Customer Reviews for ScareCrow Sprinkler Motion Activated Animal Deterrent

We do not need a fence around our garden since using the ScareCrow Motion activated Animal Deterrent. We have been using them for over 15 years and they last a long time. Occasionally we have had to clean the heads due to hard water. Highly recommended.

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Our biggest problem in our acre garden for the last several years has been a large flock of wild turkeys who thrive on our veggies, especially kale and broccoli. We've stationed ScareCrows to spray them when they venture into the vegetable beds. After a season of using them, at least for now, it is working to keep them out, if we remember to turn them back on after working ourselves or harvesting. We have been using four; I just purchased four more to perfect the coverage.

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Have trouble with cats in my yard. This is a great way to keep them from using my yard as their private liter box.

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Am re-doing my yard , so right now just have dirt. Well the stray cats around the area made it their personal litter box. But no more. Installed and after getting soaked couple times ( forgot to shut sensor off LOL ) Now they stay away , Thank You Scare Crow did the trick, Highly recommend !!!

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Our neighborhood raccoons think our yard is a port-a-let. This ScareCrow sprinkler seems to be working, Hope they don't get used to it.

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I have used this motion activated deterrent for many years! I wear them out!! I have two set up to face the woods where the deer approach my gardens. They're by far the most effective methods!!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

My koi pond is finally safe from our resident heron. I have 3 - one also for blueberry patch to keep deer and birds out and one for backup. Great customer service and replacement parts available. Wish stake was longer - put mine in clay pots filled with gravel. Very sensitive - breeze on plant material sets it off. It is plastic - no problem, but if heavier might stay in place easier. My deer get accustomed to anything! But not this!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

We recently purchased 2 ScareCrows and so far no wildlife digging up our lawn. Instructions for assembly were pretty basic and easy to put parts together and attach hose to.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

I liked the sprinkler. It was quite effective in keeping the deer from eating my flowers, but after a couple of months the battery died. When I went to replace it, I discovered that it is a 4 pack with a wire attached. I cannot find a replacement like that anywhere, not even at Batteries Plus. Why don't you sell them? I have two other ones that are a bit different, and they both used 9V batteries.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

Like other reviews said, have to make sure connections don't leak but seems to be fine and so far haven't even sprayed myself (did get the front window though)

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Returned both, neither worked. Customer service was great!

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

Love this to keep my chickens off my lanai. Sensor is tricky but this is a God send product for me since I let the Hens free range. I think a Battery should be included with the purchase.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

We have an incredible deer problem in our residential area; they dine on everything we plant, and drop their babies at our front door while the Mother lays in our gardens, ruins the plants and chomps on whatever catches her eye. Not anymore! With the ScareCrow (we have two and I'm thinking about ordering another) the deer take off running. This a beautiful sight.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

This mechanical scare-crow is pretty darn good! It's a little tricky to get set up properly and it leaks just a bit. The part are all plastic - the instructions actually tell you not to tighten the fittings too tightly so that you will not crack or strip them. Rock and hard place really - if they are too loose they leak and won't provide a closed, pressurized system. Too tight and it leaks anyway as a result of being compromised and possibly ruined. It is also a bit top-heavy and the ground stake needs to be twice as long to compensate for this - it isn't so you may need an anchor of some kind. We slipped the hose between rocks which surround our garden - this served to stabilize the crow a bit. Before that it fell over any time it activated - sudden burst of water was enough to knock it over. I actually think a better solution would be to just replace the stake with one that is longer. I'm considering a run to Home Depot for that. Bottom line - after you get it set up and ready it works. It's a hoot to watch the cats get chased out of the garden by the burst of water and I personally like the fact that it doesn't harm the critters and varmints. :)

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13 of 13 people found this review helpful

works very well, it is nice seeing the cats run out of the flower garden and with no harm to the cats.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Best Item to protect my garden and my koi fishes. My backyard is double protected.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

OMG This is the best thing I have ever bought. It works like a charm!! It only took cats maybe 3 times coming in the yard once I got the scarecrows set up! AWESOME PRODUCT!! And here are the best prices!!!!!

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

I live in the country and have free-range chickens. They have torn up my front yard, and didn't want to fence in the entire yard. These work perfect for keeping the chickens out of the yard and garden, and I don't have to worry about putting up another fence. Great product.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Would give this product a 5 star review if they lasted more than a season. This is the fourth ScareCrow we have bought so far. They work wonderful and can be adjusted for distance and sensitivity. I use two in the garden and they keep the deer out. Problem is only one of the four has lasted more than a year. I remove the battery when I put them up for the winter and store them inside out of the weather. In the spring when I take them out of storage they inevitably fail. I've reset them as instructed and even put brand new batteries in them. I'm a retired engineer so I pride my self on being able to repair most things. Problem with these is, short of replacing the motion sensor nothing can be done. Yes I've adjusted water pressure to numerous psi.

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26 of 28 people found this review helpful

I've tried a lot of methods to suggest to local deer that my neighbors' yards are a better place to eat than in my yard. The ScareCrow sprinkler is a method that works. Various chemical repellents work for a short time, but they wash off. Even when I reapply a lot, the deer get used to the smell. I had similar results with coyote urine (really, I bought some), bars of soap, and piles of human hair from my barber. I even tried red lasers that the sellers say the deer mistake for predators' eyes. These methods work from only fair to not at all. One issue I had with the ScareCrow is that it squirts me when I walk past it to work in my garden. I solved that with a battery-operated sprinkler timer that turns the hose going to my ScareCrow on at about dusk and off at about dawn. The only other issue that I had with the ScareCrow is that it freezes where I live and you can't use the ScareCrow in freezing weather. Also, be aware that the ScareCrow needs a 9v battery and goes through them fairly quickly. I need a battery after three or four weeks. All in all, the ScareCrow is my first choice during every season except winter. If you don't have deer problems in the winter, this is an excellent choice.

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Have an area of shaded sandy soil that I have been struggling for 2 years getting grass to fill in and the cats from using it as a toilet at my front entry. Spending plenty on every "deterrent" that you have tried and some you haven't, I bit the bullet (It's cheaper here.) Presto! I used rebar to secure due to strong push each time it turns on. Cats, dogs, door hangers jump at just the sound... didn't even tell family, neighbors or new young mailman. You've got to do this. The pests are gone! (No honey, not your family) It's a blast, just too much fun to watch... I love sending the grand-kids to check the mail.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

I have had this for over 1 month and I have seen it work. The Egret that kept eating my fish, now fly's away. The only issue I have, is sensitivity. When it gets a bit windy, this seems to go off without any kind of heat motion. There is an adjustment knob but I can't seem to find the perfect setting.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

works great!, I haven't had to clean up cat poop in my backyard since I installed the scarecrow. Thanks abunch.

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5 of 6 people found this review helpful

works great. scares the big crane off when he comes for my koi fish. also me when i forget its there.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Works like a charm. Beats the heck out of installing a fence, not to mention straightening every post in the spring. Excellent device.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Approx.60 lbs psi of pressure spays water approx. 15 feet (not 45 ft as specified).

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12 of 14 people found this review helpful

what a great way to keep deer from eating the wife's exotic plants and my tomato plants. Although I've been soaked a few times, along with my neighbors, it really works. Easy to install and operate....highly recommended.

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ScareCrow worked for a week, then stopped working. The eye quite working, you had to touch the eye and it worked but if you waved your hand in front of it it didn't work. Sara at Contech has been a big help, she is sending me a new one.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

We have a pond next to our back yard and ducks have recently started invading us. The ScareCrow worked for about 20 minutes and then the ducks just ignored it and kept coming on our property. We have tried different locations and settings. Nothing seems to make any difference. This device may work for other animals, but not for ducks.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Bought 3 of these last year. Aside from deer and other pesky animals, we've had "people" actually walking their dogs on our professionally maintained lawn and my wife's flower gardens. I have politely asked them several times to walk their dogs 60 ft. away in the vacant woods, to no avail. Being blasted with a shot of water has stopped this practice! I've purchased the 9V h.d. batteries and they last several month or more. By the way, seeing the deer, squirrels and roaming cats jump a few feet in the air upon being blasted creates some good giggles. LOL

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful