"How high do you place your wire for deer? "
around the front yard for decoratives ie tulips and myrtle, a single strand about 20 inches high was sufficient. For taller shrubs and rhodadendrun a second strand at 3 feet did the job, but was placed two feet in front of shrubs so they couldn't eat over it.
neighbor has fancy daylily beds 40 feet across ...that single 3 foot strand keeps them out
note: they don't jump over a live wire ..they munch on grass nearby and meander towards the good stuff ...either their ears or wet nose tounch the fence and they bolts backwards 10+ feet ...something to watch
if you try to keep rabbits out with a low wire ie 6 inches ...you better mulch down that area so weeds don't short it out
I leave mine on 24/7 at garden unless I am there and then I turn it off
BTW ..I am NOT talking about running barbwire type weight heavy wire ...I got a 1000ft spool of cheap surplus galvanized steel fine guage wire that is strong enough so you can't just break it in your hands ...easy to handle and wind up ..if you are buying from farm supply, get the lightest and cheapest they sell.
Stew Corman from sunny Endicott