Topband: Beverage supports - Thinking of Deer...

[Gary Smith]

I was looking at using PVC & thinking of getting 
1/2" or 3/4" PVC and spreading them out every 40 
feet or so.

I ventured out today to where these are going to be 
laid out in a NW & NE direction & mostly there's the 
10' tall Phragmites, those marsh reeds that look 
like they have a bushy squirrel tail on the ends. 
But there's some open areas the wire will be 
traveling through as well as some small ponds it 
will be going over and it's definitely a great place 
for deer. I see the signs of rutting & quite a few 
trails in the marsh with both deer & coyote tracks 
in abundance in the snow & ice.

I'm sure the deer are being chased by coyotes & will 
be capable of jumping into my wire no matter how 
high I put it. I know any support I'll be putting 
out will be down in a moment if a buck decides to 
"debark" it with his antlers.

That said, where deer are present, what's a 
realistic "good height" to put the beverage supports 
at?

Thanks

Gary
KA1J