Horizontal Deer Fencing

**B*@aol.com**

A well known writer who doesn't spend much time on the web has asked me to 
help research the use of fencing laid flat to deter deer. The idea is that 
instead of erecting a fence, you lay the material on the ground. Deer 
supposedly won't walk across it.

Does anybody know of any studies that have been done with this technique? If 
so, I'd like to know where I can find the results.

Alternatively, if you've personally used this technique, or know somebody who 
has, would you contact me off-list at BrookBarb@aol.com?

What I want to know is, if you've tried this, what were the results? And I'd 
like the details: how wide a fence row did you lay down? Specifically what 
kind of fencing did you use? Does the fencing need to be elevated at all, or 
does flat on the ground work? Did you frame the fencing so you could lift it 
easily? If not, how did you handle mowing and problems like that? 

I'd appreciate any other details you can provide.

Thanks. 

Brook
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