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Old 15-09-2004, 06:52 PM
Doug Kanter
 
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"Lisa M." wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:10:18 GMT, "Doug Kanter"


wrote:

I'm about to start digging a new vegetable garden, and I'm sure the deer
will arrive for a late night snack about 20 minutes after I'm done. So,

I'm
entertaining the though of running an electric fence around the plot. I'm
interested in opinions from anyone who's either been satisfied with a
specific brand or catalog offering, or totally disgusted (so I can avoid
that one). Positive recommendations should refer to units sold in the

U.S.
-Doug



I can't recommend a specific brand, but be sure to get the electric

fencing
that is the inch or so wide plastic with wires running through it, not

just
single strand wire. We use a lot of electric fencing for our cattle, and

the
deer seem to have problems seeing plain wire and will run right through a
fence. We hang plastic bags on the wire so the deer will see it and jump

over
instead of running through and tearing down the fence. It works, but

doesn't
look as nice as the wide fencing. That brings up another point - deer

will
jump over, crawl under, and slide through a fence, so you'll want to be

sure
to have strands high, low, and through the middle if you'll be planting

deer
delicacies.


Oh swell. This is gonna be more intricate than I thought! I'd like to take
the easy way out. I found out yesterday that I could probably get a variance
for an 8 foot chain link fence, but they're so damned ugly.