WHNJ701 4,165 #1 Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) 4'x100' weld wire fence $99.99 6'x100' weld wire fence $220.99 I am putting 6 foot around the orchard. Yup for what I need I am going with the 4' and then cut a roll in half. I won't even mention the prices on fence posts.... All this for 18 fruit trees, some expensive fruit, it better taste good Edited April 3, 2022 by jabelman 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,346 #2 Posted April 3, 2022 It will make your head spin if you try to rationalize the pricing at times. It may be that the 6' high wire fence is more popular and they have a higher profit margin on it. Went to Lowes recently to buy two 3/8 ID x 1/2 OD x 1/2 long bronze bushings - checked online - they were in stock at $3.98 each. I get there - there are none - I look over in the next bin, same bushing but 1" long for the SAME price. Bought 2, cut them down in the lathe - got my flange bushings and now 2 sleeve bushings in the parts drawer . . go figure... PS - the price of steel products and flat stock has risen by at least a third in the last year.... Bill 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,237 #3 Posted April 3, 2022 I've watched the young and dumb local deer smoothly hop a 6' fence to get to the flowering bushes in the neighbor's yard. The smarter ones go around and walk up the driveway. I've given up growing and trying to protect deer food. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #4 Posted April 3, 2022 I have successfully kept the deer away from my small trees with cheap white tape style electrical fence . They do not seem to want to jump it as they nuzzle it first and get a shock then leave it alone. Since it is way away from house I got one of the solar fence chargers. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,230 #5 Posted April 3, 2022 1 hour ago, pfrederi said: I have successfully kept the deer away from my small trees with cheap white tape style electrical fence . They do not seem to want to jump it as they nuzzle it first and get a shock then leave it alone. Since it is way away from house I got one of the solar fence chargers. When my Amish neighbor bought the farm next to me, he installed the white tape electric fence around the farm to keep the deer out of the 10 acres of sweet corn. He put a dab of peanut butter every 3 feet on the tape to get the deer to lick the hot wire. It must have worked. He only had the wire up one year and the deer never came back. That was 3 years ago. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,237 #6 Posted April 3, 2022 32 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: When my Amish neighbor bought the farm next to me, he installed the white tape electric fence around the farm to keep the deer out of the 10 acres of sweet corn. He put a dab of peanut butter every 3 feet on the tape to get the deer to lick the hot wire. It must have worked. He only had the wire up one year and the deer never came back. That was 3 years ago. Inventive and, apparently, successful. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #7 Posted April 3, 2022 2 hours ago, jabelman said: some expensive fruit, it better taste good I had a small fortune in trying to keep the deer out of the tomatoes. I ended up with the electric fence. My wife told me I could have imported tomatoes from Italy cheaper. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,158 #8 Posted April 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, JoeM said: I had a small fortune in trying to keep the deer out of the tomatoes. I ended up with the electric fence. My wife told me I could have imported tomatoes from Italy cheaper. Where's the fun it that? You could have a family gathering and after a few beers invite your brother in law over to look at your garden.........ZAP! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,602 #9 Posted April 3, 2022 There are other, more permanent forms of deer control… and they taste much better than peanut butter… 1 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #10 Posted April 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Handy Don said: smoothly hop a 6' fence It amazes me how easily they can do that! I started with 6' but had to add 2' more. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,874 #11 Posted April 4, 2022 20 hours ago, squonk said: look at your garden.........ZAP! Hey I put on a timer from 9pm to 6am cause I don't trust myself....no beers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatingman 971 #12 Posted July 2, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 1:42 PM, Handy Don said: Inventive and, apparently, successful. Also Ironic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota8338 115 #13 Posted January 28, 2023 I guess the taste-buds vary from deer to deer, but they seem to like my okra. They could have eaten all the green beans they wanted, and I really would not have cared, but no they had to eat what I wanted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,324 #14 Posted January 28, 2023 We have so many deer that are basically neighborhood pets that I gave up gardening. I love seeing them and the cost of "Deer Proofing" a garden would be much higher than the cost of the produce I could harvest in five or ten years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #15 Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, 953 nut said: neighborhood pets Same here... when I go out to fill the bird feeders they come a-runnin'. Looks just like yours! What's that tripod thingy in your yard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,324 #16 Posted January 28, 2023 18 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: What's that tripod thingy in your yard? It is a deer feeder, A friend down the road has this and while they are vacationing in Florida I am feeding the deer every afternoon. https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/strike-force-240-lb-programmable-timer-tripod-feeder?a=2248747 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,230 #17 Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) 44 minutes ago, 953 nut said: I am feeding the deer every afternoon. Big Brother may be watching Richard .https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/deer/faq/#feeding-deerIs-Feeding- Deer-Harmful.pdf (ncwildlife.org) Edited January 28, 2023 by Ed Kennell 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,324 #18 Posted January 29, 2023 6 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: Big Brother may be watching Richard .https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/deer/faq/#feeding-deerIs-Feeding- Deer-Harmful.pdf (ncwildlife.org) feeding deer for any reason is illegal statewide from September 1 to the first Saturday in January But your honor I wasn't feeding the deer! I was filling a container that has a timer on it and all on its own it started spitting corn all over the place and besides I'm not in Virginia and it is after the first Saturday of January. Please don't lock me up! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blasterdad 2,692 #19 Posted February 1, 2023 I've got an orchard cannon, it's powered by a propane bottle, it can be set to fire at different intervals anywhere from every 30 seconds to 1 hour. It scares the crap out of deer, birds, dogs, cats, pedestrians & the neighbors. Pretty much any living thing within a 1 mile radius. It also seems to peak the interest of the local police department. Oh, I forgot to mention that I don't have an orchard. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
