How big of an area are you trying to protect, Kim?
Deer don't like areas with loosely draped bird netting. You could use it until the deer find other stuff to eat, but you would need to rearrange it occasionally so that your scapes don't grow up through it. Once scapes really start growing you'd probably have to switch to a repellent ...if the deer are still around.
Some folks have tried motion activated sprinklers too.