Contech Electronics CRO101 Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler

I have owned a scarecrow for a few weeks now. It has brought me much satisfaction. To make a long story short, I think that the scarecrow works great in scaring dear away. In close range circumstances I think it will work with cats and dogs. It makes sense to me that raccoons are too tough and too short to be much affected by this.

On the short end the scarecrow is a battery eater. My battery only lasted about 2 weeks. I think the ideal will be for me to set these contraptions up with little transformers connected to 120v juice, then they can all be turned on and off with one switch. They could be hooked up to an irrigation system, and they wouldn't go off when the juice is turned off.

I see much good with exceptions and practicalities to consider, thats the way it goes with todays inexpensive electronic gadgetry made for the mass market.

This scarecrow works. I had tried about everything to get the deer out of my garden and since the first night I put it out the deer have not come back. Works about as advertised as it sprays a quick jet of water when the heat sensor is activated. If you have a larger garden might need a couple of these since it can only "see" in a 180 degree angle. But the sprayer comes equipped where you can link two or more on the same hose line.

Our garden was being destroyed by deer and the fence I installed was not effective. A neighbor recommended the scarecrow so we thought we would give it a try. It worked immediately and was easy and simple to install. Just be careful - it'll spray you, too.

best deer, skunk, rabbit and neighbor deterrent I've found to date, and I have tried everything!

The other reviewers are dead on. This things works great. I wish it stood a little taller off the ground but that's the thing's only shortfall. Its awesome. Solved my deer problem instantly. Love it.