permaculture

["Yaya Balinci" <yaya@telus.net>]

Hello Toby. I took part in the building of a "fedge" (fence and hedge) a few
years ago. The deer could not jump it. It was two 5 foot fences about 5 feet
between the two. In between were planted food producing trees and shrubs.
There was a drip line going along the fence as we were in a dryish part of
California.
The only fence to build if you ask me.
Yaya Balinci

----- Original Message -----
From: "Toby Hemenway" <hemenway@jeffnet.org>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 8:57 AM
Subject: deer fence


> I was wondering if anyone has direct experience with the deer fence design
> that uses two roughly 4-foot high fences about 4 feet apart running in
> parallel. I've heard about these, the logic being that deer can jump high
> but not wide, and can't fit between the two fences. Any design details
would
> be appreciated. Do they really work?
>
> We have an area we need to enclose that is already surrounded by a 5-foot
> fence, which our hordes of mule deer leap with ease. I'd rather not rip up
> the fence and build an 8-foot one, which is the only bomb-proof way I've
> found to deter deer. I've tried all the other methods: human hair and
urine,
> soap, predator scat, fishing line, repellent (washes off in our incessant
> rain), prayer and pleading, etc, etc. The deer are hungry and ignore
these.
> So a fence seems necessary. Thanks in advance.
>
> Toby
>
>
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