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[Sage Austin <eureka AT hctc.net>]

Our place fortunately came high fenced (8') and that keeps them out. 
However some new folks up the road became our friends and put in a huge 
garden with only a 4' chain link fence. We thought the writing was on 
the wall! However the deer don't jump the fence. He claims it's because 
it is BLACK. Another friend, upon hearing this, painted just the top 
rail of his short garden fence black and they've stayed away! So I'm 
thinking there may be something to this, as our area is overrun with 
native and exotic deer.

On 2/28/2011 6:41 AM, Don Bowen wrote:
> Any thoughts on Deer fencing?  I am surrounded by woods well populated 
> by White Tailed Deer and I would rather not share my garden with them.