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Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Deer

To: "'K8RI'" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Deer
From: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 07:56:39 -0600
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Run an electric wire on top of the fence.  Works well on 5 foot fence.  Deer
may enter once, then never again after first shock.  Ask me how I know.

73, Keith NM5G
Deep Meadow Equine Svcs, Inc. 

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K8RI
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 2:05 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Deer

On 1/6/2013 1:26 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> To the best of my knowledge, nothing really works except fencing.  A 
> neighbor across the road has an open permit that lets him shoot as 
> many deer in his resident herd as he needs to keep them from 
> destroying his corn crop.  for years, he had a propane cannon rigged 
> to fire periodically, but after a few weeks the deer just discounted this.
>
> Local vineyard.s have gone with 8-foot-high fences to protect their 
> grapes - may be the only way

Depends on the deer. Many Mi white tail can go right over an 8' fence and a
good 8' fence is expensive!

73  Roger (K8RI)


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