I fought the deer and rabbits for years. I finally put up a 4ft hogwire fence this spring. I cemented 8ft wooden post in the corners and put 6.5ft tposts every 10ft. Now I honestly dont think that will keep deer out, heck they can about step over it. Once I got the garden planted I took carpenter string and criss crossed, about head high, post to post across the garden. I then hung red flagging tape just about touching the ground, from the string. I can see 10 or 12 deer every night in the field around my garden, but so far, they havent even made a track in the garden. I think the string waving in the slightest breeze keeps them scared off. Even the crows havent been in the garden. Rabbits, well they get lead poison everytime I see one. Now that I posted this, I'll probably go out in the morning and everything will be trampled and eaten. If that happens, I have the deer trained to just stand there when I put a spot light on them. They see the light so much they seem to have lost their fear of the light and me standing there holding it.