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favorite brand of deer & rabbit repellent?

ellatiarella (SW Mich 6a)

3 years ago

On this forum, several people posted that they like the Liquid Fence brand. However, on the website from which I would order the concentrate, there are some 1-star reviews saying that the product formula was altered after a corporate acquisition. Do any of you have a specific brand of concentrate that you recommend? What seems to work best? thnx!

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Diane Brakefield
3 years ago
I have lots of experience with deer repellents, and the best for me, by far, is Deer Out, available on Amazon. If you have a lot of roses, the concentrate is the economical way to go--much cheaper in the long run than the ready to spray form. What you state above seems to be true about Liquid Fence. We had a nearly deer free summer, and I was gloating about it and hadn't sprayed Deer Out in quite a while, when the deer came calling the other day. So, out came the Deer Out, and the deer haven't returned. Repellents are not 100% effective, though. Only a good deer proof fence is. Diane
ellatiarella (SW Mich 6a) thanked Diane Brakefield
ellatiarella (SW Mich 6a)
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3 years ago
I will check it out on Amazon. Thanks!
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