[TowerTalk] Bye Bye Deer

[Larry]

Presumably making a wide fence (one that has some depth) deters them.  I 
don't know if the angle pieces used on some fences (usually with barbed 
wire) would be sufficient or whether it means some sort of double fence 
(probably expensive). I have not tried it personally but have heard several 
times from multiple places (I know, that doesn't make it true). Deer are 
often very determined and clever especially when food is in short supply.

73, Larry  W6NWS

-----Original Message----- 
From: K8RI
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 3:05 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Deer

On 1/6/2013 1:26 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, nothing really works except fencing.  A
> neighbor across the road has an open permit that lets him shoot as many
> deer in his resident herd as he needs to keep them from destroying his
> corn crop.  for years, he had a propane cannon rigged to fire
> periodically, but after a few weeks the deer just discounted this.
>
> Local vineyard.s have gone with 8-foot-high fences to protect their
> grapes - may be the only way

Depends on the deer. Many Mi white tail can go right over an 8' fence
and a good 8' fence is expensive!

73  Roger (K8RI)


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