Good solution.
Interestingly, there was a carcass used for a problem that a nearby town had with turkey vultures about 5 or 6 years ago. The repulsive beasts had taken to roosting in a grove of trees on a small plot of land. People were disgusted with their droppings on the sidewalks, but state law prohibits harming them. Fortunately, some old farmer knew the answer. One of the vultures had apparently been hit by a car on one of the county roads, and he suggested the town hang its carcass in the grove of trees. Problem solved. The birds have not returned to that spot.
I seriously don’t think deer would “get it”, though. But I certainly have no knowledge just a hunch. Betting that one of the many hunters on FR could tell you.
BTW, how come the deer don’t bother your pears?
“BTW, how come the deer don’t bother your pears?”
My grandmother suggested fencing our apple trees so the deer didn’t get them. I said I would rather eat the deer anyway.
They might have bothered a few on the lower limbs, but I have never caught them.
The bushy tail rats on the other hand were routinely parked out there from July - August, often 2 or 3 at a time. I tried tin plates, and other deterrents with no luck. Suckers would gnaw on the stems, drop the pears, and haul some of them off, believe it or not in their mouths.
One morning earlier this July, I put the lawn chair out there a waited to pick one off. Then I flew him like a flag between 2 high branches. Wife wasn't too happy about it, but at least we had pear pie this year.