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Deer Fencing

Deer are probably at the top of the list of animals that home owners want to fence out. Since deer are agile jumpers, the fence needs to be constructed high and at an angle to deter them. There are many design variations for deer barriers available from game wardens. One effective option is an 8 to 10-foot-tall fence slanted at a 45 degree angle toward the direction from which deer are most likely to come. It will make them think twice about jumping. Keep the bottom of the fence taut against the ground, since deer can also work their way under fences. Electric fences baited with peanut butter and solid fences that block the view to a food source also work well.

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Deer move into areas because they are hungry, smell a source or food, or for habits based on seasonal migrations. Electric fencing is a highly economic option for deterring deeer. Electric fences come in a wide range of options from pet-safe, low-to the ground to strong, high-tensile electric wiring.

Electric Fencing for Small Garden Areas

It's best to gardeners to start training deer before early Spring plants emerge. Install a single electric wire that is about 24 to 36 from the ground and energized with 0.25 Joules or less and 2,000 - 3000 volts on the wire. Then put scented bait cups on the wire or hang aluminum foil cups in which you have placed peanut butter. Refresh the scented or peanut butter cups at least weekly, or as needed.

Tall Fencing to Discourage Jumping

A 8 to 10 ft multi-wire fence will discourage jumping. With this type of fence, you'll want the wire strands to between being charged positive and grounded neutral wires. This will give a solid shock to deer as they jump in the air. The wire strands should be high tensile (under tension) to prevent them from touching one another and thereby neutralizing the charge.

Mesh wire fencing that is 8 to 10 ft tall is another alternative. You can add an additional barrier of shrubs set back 5 ft from the fence to serve as a deterring barrier. There is mesh wire fencing that is coated with a stable coating of black polypropylene, which makes it blend in to the environment.

What Motivates Deer

To be successful at fencing deer out of an area, you must understand why the deer want to enter that area.

Deer enter yard if there is something attractive to eat, which they can't find in other areas. So your goal should be to keep the deer away from the shrubs and plants, while not hurting or scaring the deer in a harmful way.

Since deer are usually seeking food, you can provide them with an alternative food source, while making the shrubs and plants that you want to protect to be highly unattractive.

You can spread a very small amout of a sweet feed with molasses grain pellets, or cracked corn, away from the area that you want to protect. This trains the deer to go away from your precious plants and shrubs.

To make your shrubs and plants unattractive, mix two egg whites in a one quart water spray bottle. Spray the water and egg white mixture over the edible part of the vegetabls and fruits they have tried to eat. Deer hate the smell and taste of egg whites, so they stay away.

You can also place ¼ inch by 2 inch wooden slats in the ground about two feet apart in the area you are protecting. In the late afternoons, paint a mixture of linseed oil and white paint on the top 8 inches of each slatted stake. The deer don't like the smell of the paint and linseed oil.