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Consider decreasing deer population numbers and 
restoring native habitat for longterm improvements 
to create healthy balance of wildlife. See firsthand, 
build a simple exclosure.
Resources
Texas Wildlife Association	
Beginner’s Handbook for Rural TX 
www.texas-wildlife.org	
by Jim Stanley  -  $24  -  #6067
Photo of experimental exclosure proving grazing pressure by deer 
6 months after devastating 2011 wildfire © Scott Richardson
Open Space            9 lbs / acre
25+ lbs   $65.55 / lb
Lawn & Garden 
Deer Resistant Mix™
Item #1812
2,500 sf
300 sf
    10 sf
$69 / 1 lb
$24 D-Pak
$3.49 Pkt
Deer Resistant Mix
TM
Purple Coneflower, American Basketflower, Texas Bluebonnet, 
White Prairie Clover, Standing Cypress, Purple Prairie Clover, 
Black-Eyed Susan, Blue Wild Indigo, Cowpen Daisy, Huisache 
Daisy, Plains Coreopsis, Lemon Mint, Lanceleaf Coreopsis, 
Gayfeather Blazing Star, Blue Flax, Scrambled Eggs, Sleepy 
Daisy, Indian Blanket, White Rosinweed, Maximilian Sunflower, 
White Prickly Poppy, Bergamot, Pink Evening Primrose, Blue 
Curls, Gayfeather, Bush Sunflower, Lazy Daisy, Frostweed, 
Tahoka Daisy, Mealy Blue Sage, Prairie Parsley, Greenthread, 
Mexican Hat, Blue Mistflower, Butterfly Weed
Unpalatable and rarely eaten by deer, 
grow back rapidly when nipped, and are 
aromatic to confuse their senses.
Extirpation of woody plants is happening 
all across the Hill Country. Besides land 
fragmentation, one cause is the exploding 
deer population. What is extirpation? Really, 
it’s a big word for local extinction. 
Constant browsing by deer without any plant recovery 
time hinders seed production. Depletion of the native 
seed bank of desirable plants will alter the landscape; 
ultimately leaving the least palatable plants. This 
is where land and wildlife management meet.

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