I am very torn about reviewing this product.  I wanted to give it more stars, but I have not seen a difference.  I don't want to give it a lot of stars if it shows later on that it is not working.  I don't want to give it too few stars in case I realize that it is indeed working once the usual time periods of deer damage prove to be far less than usual.

 I have had this unit for some time now, and was waiting for the opportunity to see a big change in the deer damage at our place.

So far, I don't see anything different, but then again, we are not having trouble in the places where we DON'T have the deer repellant installed this year at this period of time.

Usually late fall is when the real problems get worse- and early spring, and by then it will be much later.  I wanted to give some kind of detailed feedback on this product, but It really is not that remarkable.  The lure is something that will have to be replaced pretty often if you have a lot of rain going on, and as for the cotton balls, we tore them in pieces - one solid ball was a bit big- we cut them in half and distributed more evenly on the unit.

The batteries have not run down yet, but I can not tell if you it is doing much as we are just not having the traffic we usually have around here as far as deer go.

I will continue to test out the Havahart 5250 Electronic Deer Repellent and update if we see any significant changes, but for now, there is just not anything happening for the last few months.

I would like to note that the instructions say that this will not be effective used alone if there are a lot of deer in the area- more might be necessary.  It also says that you have to re-train the young deer to new trails in the later part of the year.

Perhaps that will make a difference then.

The good news is that there is not any damage happening at this point.  The bad news is that there wasn't for a few weeks before I put up the repellent so I don't know if it is working!  They already did a lot of damage in early spring in the same spot- they are probably waiting until later.  Who knows?
I am very torn about reviewing this product. I wanted to give it more stars, but I have not seen a difference. I don't want to give it a lot of stars if it shows later on that it is not working. I don't want to give it too few stars in case I realize that it is indeed working once the usual time periods of deer damage prove to be far less than usual. I have had this unit for some time now, and was waiting for the opportunity to see a big change in the deer damage at our place. So far, I don't see anything different, but then again, we are not having trouble in the places where we DON'T have the deer repellant installed this year at this period of time. Usually late fall is when the real problems get worse- and early spring, and by then it will be much later. I wanted to give some kind of detailed feedback on this product, but It really is not that remarkable. The lure is something that will have to be replaced pretty often if you have a lot of rain going on, and as for the cotton balls, we tore them in pieces - one solid ball was a bit big- we cut them in half and distributed more evenly on the unit. The batteries have not run down yet, but I can not tell if you it is doing much as we are just not having the traffic we usually have around here as far as deer go. I will continue to test out the Havahart 5250 Electronic Deer Repellent and update if we see any significant changes, but for now, there is just not anything happening for the last few months. I would like to note that the instructions say that this will not be effective used alone if there are a lot of deer in the area- more might be necessary. It also says that you have to re-train the young deer to new trails in the later part of the year. Perhaps that will make a difference then. The good news is that there is not any damage happening at this point. The bad news is that there wasn't for a few weeks before I put up the repellent so I don't know if it is working! They already did a lot of damage in early spring in the same spot- they are probably waiting until later. Who knows?