DunwoodyTalk: Dunwoody Deer Fence

An alert reader sent us a note showing that the city and garden wants to spend $16,000 on a new deer-stopping fence for the community garden at Brook Run. When first built, DunwoodyTalk donated the first fence (and we believe it is still there today). Farmer Bob and Don C helped install it.

Here's an article from the Crier HERE.

From the article:

Although the current fence bordering the garden covers roughly 700 feet, the installation technique and current state of repair hinders the fence from remaining a reliable protection source.

“[The] Board of Directors is soliciting competing bids for an 8-foot replacement fence which would be professionally installed and have a life expectancy of at least 20 years,” said Stasia Kelly, DCGO spokeswoman for Community Outreach and Communications. “These estimates will not include charges for removing the old fence and posts, work that volunteers will be called upon to perform.”

Not from the article:

The original fence was installed at $0 cost to the city and seems to have lasted 10 years. Not sure why "installation technique" is an issue. Three guys had a ladder, a 5-pound hammer, and some long steel fence posts. The posts were pounded into the hard clay. No one from DT2 has been involved in the garden in years, so not sure 100% it's the original fence, but when we were at this summer's celebration of ten years, it appeared to be the same fence. Not sure. And the deer were not jumping over it. The garden did expand after DT2 departure, so perhaps the fence addition was a shitty job. The city can't get a road paved correctly so let's see if they can get a $0 fence installed that will last ten years.

And regarding these deer, the construction at Brook Run didn't suddenly cause the deer to migrate 50 yards to the garden. The issue with the increase in deer in Dunwoody (and Brook Run) is due to several factors. The GA 400 and 285 road construction has pushed dozens (perhaps 100) deer into Dunwoody neighborhoods and parks. There are fewer bow hunters in Dunwoody than previous years. Three active bow hunters take two years off from harvesting deer (does) in Dunwoody causes an increase of 50-75 more deer. If there was no bow hunting in Dunwoody the situation would be even worse. Deer are now eating plants that they avoided in years past due to the increased deer population. More deer and the same food sources equals more destruction. The fact that tree-huggers and anti-hunters won't accept is that an over-sized deer population is the worst thing for a forest. The forests that people want to protect are at threat more from deer than anything else, including the alleged climate change.

Deer Destroying Forest see HERE HERE and HERE

You want to help Brook Run and preserve the large tree stands in Dunwoody? Want more song birds? Then support a few days of closing Brook Run to thin the herd. Bow hunting is safe and effective. You want to preserve the natural habitat remaining in Dunwoody? Then allow a bow hunter to use your property. Need a bow hunter? email HERE