Deer like the forest edge of the woods surrounding your home

Picture of house surrounded by woods
WWHD

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Install a barrier. Create a three-feet wide or greater woodchip or gravel barrier where your lawn meets the woods. The dry barrier makes it more difficult for the ticks to migrate from the woods to your lawn. It also serves as a visible reminder that you are leaving your tick safe zone, and entering the tick zone. Maintain the barrier each year.

 
 

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