The real culprit turns out to be, not deer... no. It is that ugly tomato hornworm caterpillar in a picture in the post below. I caught one that had munched through two pepper plants and was as big as my pinky finger. It made this horrible clicking noise, I guess to try to "scare" me away or maybe it was scared itself and screaming at the two huge sticks trying to pry its legs off my plant. Those things are strong, and I didn't want to touch it. But now I can take down all the red celophane that looked very weird, and be on the look out for these caterpillars. They come out of nowhere it seems. This year for gardening has been a very educational one.