Jim,
It didn't work in Michigan in 2008. Several growers in the Hart area tried
it to no avail. We have found a low cost (about .75/ft) electric fence system
that is working so far this year. It consists of two runs of fence 3' apart.
The outer fence has electric "tape" 18" off the ground and the inner run has
two electric wires, one 10" and the other 24" off the ground. It doesn't look
like much but it has kept deer out of a 10 and 20 acre orchard almost entirely.
It probably won't work in it's present design in the winter if you have snow
but seems to work during the growing season.
Dave Rennhack
Hart, MI
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To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 6:18 AM
Subject: Apple-Crop: deer
Has anyone had experience using peppermint scented twist ties to deter deer
from browsing on young trees?
Jim Bittner
Singer Farms
6620 Lake Rd
Appleton, NY 14008
Phone 716-778-7330
Email [email protected]
www.singerfarms.com
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