Customer Reviews for ScareCrow Sprinkler Motion Activated Animal Deterrent

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

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

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

So far so good...after making the required adjustments in sensitivity, not one eaten hosta and.... I think we've solved the cat poop problem along the foundation of the house...the only problem so far is the adjustment for spray distance... it slips out of adjustment from vibration of sprinkler...

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

First off shipping was fast. I set the sprinkler up and the problem disappeared immediately. Pros: Sprinkler scares away animals even if they are not near it just from its sudden sound. Whenever a hot car drives by it sometimes goes off and I see all the neighbor cats jump to attention. Cons: It is sensitive to changes in heat so on a hot day the yard gets hot and heat rises in front of the sensor and when the wind blows the sprinkler goes off. During the day I have to set it at 7 and I turn it to 8 at night to cover the whole yard.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Keeps neighbor dogs off our property. Really works without doing harm to animal. For larger area you will need more then one though.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I should have gotten this a long time ago. It only took a few nights before the racoons got the message. This product is amazing, and I wish I got it sooner!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

We had a problem with the neighbor's cats using my wife's garden as a toilet. A week of using the Scarecrow trained them to stay away. Good thing too, I couldn't take much more of her harping on me about it. Instructions are clear, follow them to success! Be sure to turn the sensitivity knob to zero when working in front of it. Or don't and let your spouse walk in front it, good times!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I got the ScareCrow Sprinkler to keep my cats in their own yard. We have a hugh oak they would climb to get in my neighbor's yard. This has stopped that!

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

They work excellently well! They keep Herons and Raccoons away from our Koi and turtle pond. Unfortunately, they don't seem to deter republicans or those pesky folks who come around on weekends wanting us to worship the way they do lest we go some mythical place they call "hell". Strange people, who seem to think that God has rules about how one should pray. Other than those failings these devices work as advertised. I have been using these sprayers for a number of years; they last about 5 and then need to be replaced. Not bad for something of this sort. Your prices and prompt shipping will have me using you again!

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2 of 8 people found this review helpful

Installed this item to keep deer out of my front flower garden. Its worked wonderfully and has even kept cats and dogs out. I love this item

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

ScareCrow is the best purchase we have made in a long time. We have Koi and lost one of them due to a King Fisher. Then we discovered ScareCrow and all 11 Koi are still swimming happily and safe in their pond. We definitely give this great product a thumbs up. It was easy to install and everything we read to purchasing has proven to be true. Thank You ScareCrow for helping us save our Koi...

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The system works great. My husband was looking for something that would be both efficient and effective to deter a night marauder from digging in our garden. An area cat also found the garden appealing as a cat box (gross!). We installed the ScareCrow to monitor the garden over night and all are problems were solved! It even keeps the dog from peeing on the corners of our garden box (Bonus!).

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought the ScareCrow Sprinkler. and I love it. My Neighbor told me about it when he got his. and I put mine up once I got it. I use it to keep the damn animals out of my flower bed's . they came over and would shit in the flower beds and toss the dirt out trying to cover there shit.. No longer they don't come back.. FINALLY... Something that works.. I will be sure to let every one know about it and where to get it from.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Works perfectly!! Neighbors dog stopped making "pit-stops" after only a couple of times. NOW , even if I have the scarecrow off or disconnected, he sees it and goes AWAY from my property. I have moved it several times, so that it "appears" a little different a few times a week. Even the digging squirrls have left my property - EXCELLANT = no more holes in my lawn.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have 6 SFG raised beds, no fence with 2 scarecrows standing guard and haven't lost a plant yet. The deer graze around the garden but don't go in. My neighbor has 1 pointed at his driveway to keep the JW's out; it must be working because he is still an atheist. I just bought 2 more to expand my garden and plan on buying many more.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Absolutely the best purchase I have made in animal deterrent! A lady has been walking her dog and letting it poop in my yard everyday when I am at work. Also the neighborhood cats love my bark dust also. So everyday I come home my yard smells and there are several messes. I tried everything from over the counter and natural methods to rat traps! Nothing worked ! I purchased the scarecrow and for the first time in months my yard has no mess and smells great when I come home ! No more poop! It was easy to hook up I had it up and going in about ten minutes. The scarecrow is like having an armed gaurs with a water machine gun! And it waters my yard at the same time! Absolutely the solution !!!! I highly recommend this product to anyone with a similar problem. Five stars

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We've had to replant our flower beds twice in the past 3 years - at thousands of dollars in expense - and the deer keep destroying them. Tried everything: deer repellents, human hair, cayenne pepper spray, soap spray - nothing worked. Deer still walked through nightly, in herds sometimes, eating everything in sight. We bought a scarecrow last month - and the DEER are GONE. Roses we thought were dead are covered with blooms! Shrubs covered with new growth. We never post reviews. But this is a great product - effective, humane, and inexpensive. It evens sounds like a rattle snake at night! We just ordered two more.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

It works as designed. We wish that the water spray can be adjust lower as we have it in the front yard of our home and have to aim at ~20ft away from the window. Oh! It was so funny to watch HD video clips from the security camera and saw the cats, the possums perform their dance in the water in the middle of the night.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My shrubs are reviving after being attacked by a family of deer. I did not have any problems at all with installation or any leakage. I turn the scarecrow on at night and shut it off during the day. This is the best thing ever! It worked for me and its worth the investment.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

We find that this product works exactly as stated. It's easy to set up and adjust. We are very satisfied. No more neighbors cats digging in our yard and flowerbeds!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Love this product, we have 4 of them. Great non-lethal, non-toxic way to keep critters out of your yard or garden

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I works well and customer service was excellent when I had a problem. no questions asked just helped me out. Bob

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We purchased 2 an the cat's are not using the garden/flower bed's as a private litter box.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My order was shipped very quickly. The ScareCrow was easy to assemble and set up. I use one of them on berries that we grow that were being decimated by birds. Since I set up the ScareCrow the birds no longer eat the berries. It startles them off every time they come. Great!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I love the scarecrow. It was easy to set up and dial in distance. No more cats or birds in my garden.

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful

The ScareCrow does what it's supposed to, so far ... keeping the critters away, both deer and coons. (I have verified the night activities using an infrared motion-sensitive trail camera). The raccoons were obsessive about pooping in the same spot on my lawn ... a big dip in the landscape. I had also put some Oregon Grape trimmings in that place to make it a prickling proposition to put paws down ... but one night WITHOUT the ScareCrow on and they pooped there anyway. I don't know how long I'll have to use it in order to re-train them, but so far so good.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Just started using it and it even scares chipmunks. Now I am waiting to see if they stay away for the long term.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I purchased the product because of a problen with wild turkeys. The scarecrow has been great. I have not had one turkey in my garden since I installed them.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I had a problem with a raccoon emptying my bird feeders and ravaging my plants. I had tried many things without success but this ScareCrow did the job right away!!!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful