Topband: Beverage supports - Thinking of Deer...

[W2RU - Bud Hippisley]

On Feb 8, 2010, at 9:37 PM, Gary Smith wrote:

> 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?


I run my Beverages at ten feet above the ground.  We have an abundance of deer and coyotes here, but I don't think I've ever lost a Beverage wire to a deer, or vice versa.   Instead, I have frequent damage to the Beverages from dead branches or entire trees falling on them.  Obviously, they're equally vulnerable at ten feet or 4 feet.  Only a BOG is safe from falling forests.

Bud, W2RU