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Author Topic: Deer fencing for an idiot  (Read 14909 times)

Steph Hen

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Angus Scotland.
Re: Deer fencing for an idiot
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2020, 07:56:22 am »
Thank you

Glencairn

  • Joined Jun 2017
  • Dumfriesshire
Re: Deer fencing for an idiot
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2021, 09:02:12 pm »
A number of years ago I had the task of culling the deer in a fenced woodland that was approx 100 acres.

I was putting the hours in and after several months it appeared that even when everything appeared to be going as planned, there were still deer appearing.

The noteworthy point was a lot of them had healed leg injuries.

What was happening, and this was a 2 metre high fence, was the roe deer were running around the outside, finding a high spot and using it as a point to jump from.

I saw roe jump the fence twice and was almost as surprised the second time as I was certain it would have been a one of the first time.

I suppose the point I'm making is we build fences, but nature always finds a way.

 

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