While deer can jump over fences up to 8' they can't jump over even a 4' fence when there is no open ground for a landing, so my rose garden is surrounded by a 4' fence and is solid beds and paths, and they don't get in. I also deal with deer by putting fences around my garden area only. I've been wondering if this would work for deer too. Some will have to be herded around different routes even if an electric fence has been completely removed because they KNOW that there's a line there they cannot cross even if they can't see it anymore.
What's funny about cows too is that the mental image of theelectric fence stays in their minds even after the fence has been removed. But once they get the shock, they're not interested in getting close enough to try to jump. Cow electric fences are only about 30 inches high, which if they wanted to they could jump over effortlessly. Like cows, they'll investigate first with their snouts, get the shock and keep away. I've also heard that electric fence helps. Planting some of the stuff they really like along their preferred route that they know is there seems to guide them through the garden and keep them off the other paths. I have found that ''our'' deer have their preferred route through the garden and also have their preferred munchies- oenothera is quite favoured. Needless to say, it wasn't installed to deter the deer. We are on a farm where the gate is 400 metres from the house and not visible from it either. You have to decide what's more cost effective- fence and gate or a few deer munched plants. But if you can afford to pay to cover all the eventualities and possibilities at first try, it is cheaper over the long haul. We put in an underground phoneline voicebox keypad double gate with substantial stone covered gateposts(each gate post has an electrical outlet for Xmas lite cords) and Lights on each post.
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Plus your gate would have to be high enough to deter the deer.
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You could also have just a weight sensor in the driveway that signals the gate to open when a vehicle stops on it.Īll these options need a manual override for when the power goes out. If you can get electricity and the phone line down to the gate, you can have the same system but not wireless for the phone, thus cheaper.
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You could have a wireless system voice - they press a button, your phone rings, you decide to let them in, press a code on your phone- the gate opens. If you can get electricity down to your gate no problem then you can put in a control panel that's at car window height with a keypad for guests to open the gate. Having recently put in an automatic gate at the driveway's entrance, I've discovered many options for letting guests in.