Reply #33: You don't need to raise your fences. [View All]

[bvar22]

Just attach 3' wooden extensions (like broomsticks, or tomato stakes)) to the metal poles,
and tie twine or cheap soft line between the poles.
The deer will see it, and probably won't try to jump something 8' - 9' high.
Don't bother to use the brightly colored surveyor's twine,
because deer are color blind.

...that, or a good Porch Dog who stays outside all night should solve the problem.

We moved to The Woods and started growing our own food in 2006.
At first, we LOVED seeing Deer in our yard in the mornings.
We would drink coffee and peek out of windows to watch these beautiful creatures.
That didn't last long.
They eat EVERYTHING.
Now, we see them as large rats,
and chase them away with air horns, shouting, and waving arms.
On the way back inside, we say to each other,
"You know, if we ever get really hungry...."

Deer are beautiful animals,
but are a real nuisance when they are overpopulated.