Perimeter alarms.

[dj1701]

Hi all,

I just ordered a Fifth Ops Perimeter alarm. I figure it might be the deterrent I need to protect my garden from deer. It's a whole bunch cheaper than any kind of fence.
It will take different kinds of blanks so that makes it easy.

Wondering if anyone has had any experience with those devices? Shop Perimeter Alarms & Other Tactical Accessories - Fith Ops

Thanks
Dave

 

[sandman2234]

hmmm, have to look closer at these when I get a chance.
David from jax

 

[bcp]

BANG! First deer runs away, later deer get free entry.



Dang! this is the third time tonight I've had to get up, reload the blank, and restring the wire!



911? it's 3am and there's a shooting at my neighbors yard! Please hurry!



Bruce

 

[jmc]

Hi all,

I just ordered a Fifth Ops Perimeter alarm. I figure it might be the deterrent I need to protect my garden from deer. It's a whole bunch cheaper than any kind of fence.
It will take different kinds of blanks so that makes it easy.

Wondering if anyone has had any experience with those devices? Shop Perimeter Alarms & Other Tactical Accessories - Fith Ops

Thanks
Dave

Seems like a question you would ask before you bought it.

 

[Sportsman762]

Dang! this is the third time tonight I've had to get up, reload the blank, and restring the wire!

I think that the loud bang waking me up at all sorts of odd hours would not be fun. It would be terrible going back to sleep as I would be wide awake with my heart pounding. I am not sure if any garden is worth that much of my sleep.

 

[dj1701]

BANG! First deer runs away, later deer get free entry.



Dang! this is the third time tonight I've had to get up, reload the blank, and restring the wire!



911? it's 3am and there's a shooting at my neighbors yard! Please hurry!



Bruce

No issues with neighbors and deer around here are always in groups. one pop and they run. Worth a try.

 

[dj1701]

Seems like a question you would ask before you bought it.

Don't know till you try. Besides, it will be fun.

 

[dj1701]

I think that the loud bang waking me up at all sorts of odd hours would not be fun. It would be terrible going back to sleep as I would be wide awake with my heart pounding. I am not sure if any garden is worth that much of my sleep.

Not sure how loud it will be. It does take different kinds of blanks, so time will tell.

 

[bdhsfz6]

We use these to keep critters out of the garden:

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They use a water spray to scare away animals.
Not for every garden but they work well for us.

 

[scootr]

I have an alarm at my gate. Never fun when a coyote sets it off at 3 am. I'm just saying living with perimeter alarms can be a PIA.
I wonder if the deer will get used to the bang over time. Or learn to step over the string ?

 

[MossRoad]

We use these to keep critters out of the garden:

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Orbit Yard Enforcer Motion Activated Pest Deterrent Sprinkler Decoy 62100Z - The Home Depot

Visit The Home Depot to buy Orbit Yard Enforcer Motion Activated Pest Deterrent Sprinkler 62100

www.homedepot.com

They use a water spray to scare away animals.
Not for every garden but they work well for us.

A friend of mine bought something like that years ago to keep the deer skittish. His mother in-law came over to pick tomatoes....

 

[Dftodd]

A friend of mine bought something like that years ago to keep the deer skittish. His mother in-law came over to pick tomatoes....

I would consider that a bonus That will teach her to show up unannounced

 

[Engineer42]

A friend of mine bought something like that years ago to keep the deer skittish. His mother in-law came over to pick tomatoes....

video would have been priceless I'm sure.

 

[bdhsfz6]

A friend of mine bought something like that years ago to keep the deer skittish. His mother in-law came over to pick tomatoes....

Yeah, we occasionally get sprayed as well.

It does have a timer for use only at night

 

[dj1701]

We use these to keep critters out of the garden:

View attachment 3131674

Orbit Yard Enforcer Motion Activated Pest Deterrent Sprinkler Decoy 62100Z - The Home Depot

Visit The Home Depot to buy Orbit Yard Enforcer Motion Activated Pest Deterrent Sprinkler 62100

www.homedepot.com

They use a water spray to scare away animals.
Not for every garden but they work well for us.

They work well; I just hated the hose stretched across the lawn to the garden, so I gave up on them.

 

[MossRoad]

I would consider that a bonus That will teach her to show up unannounced

He always told the story with a smile.

 

[MossRoad]

Yeah, we occasionally get sprayed as well.

It does have a timer for use only at night

I have some cheap ones. They worked pretty well. I'm gonna upgrade this year.

 

[MossRoad]

They work well; I just hated the hose stretched across the lawn to the garden, so I gave up on them.

It's a good excuse to buy all the equipment necessary to trench water lines to the garden.

 

[Dftodd]

It's a good excuse to buy all the equipment necessary to trench water lines to the garden.

When we have our house built and they run the water line for the house, I'm planning on having them drop two lines. One for a shop, and one for a frost proof spigot where we are planning on putting a garden.

We're planning on critters as well with a barn next to the shop, so that will give me water for troughs without having to drag a hose from the house.

 

[MossRoad]

We are fortunate that we live on sand. Years ago I took a plow share, welded it vertically to a quick attach plate, and used it as a cable plow to pull black poly water line about 8" deep out to the garden. It pulled very easily. In fact, once I got it pulled, I wanted to see how easy. I could pull it back and forth in the trench by hand. Anyhow, the garden is a bit uphill from the house. So I put a self-draining valve in a gravel pit at the low end. It's worked well for many years.