another michigander here ... i use chicken wire , a garlic -onion mix to pour all around my spots ... cyanne pepper mix --1/2 water & 1/2 cyanne pepper powder ,, spray that on ur leafs ... & 50 - 100 LB monofilament fishing string ( $2 @ walmart) tie the string around ur spot at heights of 2 foot from ground , 4 foot from ground all the way to as hish as u can reach ... make sure u surround ur whole spot & make sure its far enough away from ur plants , so when they get big & have monster buds , the deer cant stick their heads in & eat ur budz ... has always worked for me & there are more deer here than people