Jordan, deer are very challenging to deal with if you can’t fence in the area. There have been many discussions here, see e.g.
Lost several grafts and around 50 seedling apple trees ( 10 to 12 inches tall) along with many root stocks being browsed (but will recover ok ) last night in my raised growing beds to deer. These beds are part of my yard so right by the house . I did get some temporary fencing up in the heat today but also know once a deer focuses on something the only real solution is removal of that deer. Exclusion is only temporary . That leads me to the other part of my rant. The main culprit ( there are two…
or all the threads here:
http://growingfruit.org/search?q=deer
I use a combination of motion detector sprinklers and repellent sprays, plus protecting very sensitive plants with barriers. I still lose a lot of stuff.