[Market-farming] Deer Fencing

Robert Farr rbfarr at erols.com
Wed May 27 18:54:33 EDT 2009


Thanks to everybody for their suggestions!  I like the idea of the 
double-fence the best - and will let you all know how it works out.

Thanks again -

Robert Farr
The Chile Man
http://www.thechileman.com
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Willie McKemie wrote:

>On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 04:00:38PM -0400, Robert Farr - The Chile Man wrote:
>
>You'll find some photos of my double electric deer fence here:
>http://austinfarm.org/homegrown/images/images3/index.html
>also, here:
>http://austinfarm.org/homegrown/images/images5/index.html
>
>The fence was converted to double in 2003 and has worked well for me 
>since then.  Cost to convert a barbed wire fence was a bit less than 
>$1/foot, as I recall.  That includes labor; I had a contractor put it 
>up.
>
>There is significance to the photos of the pea crop.  Without the fence 
>there would be NO pea crop.  In 2002, I had a very good looking pea 
>crop and did not pick a single pea; deer ate then all.  Since 2003, 
>I've had annual pea crops with little to no deer depredation.
>
>  
>


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