Planting Under Trees - Part 9: New Variation Deer Fence

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Just came across a description of a new style of deer fence in a University of Illinois publication from a year or so back.

Slanted Fence May be the Answer to Deer Problems

Charles O' Dell, Extension Horticulturist in small fruit and vegetables from Virginia Tech University has been working on deer
exclusion methods for strawberry growers in Virginia. An option he is recommending to growers is the electrical slant fence,
designed by the Gallagher Corporation in New Zealand. A cheaper fence than the 8 foot conventional woven wire design, the
slant fence is a seven strand, 5 feet high, electrically charged fence, which is sloped at an outward 45 degree angle. Designers
suggest that the angle of the 5' fence creates a 3-dimensional visual effect, which confuses the deer, which would normally jump
a fence of this height. Reported cost is about $1.00/running foot plus labor.

-- posted by Cottage_Garden