DEER FENCES 



THERE are various makes of iron deer fences now on the market, 

 most of which are very suitable, but the prices are high. I 

 have tried a wire fence in the form of a net, that is to say, 

 one in which there are horizontal and vertical wires, the primers 

 being fixed to wooden posts at intervals, although they may be 

 fitted to iron ones if preferred. The wires are twisted round 

 each other at the junctions so as not to slip. 



This fence is very good for a deer-forest if the lower wires 

 are placed close enough together to prevent deer getting through, 

 but I have found that in small enclosures for wapiti and Altai 

 deer the stags force the wires apart so that the hinds can get 

 through, and there is also the danger of very big stags, in trying 

 to get at each other, breaking through. 



In consequence I have found it necessary to have additional 

 steel wires run horizontally along this fence a foot apart in 

 order to strengthen it, and have also had wire netting placed 

 along the lower part to prevent the stags getting the wires apart. 

 My largest wapiti stag would have been through the fence if he 

 had not been stopped in time by these additions. 



As stated above, this fence would, however, most likely be 

 very good in a large forest, where the stags are not apt to really 



try to get through, but merely wander along the fence, and, if 



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