They'll yank out pansies, gobble geraniums, snap off fruit tree branches, sample green beans, consume shrubs and annihilate rosebushes. It may be landscaping to you, but to a deer it's just a big buffet.
Deer show no mercy to gardens in the country.
It's much easier to prevent deer from coming onto property initially than to get rid of ones who have been foraging there for years. Having your prized garden viewed as a 24-hour Denny's isn't easy. Jim Furr, who moved to 12 acres three years ago, was dismayed when everything he planted was quickly nipped in the bud or razed by deer. You can't believe how frustrating and costly it is. Furr switched to deer-resistant plants, but the deer ate those too.