Testing the wireless deer fence
The folks at wireless deer fence.com
asked us if we would give their battery operated deer deterrent a try
and we said sure.
It runs on 2 AA batteries and
comes with a pack of scented sections of rubber hose that fits on top
of the blue center piece.
I pointed the trail camera
towards the area, and maybe if were lucky we might catch some of the
electric excitement. Their website mentions how they'll pay for video
footage of the wireless deer fence in action. You get 3 stakes, plus
the attractant for 60 dollars and that includes shipping. It comes with
a 2 year unconditional guarantee. We just put them in today, so stay
tuned for a full report on how we think it works at keeping those
garden nibblers away from our vegetables.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Sheila --- We'll definitely report back! We haven't seen any deer signs in the garden this spring, but they're always just waiting to encroach and one did come down the hill toward the garden while I was out weeding last week. We'll definitely post again once we have some data.
Doc --- The deterrent is not a typical scent-based one or I wouldn't even try it. Instead, the scent is an attractant, which makes the deer want to lick it, and then the electrodes shock their sensitive noses or tongues. It's the shock that's supposed to train them to stay away.
The wireless deer fence from Havahart works amazingly. I have vegetables growing in my back yard and the deers were destroying them. I opted for buying this product and it has worked very well. The good thing about this product is that it is portable and very easy to use. I didn't think a scent was going to keep deers away but it sure did. Also, the chemical doesn't harm the animal. I bought it through amazon.com www.amazon.com/Havahart-5250-Electronic-Deer-Repellent/dp/B000BQRF60
Answer to comments by Michael Hunt. I don't know why people have to be so hateful. I do indeed have a registered trademark on "Wireless Deer Fence" and I can call my product a wireless deer fence because that is what it is, just like a wireless dog fence can be called that. Regarding comments by Ihatedeer, there are no fake reviews that we have ever published. Actually, we have some very bad ones on Amazon because the product does not work in all circumstances. However it does have a 2 year guarantee and our return rate for 2015 was less than 2% so most people have been happy. See reviews on out website wirelessdeerfence.com. They are all real. If you want to see a comparison between Havahart's product and the Wireless Deer Fence search on "deer fence Havahart". Keith