Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Deer Fence Plan


Here's the design for installing a deer fence and creating a new bypass trail for people who don't want to have to enter the deer fence just to walk down the trail. The bypass trail is very nice and follows an old driveway down by the pond. The deer fence length is 850 to 900 ft, enclosing about one acre, and several gates will need to be installed. Why so big? I don't want the fence to obvious while you're viewing the garden, for starters. And the beds are really sprawled across the site. Finally, to kill two birds with one stone, I'd like this to double as a demonstration deer exclosure for educational purposes (so people can graphically see how much the deer eat) and to serve as an island of biodiversity while our deer population strips the forests. I've been told that the plastic c-flex fencing is what is commonly used, about 7 feet high, with wire running along the top and the bottom for strength.

Anyone know of a Scout looking for a good project?

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