{"id":14499,"date":"2020-05-15T18:37:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=14499"},"modified":"2025-04-05T13:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T17:52:34","slug":"woodland-management-moment-deer-fencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/woodland-management-moment-deer-fencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodland Management Moment &#8211; Deer Fencing Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With large amounts of white-tailed deer populating the area around forest land, getting your hardwood seedlings established can be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Purdue Extension forester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, sustainable hardwood extension specialist, offers some tips on how to protect newly planted seedlings from browsing deer using plastic mesh fencing to exclude the animals from the area. He also mentions tree tubes and electrified fencing as potential options. Learn more in the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UNEZ8lSWW4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Woodland Management Moment - Deer Fencing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNEZ8lSWW4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Ask an Expert<\/span><\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/main\/national\/programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDA Cost Assistance Programs for Conservation Practices<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-486-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Build a Plastic Mesh Deer Exclusion Fence<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-136-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Electric Fences for Preventing Deer Browse Damage by White-Tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-596-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing Your Woods for White-Tailed Deer<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cCbBnILVsrM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Score Your White-Tailed Deer<\/a>, Video, Purdue Extension Youtube Channel<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/lenny-d-farlee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lenny Farlee<\/a>, Sustaining Hardwood Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With large amounts of white-tailed deer populating the area around forest land, getting your hardwood seedlings established can be difficult. Purdue Extension forester Lenny Farlee, sustainable hardwood extension specialist, offers some tips on how to protect newly planted seedlings from browsing deer using plastic mesh fencing to exclude the animals from the area. 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