1. Companion planting: I'm planting smelly plants on the outer edges. These include marigolds, garlic, onions, shallots, chile peppers, etc.
2. Taste/odor deterrents: gonna get one of those wax-based pepper sprays. Coyote Urine is another definate. Wish I could rely on the pups. But Jack drinks so much water that his production, while copious, is too diluted. Am flirting with the idea of garlic and rotton egg combos.
3. Yummy plants elsewhere: There's a community property area that no one frequents and that is well removed from my garden patch. I'm gonna sprinkle some lettuce seed back there to give the varmints an alternative.
4. Netting: I'm installing a trellis on the north end of each plot. A bit of bird netting can be draped over the trellis (like the ridgline in a platform tent) and staked out taut. I've read that deer don't like the idea of becoming entagled and won't try to walk over it. Another thing I read suggested somple upright stakes with fishing line strung at deer-chest height. They walk into it, and not seeing it, get spooked. But I dunno.