Get a dog! Or at least get your neighbors to get them!

I live in Burlington County also, and that is what solved our problem with the deer. We have a new neighbor on the east side with a young and noisy Akita, and a Siberian husky that (sadly) spends his life on a chain on the other side. The groundhog and rabbits are still around but the damage they do is minimal compared to the deer. Believe me, I understand how upsetting it is after all the back breaking labor that goes into gardening but try not to take it personally, the deer are just hungry and they have been forced into our world by overdevelopement of their habitat.
Have you searched the web for home-grown methods - like spraying water mixed with raw egg, cutting worn socks (dark colors to match leaves and mulch) into little pieces and scattering them thru the areas the deer invade - they don't like the human smell..though you would have to do this sort of thing often....anyway, there are more than a few websites with this kind of information. And maybe someone on this site will have some suggestions. You could also get a fence around the back yard, something high though!

I am curious as to what you have planted, though I know they will eat alot of the so called deer resistant plants.

Unfortunately deer explore new plantings and plants standing on their own, even supposedly resistant ones.

If you can get the plants massed and established they will stand a better chance. I find covering them with deer netting is effective.

In my experience the deer do not touch anything in the mint family, buddleia, caryopteris, larkspur, figs, peonies or miscanthus grass. If you can establish a massed backbone of untouchables, then you can start interplanting with more vulnerable plants.

Otherwise an 8-foot fence, or a dog that doesn't dig, may be your only hopes.

I have neighbors who have a five foot hedge of forsythia surrounding their yard. The deer could easily jump it, but since they can't see the other side, they don't.

yes, they never touch my peonies. Black eyed susans, purple coneflowers, and begonias are pretty safe as well. There is one other plant I have, it just stopped blooming and started over a month ago- it's tall and an almost neon yellow flower, not a shade plant - anyway, they don't touch it...I'll look it up and let you know because it is beautiful and spreads nicely.

Try Deer Out spray - I have used this for 2 years in Somerset County with success on shrubs. It smells minty and is not unpleasant to use.

http://deerout.com/

Have you tried Clerodendron bungei, Illicium floridanum (several varieties), I. henryi, I. mexicana, I. parviflorum, and Buxus? Nothing seems to bother them.

And I would swear that hellebore were totally safe and slug proof too, but I know a north Jersey gardener whose hellebore get chomped.

But you should be able to find some plants that work.

Motion activated gatling gun?

I hear you, sister. When choosing new plants - think stinky, poisonous, fuzzy leafed, stickers.
I have luck growing the following plants in Deer Central Station (Somerset County):
Butterfly Bush
Rose Campion
Catmint
Caryopteris
Bearded Iris
Yucca
Lamium
Bleeding Heart
Penstemon "Husker Red"
Allium
Prickly Pear Cactus
Most Salvias
Globe Thistle
Red Hot Poker
Agastache
Bee Balm
Tansy
Any Aromatic Herb
Snow in Summer
Lavender
Ornamental grasses (Japanese Blood Grass/Black Mondo/Zebra/Fescue)
Russian Sage
Rose Coreopsis
Dianthus
Peonies
Lily of the Valley
Yarrow "Coronation Gold" is my fav.
Gas Plant
Lamb's Ear
Cleome
Datura (Angel Trumpet)
Columbine
Most Ferns
Hellebore
Bugleweed

I have a product which keeps deer, rabbits, squirrels, birds, insects, frost and heat from destroying gardens. It is called Garden Commander. We have used my invention on our farm in Northern Virginia for the last 7 years and it works great. Great for vegetables, flowers and herbs, anything grown in rows. Perfect for raised beds and square foot gardens. We ship them from our farm and sell them at garden shows. Check out or website, you will not be disappointed. Chemicals are not needed, they are great frames for frost and shade cloths and are wonderful plant supports! Garden Commander is a durable, 14 guage wire that won't rust, lasts for years and all you will need are more!

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Commander LLC

I realize it is not a new post -- and also that you might laugh---but we stop deer eating our plants by sprinkling urine around the beds. My husband provides the supply using a milk jug in the bathroom, then we age it a bit (doesn't need much) in the jug behind the shed where no one will see. I run a strip of drips along the edge of the beds.

Don't do this shortly before a garden party; fresh applications are stinky! -- but it has stopped the invasion of the beds we use it on. I have read stories by others who use this system who watched from the window as the deer came up to their accustomed buffet, got a whiff, snorted & ran off.

It's free, it does not pollute and there is an endless supply. Can be from either sex but it is easier for guys to collect it.