Deer Eating Magnolia Buds

After this recent cold spell we've been having, I've noticed that the deer have been eating the buds off my magnolia trees. I've had this happen before when temperatures dropped. And the best way to solve the problem of the deer nibbling on the magnolia buds is to sprinkle pepper (when I'm feeling particularly flustered, cayenne pepper) onto the buds at a level the deer can browse. Deer don't tend to be as fond of cayenne pepper as I do. Serves those little rascals right! They have plenty of forage around the surrounding area and they have to pick on my magnolia trees. I look forward to the Spring blooms about this time of year. The last thing I want is pesky deer eating away at my Spring show of magnolia flowers.