Repelling Deer With Fishing Line 

Jim: I watched your video yesterday. Bought 5 ft. stakes and 30 lb. fishing line. Installed the posts and line. For the first time in 3 months, my security cameras did not record video of deer destroying my garden. I will provide an update in 30 days but I'm so excited that I may having found---thanks to you!---a way to keep these beautiful pests out of my yard!!! Thank you!

My neighbors laughed at me last year when I said I was building a fishing line fence. This year they are all in a line at Walmart buying fishing line. We have a lot of deer but none of these deer got through the fence. My fence height was 9’ and my line was placed every 12”. I did run an additional diagonal fiberglass pole leaning away from my vertical pole. I tied fishing line again every 12” from the ground up. The deer can’t see it so when the run in to it, they stop but don’t jump because they can’t see what to jump. It’s the least expensive fence and it works.

I like the way you narrate your video. It’s entertaining and funny

I like the concept of the psychology of the deer, they think feel an invisible force and they freak. thank you

I started running a couple of strands above my 4' wire fence after I watched 4 deer effortlessly jump it to get at my field peas...been using it ever since. It works.

Yes this works great, I have it around my massive area where my garden will go as soon as weather permits. My father used this tactic and taught me how to use it, he still prefers this method to repel the deer. The other critters, that’s a different issue!!

This is one great idea. Inexpensive and effective are often two things that don’t go hand in hand. Definitely would work. Thanks.

I’m glad this came across my feed… I had to chase one out of my garden at 2AM last night 😆

those posts are $8 now. It is crazy how much everything has went up the last few years.

Works Great ! Went from mowed down vegetable rows to .... "No Problem" last two years....😊

I did this for years. It works really good for does but the bucks get their antlers hung up in it and pop the line. Kept having to replace the line.

Monofilament is also the best way to protect the koi in your koi pond in the spring, and summer from large, fish-loving hawks. In this instance, you use the invisible fish line across the pond, often in the pattern of half a pizza. The line doesn't concern the smaller birds which may or may not see it. But the raptors with keen eyesight can easily see it and will judge if there is adequate clearance for their wingspan to get through. In the fall, leaf netting is called for and hungry Herons are often hungrier than they are smart as they unwisely climb into the pond underneath the leaf netting.

Been doing this for years, and for the first few years, it worked fine. Unfortunately, they get wise and start finding ways to get through. I think desperation and starvation from the worst winter we had a couple of years ago made them determined to get through those lines, and now that they found a way through, they now do it all the time, even when theres still vegetation out there. They EASILY chew the fishing line (been using the 50 lb) and even push through between lines once they leave a big gap between them. It's been hard trying to keep up and repairing the lines almost daily now, so I've started looking for other ways to keep them out of my plants.

Wow. You lit 'em up. From the reasonable comments, I think I'll go with hot wire. But this video really pulled the crazies out of the woodwork.

Great video... You make me think of Mr. Rogers!

It works for me last year. I am adding it to a new bed. I’m planning right now thanks for the tip.

You might want to try hanging some little bells on the fishing line in the army we use cans with rocks in them to make noise to alert us of the enemy's presence

Since you have a camera, do you have videos of deer backing away from the lines?

great idea!! Got the posts and line, gotta try it!

Good info! Terrific acting! The invisible line! 😂😂😂😂

The key is to make something strong enough to keep deer out but easy enough to move around so you can get in to weed and water. I used some chicken wire this year with cheap plastic green stakes. They are super easy to move in and out when I water and weed but the stakes bend and give too easy. It worked for awhile but last night they finally worked up enough nerve to just trample right over it. Today I have bit off green pepper plants, chewed up beans and they even munched on my tomato plants. A lot of sweat and dirty hands right down the toilet in one night! Looks like I'll have to use stronger posts next time. That will make it harder for me to get into the garden. I thought about using them drawstring nettings next time for my peppers and tomatoes. The last few years I used netting and hoops for my beans and that works great to keep everything out but it's a lot of work.😮‍💨

4 strand braided line...50 lb test is the same diameter as 10 lb mono.... yes impressive...

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently live through a drought and we have a lot of deer looking for food. Unfortunately this method only works for a limited period.

What about high voltage fence with fried deer 🦌 on the hoof?

I tried it. It worked for 1 month.

This is great; thank you!

Get an electric fence single wire. That will really work!

Oh my God thank you so much!!! I am just planning my new vegetable garden and was worried about our visiting deer gobbling all my new growth but now I can plan the garden without worry 😄

Thank you - going to try a short fence for stray dogs and cats! (AND my nosy neighbor!)

I tried using fishing line, and the deer paid no attention to it. They walked through it with impunity. Ultimately the broken fishing line damaged the mandels on my lawnmower. If you have something the deer likes to eat, an 8 foot fence is the only thing that will work.

I like this a lot. Thank you for posting it.

Great for going fishing for the big ones. Great for tight lining for catfish.

A little night video would have been nice to see to prove your point.

I prefer those invisible lines attatched to a fence charger

Fishing line didn't work for me. They just worked their way through it. This year I'm going electric 3D fence.

Ok. How do those deer jump back?

We tried this and the deer kept breaking the line and then tearing up the garden. We have a heavy deer population and the only thing that actually keeps deer out is an electric fence combined with Livestock horse fencing.

I tried, worked for about a month. Replace fish wire with four feet high chicken wires. Deers gave up trying to enter my garden.

Why didn’t you show the deer staying out of the area with the trail camera?

I am trying a motion activated sprinkler.

I use size .308.

Won't deer jump over the line once they figure it out? I saw a a video where human urine was used to splash on the perimeter. I may start to mark my garden territory.

What if they got tangled in it? Did you thought of that?

What do you use to repel the sasquatch?

Could route it along the tree line, tree to tree

I saw a video where the deer still got past the fishing line. Maybe they were just more agressive?

The problem is that the deer will get used to it and it breaks. Either one, it takes just that one moment of a free pass and your entire garden and landscape is gone. It's just not good enough.

What pound test line are you using? I imagine the lighter trout lines won’t work.

Almost need a WW2 styled razor wire, neighbor watched a deer craw under their gate on it belly to get in their garden

We get tons of deer on our property. I was wondering if wind spinners might scare them off? There are some spinners that are really large and kinetic.

Did NOT work for me. Even hung tin pie plates on the line and Irish Spring soap on each post. Ate 12 collard plants, 37 cabbages, nipped my tomatoes and bell peppers.

I wondered why the little bird who built her nest with some fishing line was finding it as I do not use it on my property. I found that little bird one day dangling by the neck with fishing line wrapped around her! Please be careful with what you promote, and please be diligent in discarding the fishing line.

Can it be twine or rope?

How long does the fishing line last? Do the sun's UV rays eventually cause it to break apart?

I tried this and a racoon nipped it every time I lined it

This has worked great to keep the deer out of my elderberries..

I could be wrong but wouldn’t a 30-.06 work pretty well?!

Just fyi, i tried this and it didn't work at all. The deer just bit through the fishing line.

Every year the deer were eating my weed crop until I started using fishing line 😵‍💫

Deer stretched my fishing line fence like it was nothing before the brook it. I guess they were hungrier then your Deer.

@J S Sure.......if the pellets are around 30 grains....and travel at nothing less then 900 ft per second. Otherwise.....its not enough power to penetrate......or break bones. 22 shorts work best. They are the quietest. Just the bullet drops much more over say......100 yards. But can just aim higher.

I’m not walking over anything 3 feet high. LOL

The deer are not everywhere. they are mainly gathered at your house. You may wish to try bow hunting. It is rather silent. If a deer falls in the woods, does it make a.........

I would be worried about hurting birds

Funny little humans always sweating the small stuff.

Ive had good luck with this method but I do better with a product called critter net it comes in 50 x10 ft rolls and lasts for years.i use 6ft step in posts and hang it up around the garden I can honestly say the deer don't get by it

Why not to hunt a few of them? Venison is a good food.

.270 is also effective.

Doesn’t using fishing line introduce a danger to other, smaller animals becoming entangled? I won’t be using it.

They jump jump over 5 ft or more. Hard to believe.

Don't trust a piece of fishing line to save your plants, the deer in my neighbourhood are not that stupid. A 7 foot high fence using deer netting was required.

I tried it.....IT DOES NOT WORK !!!

I feel like hes talking to us like we are 3 year olds

I wonder if this method would work to repel raccoons? Probably not.

Think it would be easier to run the lines from the bottom to top…….

Bad idea. Doesn’t work and it snares birds that can’t see it. Ask me how I know. Broke my heart.

Hey, I found $15 in my tackle box and already had the fishing line so mine was free! Don’t try this people, it kills birds and other things that get tangled up in it. He forgot it was there and about cut his head off

.....and if ya put fishhooks on that line you could catch a bass or somethin right out of your yard. Mmmhmm. 🤔😉

Deer don’t walk like that, but I get your point.

Don’t work! They put their head through then just slide in. I had 3 lines of electric fence up then 2 more that wasn’t hot then 4 of fishing line and on top at 8foot a clothesline.

Boa?

Simple answer to deer Buy a 22 lr rifle.... Buy subsonics ammo only. ( shorts work good too ) Zero the scope in at 50 yards. Aim 2 inches high at 75 yards.... 6 inches high at 100 yards. Subsonic ammo is very quiet.... shorts are even quieter ! Plug the deer in the rear quarter......they will not be back ! Anything else is a joke ! Its about " getting rid " of the deer !

Doesn’t work. They get used to it and push right through.

Mine was free. I found $15. in my tackle box.

My deer eat the fishing line then the garden.

My My so it had to be explained like you were speaking to a 5 yr. Old.

You could move back up north where you belong. You could move to Brooklyn or Kensington pa or somewhere similar where there are no deer PLUS you would be around your people.

LMAO....Sir when we reach our age. we forget about the line and telling our company about it....couple toddies and go weed we forget again too..

“You can’t see the line because it’s actually invisible to deer”….s**t, I knew I was different but never suspected I was a deer!!

Wish this worked for rabbits.

This is very harmful to deer and other animals that come across it. By it being invisible a running animal will at the least be cut by the line and more likely to become entangled in the line leading to severe injury and even death to the animal.

You dont " repel " deer........you shoot them.........but not to kill. They leave and never come back !

Where do people pull their brains from ? oh I know where so never mind can't say it here.

Don't do this !

absolutely does not work ; this is pure BS

Fishing line is an environmental hazard. I worked at a sanctuary and hospital for seabirds. Around 50% of the injuries we saw involved fishing line. Terrible stuff.

LOL NOPE

Bad move if the deer gets it rap in it might kill it

Can't wait for your video on repelling deer with bags of pubic hair.

A HORRIBLE IDEA IF YOU CARE ABOUT BIRDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!