wertach
I learned that trick in BC,Canada,several years ago and have used it every year with success. I'm the only one in my neighborhood with Roses in my front yard

I did it last year around a small plot of corn and mellons (and may have posted about it). It worked until the corn was ripe and then a deer went in and ate and damaged half the corn. I have had deer squeeze in through a rusted broken section of my wire fence on two occasions that I doubt I could squeeze through.

Another problem with the fishing line is that it sags soon after you get it up so I had to keep tightening it, which was a pain. Deer netting is much easier.

Deer around here go right thru deer netting, so do the fox and coons to get at my chickens.

I find fishing line in the darnedest places around here and I don't like to see it used for things like fencing and barriers. It does not degrade and the tensile strength is such that it can and does present hazards to wildlife who can become entangled in it. I use electric fencing.........it's a 'one time' cost and appears to be effective against most forays into the crops.

I tried electric fence calliope, the deer just jump over it. I will be sure to gather all of the fishing line and dispose of it properly!

Yeh..........deer will sometimes just pony up and go through electic fence too. When we'd get a short on the cattle fencing, it was most often where a deer just went though it.

Well, it worked for a while, they had a feast last night.....

Sometimes it's squirrels....that's why no footprints. In which case no fence will work. :(

I built a new 20 foot trellis in the back garden this year (out of natural wood), and the deer were browsing the vines I was trying to grow - Scarlet runner bean, Morning glories, and Cardinal climber. They were wandering along the back of the trellis and munching at their leisure. I wasn't going to have any vines at that rate. I laid down 4 foot wire fencing flat on the ground along the trellis. Haven't had any munching since. I don't think the deer like to walk on the fencing. The cat doesn't even seem to like walking on it. This is not a very practical solution for a large area, but it's working great along the trellis.

I tried electric fencing this year to surround my orchard and garden. So far so good. I think that it's necessary to bait the fence using small pieces of aluminum foil and a glob of peanut butter. When the deer lick the peanut butter their nose or tongue hits the fence and they will stay clear in the future. I bait the fence every week, especially with the peaches ripening. Premier Fencing sells an electric fence bait kit for deer.

The aluminum foil does not do it for me. Perhaps I should secure it with a clothespin. But peanut directly on the wire, that works well.

I wouldn't use fishing line because it really doesn't deter in the long run. They figure it out. The real trick is to pound pvc pipe into the ground around your garden and run two rows of electric wire...one 10" off ground then another 2ft. Use sheet rock screws to wrap the wire on as you go. (The pve insulates the wire from the ground). "But they can jump over 2ft high wire". Very true. The trick is to pound in another set of sticks around the inside of your electric wire about 4ft away and run one strand of white string. Deer will know the wires are hot esp if you rub some peanut butter on them but they will also think the very visible string is also hot but are unwilling to jump over because they cannot judge the distance (eyes on side of their head) ...too risky so they stay away. Trust me, this works. Don't turn off the fence because they can sense electromagnet energy and and will beat you at the game. Enjoy your vegies.

Jim Colclough Hillsdale NY