Deer Management State Resources

This is a partial list of state deer control resources. Most of them are publications of information gathered by state or county agencies. We will be updating this list and adding states, so bookmark this page and check it again in the future. If you have information to add, please contact us. Contact Deer-Departed

Arizona

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service
The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Service

California

Deer Resistant Plants for the Garden
University of California Cooperative Extension

Deer-Resistant Plants for the Sierra Foothills (Zone 7¹)
Compiled by Cooperative Extension Nevada County (CA) Master Gardeners

Colorado

Deer-Resistant Plants
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

Connecticut

Deer Resistant Plants
Woodstock Conservation Commission: Woodstock, CT

Georgia

Deer Tolerant Ornamental Plants
The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service

Indiana

Sustainable Management of a Public Resource:The White-Tailed Deer in Indiana
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Service

USDA Wildlife Conflicts Information
Great information on deer fencing and deer resistant plants in Indiana

Iowa

Deer Resistant Landscaping
Iowa City Website

Maine

Deer Resistant Ornamental Plants
University of Maine Extension

Maryland

Deer Feeding Habits
Maryland Cooperative Extension

Less Palatable Landscape Plants
Maryland Dept.

Minnesota

Plants that Deer Don’t Usually Eat
Minnesota State Horticultural Society's Northern Gardener® magazine

Missouri

Deer Resistant Plants for the Landscape
Savvygardener.com from Missouri Department of Conservation

Montana

Montana State University Extension Service

Deer-resistant Ornamental Plants for Your Garden

New Jersey

Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
Rutgers Cooperative Extension

New York

Plant Recommendations for Deer-Infested Gardens
Cornell Cooperative Extension, Source: Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY.
Compiled by the gardeners who learned the hard way

Deer Proof
HGTV - From Cornell University Extension

Ohio

Best Deer Resistant Landscape Plants
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden

Oregon

Deer Resistant Ornamental Plants
Oregon State University Extension Service

Pennsylvania

Deer Resistant Plants
Penn State Cooperative Extension
Another brief listing, but a start.

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Deer Resistant Plants for the Grand Strand
Clemson University Extension

Texas

Deer in the Urban Landscape
The Texas A&M University System

Vermont

Deer Resistant Perennials [bbr]University of Vermont Extension System

Washington

Deer Resistant Plants
Washington State University Extension

West Virginia

Resistance of Ornamentals to Deer Damage
West Virginia University Extension Service