Shake Away 5006158 Deer Repellent Granules, 5-Pound, Natural

As much as I don't like coyotes in the backyard, Shake Away has become my favored deer repellent in the last two years of use. There is a highly effective Liquid Fence concentrate that I keep on hand for when I run out of the granules, but it still has to be mixed with water, carried around in a heavy sprayer, and repeated after rain. Crucial, too, is keeping the sprayer clean; lately, again, a clogged nozzle sends me to the computer to reorder the granules. Shake Away (at a competetive price, as it normally is here) is fast, easy and effective. The granules take some time to break down, so it isn't necessary to sprinkle again after every rain shower. In the autumn I sprinkle it on top after mulching the gardens heavily with leaves. After snow, I sprinkle it into such protected items as empty bird baths and feeders (which deer are as prone to go after as lilys in spring), and under an upturned wheelbarrow. I have put a small quantity into the toe of old socks and hung it with a plastic bag over it at a gate, breaks in a crumbling fenceline, etc., and found it lasts a long time and works well. When I can no longer smell it in the socks, I watch for signs of deer activity; it might be time to replace the Shake Away (although deer have a much sharper sense of smell than we do). After training the deer to stay away, I've found that sprinkling only around the perimeter serves as an adequate reminder to them, and keeps down the quantity of product needed. Shake Away is well worth the price to me.

Hoped to keep deer on the backside of the fence instead of jumping to the yard Maybe this deters them a bit but they still try for the yard and the yums if offers. One morning I saw the doe napping in the very spot I had put repellent the day before! I still try it out as it’s better than nothing I think

Shake-Away deer repellent is the only product that has worked for keeping raccoons at bay and I am sure it keeps deer away if used correctly. If one lives in a rainy area of the US like we do(Seattle), I have found a way to keep the scent from leeching out when there is a lot of rain. Simply get a few of those cheap painted-metal and plastic cylindrical thistle bird feeders with a removable roof, pour the Shake-away into them and strategically locate them on the ground where you don't want deer or Raccoons. The thistle feeders will give you more bang for your buck and it has worked brilliantly for us and our Koi Pond. We have had the pond for 9 years now and through trial and error, I finally found out about Shake-Away and as I mentioned, it is the only product that has absolutely worked for keeping the raccoons away. Great product!

I've been buying Shake Away deer repellant for some time now, and I think it works fairly well. My wife and I live in a spot where our back yard runs up against a large field, with a small forrest just to the left. Needless to say, we see plenty of deer in our back yard during the year. We started a garden 4 years ago, and unfortunately the first year we lost most of our produce to deer. We looked into several different methods to keep deer away, and a neighbor mentioned he uses these. We gave these granules a shot, and they seem to work well. Deer have left us alone since then, for the most part, but we have found that you'll need to re-apply whenever it rains (which is does plenty in Ohio). The first year we bought the smaller container, but since then we've used the 5lb version to keep up with mother nature! :)

I've had deer problems for a few years now. For decades no problem, but deer have moved into the neighborhood in the last few years, so this is a new problem for me. I only heard about this product recently, and saw that it kept deer away from a neighbor's plants and decided to try it. I don't often actually see the deer - just the destruction of foliage on perenial flowers and plants before getting a chance to enjoy the flowers themselves. Until these deer showed up, the flowers had flourished for decades. Grrr! If only they ate the plants I don't want, I'd welcome them with open arms. And I don't appreciate the piles of poo they leave behind on the lawn. The Shake Away granules are similar to beach sand, but a variety of shades from black to beige, and stinky! But only if you mistakenly open it inside. I get only faint wiffs of it when spreading it outside. I dip a tablespoon sized scoop into the container and sparingly spread it - they say more isn't better, the deer only need a wiff. Once it's down, I don't smell it at all. I started spreading it as soon as I noticed a clump of sprouting spring leaves half eaten - they beat me to the punch. That was a few weeks ago, and I haven't seen any further damage, nor poop, since then. I spread it 2x a week for 3 weeks, not the 2 weeks in the directions - taking no chances! I'll will go down to every 2 weeks going forward, but if I see any signs of them coming back, I'll go back to spreading it more frequently. I don't spread it literally everywhere - only at the borders of my lawn and also directly around the foliage and flowers they eat. Hoping to enjoy those flowers again after not seeing them for several years.

This did absolutely nothing to prevent deer (or rabbits or cats) from entering the yard where applied.