One of the common names for [Darlingtonia califronica](http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5160.html) is “Deer’s Meat”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/28 "2005-06-28T00:43:46Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Darlingtonia califronica Try typing without fingers, Smart Guy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867/29 "2005-06-28T00:53:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It’s very dry, and I’ve seen a doe several times this week […] > I was sitting on the porch watching the hummingbirds, a saga in itself, and she walked in front of the barn about 50’ away, nervously chewing on some tall weeds. Admiral Fish Head: “It’s a trap!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-in-yard/309867.md?page=1)