That, along with a few more adverbs and adjectives!Jogeephus":3tf3u6az said:That's quite impressive. Don't guess anyone has ever accused you of being stubborn, strong willed or determined in nature have they? ;-) :lol: :lol:
Electric fence used to work here, highgrit. Had a garden for many years without any deer intrusions with just the kind of setup you're describing. The deer here have evolved in such a way that they now completely ignore it. I've seen them go through it, over it, and under it. Now, the shock doesn't bother them in the least. It is totally ineffective.highgrit":2msiol82 said:We use a 10 joule fence charger with two 14 ga wires. One is set twelve inches from the ground and the other is set at thirty-six inches from the ground. It works real well for us, but we still have problems with the rabbits. Whitetail deer are pests, but at least they're good eating.
Was thinking about this while killing some bahia grass outta my coastal hayfield this morning and remembered my grandaddy used to say I had a hard head and a tough ass. Daddy just said I was hardheaded.Jogeephus":13hcp66i said:That's quite impressive. Don't guess anyone has ever accused you of being stubborn, strong willed or determined in nature have they? ;-) :lol: :lol:
pd, the deer here would jump right through that like it wasn't there. I made one like that about six feet high. Some would go over it, but most through it. I even alternated hot and ground wires to make sure the deer would be touching hot and ground at the same time. Waste of time. The deer didn't care.pdfangus":2eyh4o9w said:I saw a setup a few months ago that had electric wires spaced about fifteen inches apart going up about eight feet.
He was trying to keep deer out of his sweet potaotes but the patch was nearly as big as why you pictured.
the fellow said it was working pretty well at the time.
ga.prime":1rwd07rs said:Was thinking about this while killing some bahia grass outta my coastal hayfield this morning and remembered my grandaddy used to say I had a hard head and a tough ass. Daddy just said I was hardheaded.Jogeephus":1rwd07rs said:That's quite impressive. Don't guess anyone has ever accused you of being stubborn, strong willed or determined in nature have they? ;-) :lol: :lol:
Grasshoppers and squirrels got mine. The deer only trimmed the beans a bit.Jogeephus":17wvoete said:ga.prime":17wvoete said:Was thinking about this while killing some bahia grass outta my coastal hayfield this morning and remembered my grandaddy used to say I had a hard head and a tough ass. Daddy just said I was hardheaded.Jogeephus":17wvoete said:That's quite impressive. Don't guess anyone has ever accused you of being stubborn, strong willed or determined in nature have they? ;-) :lol: :lol:
Yes, the pictures and the situation had some sort of personal familiarity I recognized right off the bat. :nod:
I may be asking you some design tips shortly. Deer destroyed my gardens this year. Even ate my jalepeno peppers!
Fred Belknap":3i2c67yp said:I use electric fence and put some peanut butter on it in several places. The idea is the deer get shocked and learn to stay away. It seems to work.
Fred
Jogeephus":2id98pjv said:Fred Belknap":2id98pjv said:I use electric fence and put some peanut butter on it in several places. The idea is the deer get shocked and learn to stay away. It seems to work.
Fred
I tried that but it just hurt too bad putting the peanut butter on the wire. ;-) :lol2: :lol2: