How far apart should fence posts be for deer?

You can safely space most lightweight deer netting with about 20 feet between posts, while metal fences and those comprised of heavier materials should have supports placed about 15 feet apart. Place your supports, spaced at these intervals, and unroll your fencing. Attach it with whatever your preferred material is.

Will split rail fence keep deer out?

Plastic and wood products are also available for deer fencing. You can use them to make a traditional split rail fence or a solid fence, which provides privacy in addition to keeping deer out.

How far apart should T posts be?

You should position T-posts no more than 8 feet apart.

Will 6 foot fence keep deer out?

Deer will jump over common garden fences. A deer proof garden fence should be at least 7 feet in height. For very small areas like a 25 x 25 garden area, 6 foot high fences can be adequate in some areas with light deer pressure. Deer are more likely to jump a garden fence if they can sense how high the barrier is.

What is the best fence to keep deer out?

Thus you will generally want a barrier-style deer fence (the most popular being metal or polypropylene mesh) to stand about 8 feet tall. Many other kinds of fencing cannot reliably keep deer from crossing your property borders.

Will deer walk on chicken wire?

By creating a square or a rectangle around certain woody ornamentals, the deer will not step onto or into the horizontal fence. If the wire is chicken wire and they step on it, it will sink. If it is woven wire farm fencing, they cannot place their feet into the holes to walk in.

Does Irish Spring keep deer away?

“Use bars of Irish Spring soap for your deer problem and they’ll go away,” Mrs. Poweska advised. “Just use a grater and shave the bars of soap into slivers to scatter about your garden, flowerbeds or the stems of the hostas. The deer will no longer approach because the soap has such a strong scent.