"Outwitting Deer: 101 Truly Ingenious Methods and Proven Techniques to Prevent Deer from Devouring Your Garden and Destroying Your Yard"
 
Author: Bill Adler Jr. 
Condition: Very good (verging on "like new").
177 pgs.
Published by Lyons Press (1999).
 
Short desription: Discusses ways to keep gardens and shrubbery safe from deer and includes strategies to protect yourself from Lyme disease and avoid collisions with deer while driving.
 
Stock summary:
"I once believed all those myths about Bambi. I saw the movie." Now a homeowner and a gardener, Adler has changed his tune. "Deer are a scourge. They invade our yards and eat our precious plants, shrubs, fruits, and vegetables." And the worst part is, they're nearly impossible to keep out of backyard gardens. As adaptable as squirrels, deer will jump fences, trample flowers, even enter your house--all in search of a good meal.
 
Adler offers over 100 truly ingenious methods for outwitting these voracious ungulates. With Outwitting Deer, you'll learn how to:
 
* Identify deer damage in your yard
* Make homeade repellents
* Buy commercial deterrents that really work
* Landscape your garden to repel deer by using plants they hate
* Protect yourself from Lyme disease and prevent deer/vehicle collissions
* Get involved with population management techniques such as birth control and authorized deer hunts
* Develop long-term, succcessful anti-deer stratagies and more!
 
Armed with Outwitting Deer, you will keep your gardens and shrubbery safe from these lovely by ravenous pests. A must for all vegetable and flower gardeners, suburban home owners, and anyone with a yard at stake.
 
Bill Adler Jr. is the author of Outwitting Critters and Outwitting Squirrels.