Low-Cost Method To Get Deer To Jump The Fence

Low -Cost Method To Get Deer To Jump The Fence MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 22-3-34 We have a lot of trouble with deer breaking down our pasture fences. So about five years ago I came up with this low-cost method to get deer to jump the fence rather than go through it. I hang empty white 1-qt. oil containers on the top fence wire between posts where there's been a break. I simply hang them on the fence with baling wire and cut a hole in the bottom to let rain drain out. They work great because the deer can plainly see them during the day or at night. I haven't had to mend a fence where I've used the oil containers. I also hang two white oil containers on our gates so I can see from a distance whether they've been left open. (Russel L. Nelson, R.R. 1, Box 238, Monroe City, Ind. 47557; ph 812 743-2005)

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