Is this netting effective against deer too?
1829352
No sure. I only see deer near my house in winter. I don't think they would get close to the garden because there is nothing left.
1829353
No. At best the deer would become tangled in the netting, and rip it to part. At worst you'd be call fish and wildlife to have the creature put down. The weight of this netting just wasn't designed for that application. It is quite effective for swallows and robins which is what my problem was; so long is it is supported by some sort of bracing or frame if you're running long lengths of it. Try one of the products specifically for deer and you might be O.K.
1829354
I have to disagree with "Jay" and say, in my experience, yes! I bought this specifically to keep deer out and it works. I live in a town that has no culling, so deer are everywhere. I just wrapped this around my plants and I didn't lose anything this year! What might have worked in my favor is that I didn't try to make a fence or anything. I container garden, so I just wrapped the netting around my plants so they were completely covered. The plants I didn't wrap, a few flowers, did get eaten toward the end of the summer.
1829355
Sorry, don't know as that does not apply in southern Arizona. We use it on our garden for birds. It works great for that! Best of luck!
1829356
No, I bought it for deer, they jumped right in the middle, took off dragging the netting, too light for deer, they walked right through it. Did not work for me.
1325337
birds did alright, but the wind sure plays havoc with it. kept deer out of garden all growing season. high winds in fall caused the netting to come apart at tie downs ripping the whole attachment at top to separate. it did a good job for one season so I will use electric wire with white tags all around. friend does this all the time and has no deer problems - ron
1977273
No, I would say not. The holes, the natural sheer, is pretty large. I wouldn't use it as a bug net.
482410
It doesn't get rid of the deer but it does scare them when it goes off. Videos from our stealth cam shows proof that it did scare them. It may work in a garden, but not acres of cropland.
1389006
I do not know. I use the netting to keep snakes out of the bird houses. It does do this.
1058851
It stopped the squirrels in our yard. They did not try to break directly through the net. But you do have to pin it down to the ground or tie it off low or the squirrels will climb in underneath.
377790
yes, I used it to catch mulberries from my trees so they would not hit the ground. No mulberries fell through the net.
668213
Here, it doesn't keep the deer out (at all) but probably fine for chickens. Also, probably light enough to be stretched OVER the chicken pen as well (keeping hawks out).
548518
I think it does, it is not a flimsy netting. Feels like there is some kind of coating on it.
1578247
I think there is a powder to put on plants that will keep deer away. We put up small fences around our trees and sprinkles them with red pepper or chili powder.
393818
No, I know it doesn't work well. A better deer repellant is to pee in a bottle and leave it in the sun. Then spray or sprinkle it on the leaves and around the plant. That will keep deer away better than this product. Don't use too much it may burn the leaves. Remember to reapply after rain.
386318
No. Any animal can bite through these types of nets; that's not what they are designed for. Plus they could just squeeze through it. You need some chicken wire fencing for that.
441078
It will sting the dog real good but not penatrate the skin. Same with the deer. I use mine to keep unwanted pets and critters out of my yard.
893742
Can't help with a direct answer because I don't have that problem. It hasn't been as effective for repelling rabbits as it has been for repelling deer from my vegetable garden.
914262
Ross Deer Netting is great for covering plants, as I have used it on plants up to 4-ft tall. If your Arborvitae trees are relatively tall, draping the netting over the trees should work, but you may want to run and tie twine through the netting around the bottom, being that the netting is rectangular and could either be affected by high winds. But if you don't want to contend with the twine, just try it without to see if it will hold and if not, then resort to the tied twine.
1325334
If you stretch it out like a fence, I don't think so, even though it is hard to see with human eyes sometimes. You could even add some silver reflective tape which will help the deer know it's there too. However I also used it bunched up on the ground over small plants and I witnessed our cat trap a bird under the netting. It got tangled up primarily because it was startled. and did easily find its way out once I removed the cat. So in general likely bird-safe. Safer than windows for sure.
1289156
It's pretty strong. I don't think deer would chew through it. But it is a plastic material -- substantial, but not metal. Much more substantial than my other bird netting, however.