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  • From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Deer fencing
  • Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:42:00 -0600

On 2/28/2011 9:30 AM, VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:
P.S. Missouri Village 1855, in Jackson Co. didn't have a farm exhibit
because the deer destroyed all crops despite the 9' fences they built.
I don't know if they found a solution since I was last there.

According to some things I read this morning, deer can jump as high as 15 feet if frightened. A tall deer fence needs to be at least 10-12' high. The double fence system seems to work and I will be using Gene's Chicken Moat idea.

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Don Bowen KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html





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