[MrB]

I’ve heard the secret of keeping deer out is to play upon their natural fears of being enclosed.

Sure, they can jump a 6 ft fence,
but if, in doing so, they are in an enclosure that bothers their “claustrophobic” tendencies, they won’t do it.

So, for fruit trees, a 5 ft fence far enough back from the tree that they can’t reach over, but close enough to be “confining”, will deter them.

But, so will a Great Pyrenees.

[trisham]

We have a six foot, chain link fence that encloses about a quarter acre. We have never had deer inside the fence, but we have had wild turkeys. Generally, nothing comes into our yard, probably because we have four hounds. Unfortunately, locating the garden there is impractical, because the hounds like to eat plants.

We do grow lots of chives, sage, rosemary, parsley, basil and hot peppers in flower "boxes" on the deck. The "boxes" hang over the outside of the railing, about ten feet off the ground, are somewhat difficult for the dogs to reach, and completely safe from deer.

[SailormanCGA72]

I’ve heard the secret of keeping deer out is to play upon their natural fears of being enclosed.

MrB,

I’ve had a 5’ fence around my 40x60 garden for several years and have never had any deer jump into the garden even though we see 6-10 deer at the nearby feeder every evening. Many times my wife and I will be working in the garden while the deer are at the feeder 50’ away.