How's the garden's doing???

[3rdgen.maple]

I've had deer jump a 5 foot electric fence before to get to my broccoli. This year I put one strand at 6 inches and haven't done anything about deer yet, though I need to do something pretty soon. We're thinking to add a deer netting above the existing wire fence with some colored streamering to make it more visible.

The Irish Spring approach does sound interesting. This is starting to sound like the "how to keep mice out of the camper during the winter" problem...

Th irish spring soap works. I used it on one of my first whitetail foodplots but the problem was it took almost 2 weeks after I pulled the stuff down for the deer to start using it. The guys I know that still do it have the same problem. I now just take plastic banding material from my warehouse thats like 3/4 inches wide and tack it to stakes or trees surrounding the foodplot and spray it with the deer away stuff from the hardware stores. It works great and once its down the deer are in it.

[NH/Pete]

I've had good luck with the deer netting. My next step would be the electric fence.

[Ausable]

I've had good luck with the deer netting. My next step would be the electric fence.

Ok - So I put up Deer netting and netted a Deer - LOL - Now what? ---(just kidding)

[maple flats]

after you net one, eat it, they're good eating!! Then hang the hide on the fence to warn others

[red maples]

Just do like they did in the olden days, put a part on a post on each corner of the garden. the smell alone would keep me away!!!