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Effectiveness of Types of Plants versus Browsing by Deer |
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The information listed below will provide you with an extensive listing of landscape materials that are browsed upon by deer. We also state the frequency of browsing (rarely or often). Plants browsed upon rarely would be wise choices for planting in areas where there are heavy deer populations. Plants that are browsed upon often should either not be planted at all or should be used as a "trap" planting so the deer will browse on them and not on your other, more choice plants.
Trees and Shrubs
Low Preference - Rarely Browsed Upon
Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Lead Plant (Amorpha fruiticosa)
Box Elder Maple (Acer negundo)
Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis)
Pinon Pine (Pinus edulis)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruiticosa)
Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata)
Western Snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)
Bluemist Spirea (Caryopteris incana)
Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmanii)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Hawthorne (Crataegus spp.)
High Preference - Browsed Upon Often
Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
True Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius)
Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo)
Roses - most (Rosea spp.)
Apples - most (Malus spp.)
Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Common Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Grapes
Flowers
Low Preference - Rarely Browsed Upon
Blue Flax (Linum)
Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)
Mountain Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Mariposa Lily (Calochortus gunnisonii)
Showy Milkweed (Ascelpias speciosa)
Miner's Candle (Cryptantha virgata)
Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margantaca)
Rhubarb
Snow-on-the-Mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
Stonecrop, Yellow (Sedum lanceolatum)
Sulphur Flower (Erigonum umbellata)
Yucca (Yucca glauca)
High Preference - Browsed Upon Often
Wild Geranium (Geranium fremontii)
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
Low Penstemon (Penstemon virens)
Common Phlox (Phlox multiflora)
Pasture Sage (Artemesia campestris)
Low Sunflower (Helianthus pumilus)
Tulips
Grasses
Low Preference - Rarely Browsed Upon
Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides)
Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
High Preference - Browsed Upon Often
Canada Bluegrass (Poa compressa)
Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis)
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Deer Repellant Guidelines |
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| Note: Deer repellant effectiveness. Pennsylvania State University Deer Research Facility, 1979 | ||
| Repellant | % Effectiveness | Active Ingredient |
| Feather Meal | 98.3* | Ground chicken feathers |
| Meat Meal | 97.3* | Tankage |
| Deer Away/BGR | 97.3* | Putrescent egg solids |
| Chaperone | 89.2* | Thiram |
| Chew Not | 87.8* | Thiram |
| Hinder | 87.3* | Ammonium soaps of higher fatty acids |
| Spoucete | 85.6 | Thiram |
| Hot Sauce | 85.5 | Capsaicin |
| Gustofsan 42-S | 85.3 | Thiram |
| Blood Meal | 70.0 | Blood |
| Magic Circle | 67.4 | Bone tar oil |
| Human Hair | 58.1 | Human hair clippings |
| Moth Balls | 54.8 | Napthalene |
| Creosote | 52.0 | Creosote |
| * Most effective repellants | ||
| Source: Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol 47 (2): 1993 p:517 | ||
Note: Two other products which are effective deer repellants are: Ropel and Bitter Apple.
Courtesy of the Colorado Division of Wildlife (5/90)
by Nick Pinell