Updated on September 7, 2026. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal prion disease of deer, elk, and moose. It is not a virus, not a bacterium, and not something you can cook out of a steak. As of June 2026
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a nursery tag. Confirm the linked extension pages before you carpet a shade bed with Japanese pachysandra — or before you blame deer for a brown patch that
Updated on September 8, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a six-pack tag. No coneflower is deer-proof when a suburban herd is out of food. Usually no — if you mean purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Iowa State Extension,
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a six-pack tag. Confirm local herd pressure before you fill a shade bed with wax begonias and call it deer-proof. Rarely — if you mean wax begonias, and
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university lists, not a guarantee that a starving deer will never take a bite. Confirm the current lists on the linked extension pages before you order a crate of globes. Rarely. Ornamental
Updated on September 8, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a nursery tag that says “deer-proof iris.” Confirm the linked extension pages before you fill a sunny border with rhizomes and call the bed finished. Rarely — with
Updated on September 8, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a nursery tag. Confirm the current lists on the linked extension pages before you treat a grass clump as a fence. Rarely. Iowa State Extension, compiling Rutgers, Cornell,
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a six-pack tag. Confirm local herd pressure before you fill a shade bed with Kong coleus and call it deer-proof. Sometimes. Deer eat coleus. They are not “deer
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a nursery tag. Confirm the current lists on the linked extension pages before you treat a foxglove border as a deer fence. Rarely. Deer almost never eat common
Updated on September 8, 2026. Ratings below are university lists, not a guarantee for your street. Confirm the current lists on the linked extension pages before you treat a forsythia hedge as deer-proof. Seldom. Deer usually skip forsythia. Iowa State
Updated on September 7, 2026 Yes. Deer eat euonymus — wintercreeper first, Japanese euonymus next, burning bush when they are already on the property. Rutgers rates wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei), Japanese euonymus (E. japonicus), and winged euonymus / burning bush (E.
Updated on September 7, 2026. Confirm ratings and sale bans on the linked extension and agriculture pages before you plant, keep, or replace a burning bush. Sometimes. It is not hosta candy, and it is not deer-proof. Rutgers rates winged
Updated on September 7, 2026. Confirm ratings on the linked extension pages before you treat any holly as deer-proof. This page is a readout of those lists, not a nursery tag. It depends which holly you planted. Rutgers rates American
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university lists, not a fence. Confirm the linked extension pages before you tear out a row — or before you plant peas as a “sacrifice” crop. Yes. Deer eat garden peas —
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university lists, not a guarantee for your street. Hungry deer still rewrite any list. Yes. Deer eat cabbage — the wrapper leaves, the heart, and the young plants before they ever head.
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university lists, not a guarantee for your street. Confirm current lists on the linked extension pages before you tear out a bed. Yes. Deer eat lettuce — leaf, romaine, Bibb, and iceberg.
Updated on September 7, 2026. Ratings below are university lists, not a guarantee for your street. Confirm current lists on the linked extension pages before you fence a whole patch. Yes. Deer eat sweet corn — seedlings, silks, and milk-stage
Updated on September 7, 2026 Yes. Garden rhododendrons get eaten, especially in winter. Rutgers rates generic Rhododendron hybrids Frequently Severely Damaged (D) — the same bucket as hostas. Native Catawba, Carolina, and rosebay sit one step better at C. Cornell
Updated on September 8, 2026. Ratings below are university browse lists, not a nursery tag. Confirm the linked extension pages before you buy a crate of fans — or before you decide a “deer-resistant daylily” is a real thing. Yes.
Updated on September 7, 2026 Yes. Deer eat yew — needles, twigs, and often the whole face of a foundation hedge. Rutgers rates yews (Taxus spp.) Frequently Severely Damaged (D), the same bucket as hostas. Cornell names English yew, Japanese
Updated on September 7, 2026. Statewide dates, bags, CWD zones, and license math sit on the Mississippi deer hunting page. This page is what is different on De Soto: two ranger districts, five MDWFP wildlife-management-area overlays, a Camp Shelby impact
Updated on September 7, 2026. Statewide dates, Regular vs White-tailed tags, nonresident quota, baiting, and Sunday hunting sit on the Idaho deer hunting page. This page is what is different on Payette: five ranger districts from Hells Canyon grass to
Updated on September 7, 2026. Statewide tags, fees, and Sunday/baiting rules live on the Wyoming deer hunting guide. This page is what is different on Medicine Bow: four disconnected mountain blocks, short October mule seasons, wilderness guide rules, and a
Updated on September 7, 2026. Statewide tags, zone bags, and CWD carcass rules sit on the Arkansas deer hunting page. This page is what is different on Ozark National Forest: three cooperative WMAs with their own 2026–27 cards, a CWD