Counter Measures Are Needed

Turns out deer do eat zucchini. Well, mostly the flowers and leaves I think. I didn't have an exact zucchini count from yesterday to know if any were missing, but there was one slightly gnawed up one on the ground that appeared to have been rejected. Yes, I was raided again last night. He/she/they took out the better part of another two butternut squash plants and chewed up at least two zucchini plants. I was too distraught to do an in-depth casualty analysis and was busy lamenting with a neighbor who walking by with her dogs when I discovered the carnage. The cage has done its job and the beans and tomatoes remain unscathed (although both still bear the scars of their past attacks), but the zucchini and butternut plants have no protection and I'm afraid may be whittled down to nothing in the next few days if these night-time raids keep up. Clearly counter measures are needed, but I don't have the time to put into a strategy. Ack!