Fence Designs for Deer Control: A Review and the Results of Recent Research in Southeastern New York
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Location
Ithaca, New York
Start Date
27-9-1983 12:00 AM
Description
Research on fences for deer control over the last 45 years has involved either the nonelectric or electric designs. The conventional nonelectric fence has been a vertical 8-to 10-foot woven-wire type which has proven effective in several states over the past 30 years. Some installations have included a 2-to 3-foot overhang of barbed or smooth wire at the top. All versions of this fence have been deemed excessively expensive by many consumers, although a recent New York study reported the 8-foot fence in new, high-density fruit orchards to be a very cost-effective control option.
Recommended Citation
McAninch, J. B., Winchcombe, R., & Ellingwood, M. (1983). Fence designs for deer control: A review and the results of recent research in southeastern New York. In Decker, D. J. (Ed.), The First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference (pp. 101). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University.
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Fence Designs for Deer Control: A Review and the Results of Recent Research in Southeastern New York
Ithaca, New York
Research on fences for deer control over the last 45 years has involved either the nonelectric or electric designs. The conventional nonelectric fence has been a vertical 8-to 10-foot woven-wire type which has proven effective in several states over the past 30 years. Some installations have included a 2-to 3-foot overhang of barbed or smooth wire at the top. All versions of this fence have been deemed excessively expensive by many consumers, although a recent New York study reported the 8-foot fence in new, high-density fruit orchards to be a very cost-effective control option.