Staking It Down

I did a little Googling of deer fences and learned it was a common problem for deer to get their noses under the fences and push them up far enough to get through. They even make special stakes to hold the fence to the ground. Who would have known?

I started looking for a local supply of stakes when I realized I had a bunch of 18 - 20 inch ends of cedar fence boards that I rescued from Brooks and Lindalee's burn pile. I ripped a few into 1 1/2 inch widths and put a point on each one. Near the other end I put in a screw with about 1/4 inch sticking out to catch the lower wire. I pounded one in the ground in the middle of the first span hooking the bottom wire onto the screw head as it passed and buried the stake into the ground. It worked perfectly. I went along the whole length of the fence, putting one or two stakes in every span depending on the terrain. There is no way any deer are going to "nose" their way in now.

I sure miss that burn pile!