I keep imagining Bambi burgers. Yum. I'd have to strangle the beast. And it would take a long time for the household to consume a whole deer; DW is a vegetarian.
All my roses are inside a "dog fence." Came out yesterday morning, about 6:00AM, and Bambi was busy deadheading my carnations. Chased her with a stick and she deftly leaped the fence, though not by many inches.
I like the cayenne idea, although I will have to buy it by the pound.
Sadly, I'm grumpy even without being woken up at night by barking dogs. Need to find a good excuse...