"Stephen Levine" wrote:

I am contemplating using horizontal strands of galvanized wire to fence out
deer around our garden. What I do not know is what is the minimum spacing of
these horizontal strands that will effectively screen out deer? I understand
that they may be able to stick their heads through the wires, but I intend
to have a 3'-0" path around the garden which should leave most plants out of
reach.

Deer are inheritantly lazy and easily spooked. They will avoid barriers
they can easily see. They will try to crawl under a fence before they
will effortlessly hop over it.

They tend to respect fences they can see easily before they come to
them. Hence a 4' wire mesh fence will usually just be an annoyance to
them. A 4' wire mesh fence with plastic bags decorating it will be a
barrier to them.

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