On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:33:09 -0700, Myrmecodia wrote:

Does anyone use baited electric deer fencing like this?
http://www.deerbusters.com/dee-3020.html

Does it work?

I want to deer-proof a portion of our property that contains a
vegetable patch and landscaping with azaleas which the deer seem to
love munching on. Most of the lot is wooded, and deer move through at
night. I thought a couple of strands of electrified wire might be
less obtrusive and less hazardous to birds than 8 ft of netting

Nick

What I have done in the past for clients is to build a two fence system.
Our deer can jump at least 9 feet up and over a fence and most clients
don't want a wall of fence around their property. After talking to a few
Master gardeners, one suggested a two fence system. Deer do not have
depth perception and they have a hard time judging the jumping distance.

What was done on at one clients house was simply to put up a 4 foot high
livestock fence behind their 3 foot picket fence separated by 3 feet.
Another client opted to put up 2 4 foot livestock fences separated by 3
feet. That client has elected to do small shrub plantings in this space to
negate the wire fence look. For client 1, this has worked with out a flaw.
For client 2, we've reduced the deer intrusions up to 90%. The deer now
climb the cliffs up from their beach. A fence here is not an option due to
view... so I'm still working on a different system down there.