Re: Horizontal Deer Fencing

**"Suzanne Pierot" s*@hvi.net**

I would also like to know about fencing laid  flat to deter deer.  Sounds
like a great idea if it works.
Suzanne Pierot
----- Original Message -----
From: <BrookBarb@aol.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: [GWL] Horizontal Deer Fencing


> 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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