I've found after several
generations of these mechanical deer deterrents that sometimes a smaller sound can have more of an impact
than a more steady, louder crash.
I'm pretty sure deer have
excellent hearing, which should mean they
would be alarmed at any unnatural sound. I've even noticed how the
sound of a chain saw doesn't seem to push their alarm buttons.
This set up allows for
several variations which helps to prevent a
situation where the enemy might become accustomed to the deterrent.
Stay tuned for more details
on a low budget delay circuit. I'm still
working out the details, but ideally it will have an adjustment knob
where the delay interval can be set to a wide variety of choices.
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When I was researching deer fences, I ran across another study by an airport --- it sounds like deer and airports don't mix!
Sounds like Mark's on the right track adding variety to the deer deterrents. They've been working very well so far, but it would break my heart if the deer got back in and started nibbling on our spring veggies....
Comment by
anna
— late Sunday evening, April 11th, 2010
Interesting article from Canadian Dept of Transportation regarding options for scaring deer from airport runways:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/AerodromeAirNav/Standards/WildlifeControl/Deer/7a.htm
When I was researching deer fences, I ran across another study by an airport --- it sounds like deer and airports don't mix!
Sounds like Mark's on the right track adding variety to the deer deterrents. They've been working very well so far, but it would break my heart if the deer got back in and started nibbling on our spring veggies....