[Market-farming] Deer Fencing experiences

Janet Bachmann janetb at ncat.org
Mon May 12 09:22:01 EDT 2008


Thanks, Alan, for the notes from Premier.

We have successfully kept deer out of a 1/2 acre market garden for 10 
years (more or less) using 2 to 3 strands of electric tape from Premier 
Fencing.  We think it works because it is about 3/4 inch wide, white, 
and visible to the deer.  We think they are curious about it, get 
shocked when they investigate, and from then on avoid it.  (My two dogs 
likewise try to avoid it.)  The lower tape is about 2 feet from the 
ground, the higher one about 4 feet, and a third tape set a little 
inside or outside the others.  Premier sells poly posts that are easy to 
set in the ground, so it is easy to move the fence. 

Janet Bachmann
Northwest Arkansas




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