Re: Horizontal Deer Fencing

**"Marge Talt" m*@hort.net**

It is, indeed...they have been dining chez Marge off the top price
menu for too long:-)  Deer can do amazing things and I do not doubt
for one instant that they are capable of jumping more than 6' from a
standing start.  

Generally, however, they are like water and take the path of least
resistance...and, like water, they can roil up and jump or smash
through or go under just about any barrier.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: FRIELSTER@aol.com
> 
> Wow.  That's some seriously motivated deer herd, Marge.  You must
have 
> planted quite an attractive smorgasbord for them.  As for a deer's 
> broad-jumping ability: I've seen a deer in a public park do a
standing leap 
> from one end to the other of a 6' picnic table, landing nimbly,
clearing the 
> table with no apparent effort, seemingly just for the hell of it. 
No running 
> start needed, just Twang! and he was at the other end.  Most
impressive.
> 
> JF

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