Deer fencing

[308 sako]

Does anyone know typically how long deer fencing stays up for? Where I shoot there is a 70acre terribly maintained deer fenced area with birch and oak trees growing in it. The plantation is around 10/12 years old with the birch shooting up. I’ve asked the farm manager when it is likely to come down but he has no idea as forestry contractors deal with it all.

Thanks 308 sako

 

[Pete6.5]

Does anyone know typically how long deer fencing stays up for? Where I shoot there is a 70acre terribly maintained deer fenced area with birch and oak trees growing in it. The plantation is around 10/12 years old with the birch shooting up. I’ve asked the farm manager when it is likely to come down but he has no idea as forestry contractors deal with it all.

Thanks 308 sako

As long as possible because all the time the fence is there it's doing the job intended to protect the trees and under growth.

 

[User00040]

Does anyone know typically how long deer fencing stays up for? Where I shoot there is a 70acre terribly maintained deer fenced area with birch and oak trees growing in it. The plantation is around 10/12 years old with the birch shooting up. I’ve asked the farm manager when it is likely to come down but he has no idea as forestry contractors deal with it all.

Thanks 308 sako

Usually not long enough!

Better to have no deer fence at all vs. a really crap one, as the latter will cause injuries to animals trying to cross it, and often funnel them to weak areas which causes further damage to the fenceline.

Had my time patching (repairing) deer fences. More than half the time the issue is not lack of skill from the people who erected it, but the skimping on quality materials.

All it takes is a few broken posts, or worst still a strainer, and your rylock wire net fence will be finishined within a year if not repaired ASAP.

If deer are already inside the fence, it needs to come down.

 

[countrryboy]

It all depends on the tree species and forestry company and deer species present.

If only roe and a soft wood plantation after 5 or so years be passed the damagable stage.
Usually they'd send contractors in with saws to cut the birch down about that age

Some companies do take the fences down after after 5 10 years but a lot won't bother


Just noticed u said hard woods, oak the birch may be planted or just natural regen. But I would imagine trees still at a vulnerable age for a while yet

 

[308 sako]

It all depends on the tree species and forestry company and deer species present.

If only roe and a soft wood plantation after 5 or so years be passed the damagable stage.
Usually they'd send contractors in with saws to cut the birch down about that age

Some companies do take the fences down after after 5 10 years but a lot won't bother


Just noticed u said hard woods, oak the birch may be planted or just natural regen. But I would imagine trees still at a vulnerable age for a while yet

Fallow and muntjac in there, they have been in there for 7 of the 10/12 years!. They become tricky to shoot after shooting so many. There was once a group of 17 fallow in there

 

[countrryboy]

To be fair fallow do tend to be more grazers than browsers.
So won't do quite as much damage as some other deer might.

 

[VSS]

If it's not doing its job then its better off taken down.