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Deer "Scarer" Speaks Their Language
Speak their language and deer listen. That’s the premise behind a couple of new deterrent products from Bird Gard, LLC. After a decade of research with the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and a couple years of testing in orchards, vineyards and landscaped areas, Deer Shield was put on the market last year.
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Deer Scarer Speaks Their Language MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Speak their language and deer listen That’s the premise behind a couple of new deterrent products from Bird Gard LLC After a decade of research with the University of Nebraska Lincoln and a couple years of testing in orchards vineyards and landscaped areas Deer Shield was put on the market last year
The basic model for backyard gardeners has a motion sensor and speaker to protect up to 1 1/2 acres When a deer approaches within 75 ft the sensor activates a digital recording of a deer sounding alarm with hostile and territorial calls Any deer in the area will instinctively flee
“Deer are habitual They like traveling in the same patterns This is a behavior modification device that causes them to change their travel and feeding patterns ” explains Rick Willis marketing manager for Bird Gard
The $250 unit can be powered by 110-volt power or a standard 12-volt which will power the unit for several months
A Super Pro model covers up to 6 acres with four speakers set every few hundred feet that blast out the deer calls in a random pattern It works because deer understand the language and it makes them afraid unlike cannon sounds used in the past which birds and wildlife adapt to
“It’s creating a defensible line ” Willis says “We’re keeping the deer a great distance from the crops ”
For example a pear grower in Oregon had problems with deer coming from a nearby wooded property Speakers were set in a line along the orchard and the deer changed their travel patterns and stayed out of the orchard
The Super Pro model can have up to 4 speakers $800 for four An optional solar panel starting at $150 ensures continuous power without the hassle of checking batteries
“Anyone who buys it has a year to determine if it’s satisfactory If not we refund every cent of the purchase price ” Willis says
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bird Gard LLC 270 E Sun Ranch Dr P O Box 1690 Sisters Ore 97759 ph 888 332-2328; www deershieldtech com
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