Recommend an effective deer repellent?

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I live close to a State park and the deer are using my yard as their public toilet. Find new piles of :poop: almost every day. It is killing my lawn too. This is a residential neighborhood and I can't harm them in any way. Also can't do anything that may affect nearby neighbors. Tried buying a few ultrasonic repellent modules with a flashing light, but they only mount very low to the ground and don't seem to be very effective. I'm hoping to find something to use repeatedly to encourage them to go some place else. Any ideas?
 
I understand that coyote urine is a good deterrent, but not a problem I've ever had, so have not tried it. It's sold in big-box hardware stores and other venues.
 
Corn feeder, somewhere away from your yard. Preferably somewhere it’s legal to dispense lead and get meat.
 
As mentioned, coyote urine may work if the deer know them as a predator.

I have used old non-washed work shirts that were sweaty hung around the property.

You can try collecting hair from local barber shops/hair dressers, and spreading it around your ingress sites.

I have also used motion sensor activated Halloween decorations that move and make sounds. A modern scarecrow if you will.

A expensive solution is a very high fence, using 9 foot expanded wire.
 
Thank you for the suggestions.

Over the Winter I need to cut down all the plants in the yard that they eat. There are a bunch of Morning Glory plants along the property line and I wondered why there were never any flowers on them. Looked closely and there are bite marks on all the branches. I like the look of them, but will try to replace them with Lilacs, which deer are supposed to dislike.
 
Just hang picts. of Chelsea Clinton on the plants, it will keep Everything away from them! (sorry, I couldn't resist)
 
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