Grazing deterrents.

Captain Mainwaring

Member

Location

E. Sussex

• Jan 24, 2017

• #1

I have a block of oats that the deer seem to have latched onto and are giving a pasting. Last year I used a product called Aminosol which had some effect and was considerably cheaper than Grazers. Is there anything else (apart from lead which we are using as well) that others find useful and/or is Grazers up to its claims?

 

Steevo

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Location

Gloucestershire

• Jan 24, 2017

• #2

Fence

 

Pieces_of_Eight

Member

• Jan 24, 2017

• #3

Electric fence? Or some sort of flashing/sonic/laser device?

Would a gas banger help?

 

Brisel

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Midlands

• Jan 24, 2017

• #4

Distress call machine? Lishman make one for pigeons.

 

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foul mouth phil

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• Jan 24, 2017

• #5

Captain Mainwaring said:

I have a block of oats that the deer seem to have latched onto and are giving a pasting. Last year I used a product called Aminosol which had some effect and was considerably cheaper than Grazers. Is there anything else (apart from lead which we are using as well) that others find useful and/or is Grazers up to its claims?

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Lead

 

Captain Mainwaring

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Location

E. Sussex

• Jan 24, 2017

• #6

Pieces_of_Eight said:

Electric fence? Or some sort of flashing/sonic/laser device?

Would a gas banger help?

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Actually I'm thinking a gas gun might be worth a go as used judiciously it's isolated enough not to upset people.

 

Captain Mainwaring

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Location

E. Sussex

• Jan 24, 2017

• #7

foul mouth phil said:

Lead

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Unequivocally the best option, it just takes longer than I've allowed myself to make a buck.

 

Flat 10

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Arable Farmer

Location

Fen Edge

• Jan 25, 2017

• #8

Captain Mainwaring said:

I have a block of oats that the deer seem to have latched onto and are giving a pasting. Last year I used a product called Aminosol which had some effect and was considerably cheaper than Grazers. Is there anything else (apart from lead which we are using as well) that others find useful and/or is Grazers up to its claims?

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I have used grazers and remain sceptical of its benefits as l have been unable to see a big difference in untreated areas. Works differently from amino sol which I just looked up and apparently acts as a deterrent due to being made from animal by products. Roughly how much is it please? However I suspect any physical deterrent will be better than spray especially lead or electric fencing. Also I think oats have good powers of recovery?

 

Kevtherev

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Location

Welshpool Powys

• Jan 25, 2017

• #9

How big of a field?

 

Captain Mainwaring

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Location

E. Sussex

• Jan 25, 2017

• #10

Kevtherev said:

How big of a field?

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About 60 acres.

 

Kevtherev

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Location

Welshpool Powys

• Jan 25, 2017

• #11

Bit awkward to electric fence then !!

 

Captain Mainwaring

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Location

E. Sussex

• Jan 25, 2017

• #12

Flat 10 said:

I have used grazers and remain sceptical of its benefits as l have been unable to see a big difference in untreated areas. Works differently from amino sol which I just looked up and apparently acts as a deterrent due to being made from animal by products. Roughly how much is it please? However I suspect any physical deterrent will be better than spray especially lead or electric fencing. Also I think oats have good powers of recovery?

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The cost was £6.50/litre and went on at a litre per Ha so not an expensive punt. Oats do recover well, an organic customer usually puts sheep on his if it looks a bit forward, it just needs a bit of breathing space to let it get away really.

 

Pieces_of_Eight

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• Jan 26, 2017

• #13

Brisel said:

Distress call machine? Lishman make one for pigeons.

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Just a big loudspeaker?

 

Captain Mainwaring

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Location

E. Sussex

• Jan 26, 2017

• #14

That just reminded me of someone who in all seriousness suggested I try and get hold of some lion cr[emoji90]p and sprinkle it about, apparently deer don't like it much. I can't imagine there'd be too many volunteers to man the pooper scoop at the safari park either!

 

Pieces_of_Eight

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• Jan 27, 2017

• #15

This works ^^

Definitely keeps cats out of the garden if you have some lion/tiger bedding.

I've seen fox shaped steel cut-outs used to keep swans off OSR, maybe you could get a lion/tiger/bear/wolf one?

 

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focussed

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• Jan 29, 2017

• #16

Has anyone had much joy with Grazers or similar?