U.S. Department of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Date of this Version
October 2001
Abstract
Deer and elk provide many desirable recreational opportunities but also can cause severe conflicts with humans. Excluding them from agricultural resources or from roadways is desirable, but fencing is expensive. A chemical barrier would offer a feasible alternative to reduce damage caused by deer. A series of three tests was conducted to assess whether black-tailed deer avoided areas treated with Wolfin, a synthetic predator odor. Wolfin failed to repel deer during any of these trials. We conclude that Wolfin, as applied within this study, is unlikely to reduce problems roused by free-ranging deer. West. J Appl. For. 16(4):182-186.
Comments
Reprinted from Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol. 16, No. 4, October 2001. Permission to use.