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Deer deterred by fake spiders?

Posted by Sarah Ashworth on November 16, 2009 at 2:26pm
Within the past month or two I half heard the response to a Gardener's Question Time question and I have been desperate to know what the full answer was ever since. It involved detering deer (I think muntjac) with fake spiders (tapping into their instinctual fear of spiders. Since muntjac are from Asia could make sense?). I think it involved periodically moving the spiders in order to fool the deer! Please did anyone hear this and remember more. Or have any experience of this. I am intrigued.
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  • Graeme @ BGS November 16, 2009 at 2:36pm
    Sorry I didn't catch that particular program but once a deer decides something doesn't present a threat it will adapt to its presence so hence yes they would probably have to be moved around abit.
  • john glover November 16, 2009 at 9:23pm
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qp2f

    its on here 30/10/2009 at about 30.00mins

    the question is about bullfinches not deer,think you must have heard
    the cd solution which also works for deer.
  • Sarah Ashworth November 17, 2009 at 12:25pm
    Thanks for the response. So do CD's work to deter deer?

    john glover said:
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qp2f

    its on here 30/10/2009 at about 30.00mins

    the question is about bullfinches not deer,think you must have heard
    the cd solution which also works for deer.
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