polo1665
Super Member
This year I installed a 3 wire electric fence, with a large solar fence charger. To train the deer, I baited each side. The fence is running ~5,000 volts (according to the tester), no deer yet (have evidence that they are checking out the baits). Complete, I paid $750; fence is approximately 350' long.
This fence was installed 1 month ago, no problems yet. Note that my top wire is only 6' tall, my bottom wire is close to the ground to address rabbits/groundhogs. From what I've learned, training the deer with scent traps is critical.
Good luck.
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I've got a ton of deer around, and this is the first year for my garden here. I kind of wanted to go without a fence if I could. I decided to try a product called "Liquid Fence". I used it at my previous place (a lot less deer) with decent success. While the jury is still out, it seems to have worked so far. I've really only had a couple of sunflower plants on the edge of the garden nibbled off. The stuff smells terrible though and it won't take long to add up to the cost of a fence. I'll have to keep the electric fence idea in the back of my mind in case the spray doesn't pan out.
By the way, nice looking soil ya got there.
Mark