Articles on deer and deer resistance:
Deer resistance information:
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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES): “Limiting Deer Browse Damage to Landscape Plants,” Jeffrey S. Ward, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, November 2000 (highly recommended)
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Also from CAES: Ticks/Lyme Disease report
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station deer resistance database
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Deer deterrent sprays and products approved by the Organic Materials Review Institute: www.omri.org/
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Fencing: The North Carolina Wildlife Resources summary of deer fencing principles and fence designs.
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Read about cattle guards as a replacement for gates on deer fence.
Books:
Deerproofing Your Yard and Garden, Rhonda Massingham Hart, Storey Publishing
Deer-Resistant Landscaping, Neil Soderstrom, Rodale Press
50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants, Ruth Rodgers Clausen, Timber Press