No Bird Netting Plastic “bird netting” that is advertised as a bird repellent is not recommended to repel either deer or birds. Wildlife can become tangled in bird netting that is placed over trees and plants.

20 Ways to Keep Deer Out of Your Yard

1. Don’t over-stock your garden with tasty plants.
2. Keep deer-favorite plants close to the house.
3. Plant pungent perennials as a natural barrier.
4. Plant thorny, hairy, or prickly foliage.
5. Make deer-resistant substitutions.
6. Out of sight, out of mind.
7. Cleanliness counts.
8. Create levels.

Shiny and Flashy. Hang strings of old CDs from tree branches or along fishing line around the perimeter of your garden. The noise of them banging together and flashes of light will keep deer away. Aluminum pie tins also work well.

2. Dryer sheets deter deer. These may make your garden smell freshly laundered, but the general consensus is that deer are not bothered by them.

Homemade sprays with garlic powder and cayenne are almost as effective as commercial sprays, but they need to be reapplied more often since they wash off with rain more easily. Ribbons, reflectors and owl decoys are effective until a deer works up the courage to approach and feed.

Does Peppermint Oil Repel Deer? You can find peppermint essential oil is used as a deer repellant to get rid of deer. You can also find plants of a minty nature that can help repel deer.

Deer don’t like mint, rosemary, cinnamon and clove. All are pungent plants that work to disguise the protected plant’s natural smell, they taste nasty to deer, and they make the diluted egg stick better. (No more “This yard smells like poop!” complaints.)

While there is no scientific evidence that coffee grounds will deter deer, the bitter smell of spent coffee grounds may signal to deer that humans are nearby and keep them away from your property.