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Eben,
I live in Richmond and have the same problem with deer. They are starting to move in closer to the house, actually right to our front door. Hoof prints all over the yard and right up to our gardens. The rhodes have been nibbled on as wells as some other plants. A friend of mine works in landscaping and said one of the best repellents for deer is Irish Spring soap. Get a couple bars of the stuff (original scent), cut them into slices and place it near the plants you don't want the deer to get. They seemed to hate the smell of it. It worked for us last year. My wife was ready to kill the deer with her bare hands for eating her new plants. Put the stuff out and the problem stopped. I have to put out some fresh soap, and hopefully will do the trick like last year. It is inexpensive and safe. Hopefully I'll buy a new bow this year and start to thin out the herd that roams my area. Have been watching it grow for the last couple of years. Well just a suggestion. Good Luck
-James
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