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I have been watching UA-cam since it was first created and introduced to the internet sometime way back in 2005. I love UA-cam and it's probably my most used resource for all of my online activity and entertainment and my most valued online platform. In all that time that UA-cam has existed I have never liked and subscribed to a channel, until I discovered yours. What I think you are both doing here is somthing absolutley beautiful, extraordinary, magical and unique. I'm a chef in a very popular and busy restaurant, I come home tired and exhausted from my long days of work but when I watch your posts I find my stresses, strains and tensions just melt away from me. It's clear to see to all that you are both beautiful, hardworking, intelligent, humorous and gentle souls, choosing somthing different than the mainstream noise and confusions of life. Your videos bring me peace and a breath of fresh clean air. I predict huge things in your future, I think your channel will suprise you as more and more join and realise a simple more frugal life is the way intended. Keep up the wonderful work you do, don't change, wishing you all the very best Paul x
Thank you so much for this wonderful accolade. This is what we really hope for our viewers. Y'all can't come to the island, but we can bring it to you! Maybe it'll inspire you to move to the coast and open a seafood restaurant. Kx
Katy you are so tenacious, its great watching you battling with the rocks😂 absolutely brilliant, your energy is endless. I really enjoy watching you both interacting with each other and taking us with you round the island, I do wish Scot would wear safety glasses when he is using the chain saw, it would be terrible if he got injured and put a blight on your happiness. But once again a lovely video. Thank you xx
The deer really are beautiful and majestic animals. And blessed Bree is so obligingly shaking hands lol. I love animals (sometimes more than human's:). And that field of daffodils will be totally divine. Love it xx Teresa❤🇦🇺
31 minutes of you both is not enough! My husband and I would like your videos to be long er ❤😂 Love watching you 2❤ " she was aiming it at me" 😂😅😂 Scott's comment in regards to Katie rolling the log down the hill 😂
LOL Deer can jump over 6ft. One thing to try is a feww high posts and string bunting. It makes the deer think your fence is higher than it actually is. Worked for Cog Hill Farm in Alabama :)
That was so worth waiting for. I’m amazed how clever the deer can be , I get that they can jump high fences , but to go underneath 🤔. Never ending battle to keep them out . A bit scary walking under those trees in high winds 😮. Loved the video .
Think you might need to invest in some fencing pliers for your fence repair as cable ties will break quickly. Need to look at how cattle properties fence a gully to stop stock crawling under. Advice from outback Australia. Have enjoyed all your 56 videos to date.
Thank you for this beautiful video of the deer and all the winter scenes. Its the first time I actually received a notification for you so hopefully You tube are trying to fix things, I will still check in future. Take care 💕🇦🇺
I absolutely love your videos. I feel like I'm home and so relaxed while watching. I found you a few weeks ago. I'm watching all of your past videos to catch up. I'm so interested in Scotland, as my ancestors were from there. Drysdale, Clan Douglas. I hope to get there some day. I have to find out where the Drysdale ancestors came from to arrive in Nova Scotia. Then to America. Thank you for sharing the experience
I just love the way Scott is looking upwards (naughty eyes) and Katie is looking a bit embarrassed 😅 ... love the fact that you guys are so natural and trying things out like most of us ❤
Every walk is new discoveries. It is exciting to watch it all unfold. Your deer are as sneaky as ours! We enjoy them and complain of them equally. Quite a love/hate relationship 😉 The nighttime images were beautiful.
When I lived in Hawaii I knew a landscaper that lost his eye due to a run in with a bamboo plant, please do be careful! As you were along the fence line talking about the deer, I could image the deer with their own youtube channel, talking to their audience about the humans that try and somewhat succeed in keeping them on one side of the property! OMG, that stag!! The absolute prime specimen! Fantastic!!
Hi, absolutely love your videos. Not sure if I'm being dumb with this observation but the gate (16min 50sec) in the fence doesn't seem to be a very good fit. Could that be an entry point for the deer?
Always having dogs get a length of timber and tie to the bottom rung of fence with wire at intervals , that will stop them , love your videos all the way from New Zealand 😊
Some line, a few blocks and a come-along are wonderful woods tools. With a little thought, you can rig up and pull down hung trees from a safe distance.
My fence for my garden is 6 feet tall and they got in there. I went to the dollar store and got some kids whirly, spinners on a stick and attach them to my fence so far the deer haven’t been in there again.
The no-see-ums are biting here in coastal North Carolina, so I would imagine your midges will. be out and about soon enough and may help you to forget the deer problem 😉
Beautiful night images of the deer. I believe they can jump very high. How about putting fence barrier pins on the bottom of the fences pegging them down then they can not get in and how about some bunting on the top between posts maybe seeing the bunting waving in the wind might deter them. Another lovely video love your animals how they walk around with you both.
My neighbor has almost an acre of garden on hilly terrain, which is fully deer-proof. One evening the gate was inadvertently left open, and three deer got in and could not find their way out for days. My neighbor finally had to call in the forest service to get them out! I wonder if your deer can't find their exit?
We found where they were getting in...we think they must carry wire cutters! 😆 Check out tomorrow's episode for the update. Little blighters! Thank you for watching. Kx
@@TheScottishIsle Will enjoy seeing it! I appreciate all the work you do to make these videos. They are a calm spot in my day that I look forward to. Thank you for sharing with us all!
You could do with a tirfor winch for pulling all sorts of things .and some webbing strops.ideal for anchoring too a solid tree trunk enabling you to pull the bottom of trees that get hung up vertically in other trees.
Hello Katie and Scott , I'm wondering if you could use steaks that are used to tie down tents? The kind that are hammered into the ground they have long spikes on them. With a hook at the top I'm wondering if that could be used on the bottom of the fence.
Ahhh I’ve got abba songs going round in my head trying to remember which song went with that shot made me laugh great video as usual nice to see big blue sky
I am a late comer to your u tube channel and I am trying to catch up and am now at number 48 and because of my slightly Autistic brain I have to try and put things into boxes and I can’t understand how it is that the quad bike is on the mainland to go pick up the post but a few numbers back Kate came across the water with a load of food and parcels and you proceeded to load it onto the trailer which made me think it was on the island ,so you see this causes my brain to go into overdrive trying to work it out , do you have two bikes😂😂
Well, thank you for watching the back-story and catching up with us. It's good to have you for the ride. At some - but not all - low tides, the water between us and the mainland can get very low. There are some old stepping stones folk used to use to hop over, and a ford at the narrow part of the channel where we cross on the boats that mean when it's low we can take the quad across. Kx
Beautiful show a week in im have an Scottish island addiction now went in 2018 to isle of lewis and stornoway... So tranquil beautiful wildlife.... I would love to do this
Goodmorning Katie, do you have plans for the sheep's wool? I saw you knitting and I wondered if you might let it be spun into wool and make a project with it. Imagine how the sheep would react 😂 And maybe, you’ll have enough wool to even sell… imagine… 😊 Love, Marianne 🌺
@@TheScottishIsle 🥰 I’m very interested in archeology (yes and Timeteam to 😂) and tried it with a selfmade spindle. Knowing and feeling how it has been done in our history it is very special. I’m using mine to weave with (not het knitting quality 😁). Love to you and the 🐑🐑
Only humans create borders , but out of necessity . I was driving to St . Andrews when a deer suddenly jumped over a 6 foot stone wall onto the road twenty feet in front of me ...thankfully I missed hitting it .
@@ludovica8221 I guess poaching is wrong. But I know more than one guy I’ve worked with who admitted to being raised on such … in the outback sometimes that happens.
I think you need to hold a meeting between you and those deer, to agree on boundaries and expectations. If you reach impasse, then it's time to get tough with the blighters and really show them who's boss!
We have deer all over our town of Pinawa, Manitoba. We had to put up a seven foot fence in the back, to keep them out, so we could grow veggies ,fruit and flowers.There are some flowers they supposedly don't eat, but ours never read the manual 😅. Pretty but annoying at the same time. The babies in the Spring are so cute. Some people feed them which you shouldn't. Good luck.
Yup, they definitely can jump your fence. We have a park that keeps the bison separated from the deer with 12 ft. high fencing and driveways with metal slatted ditches. The fence across the street from my home has those gothic spear-like poles. I love the look of them but have seen a couple of deer that have committed suicide by jumping them😢. They have taken some kind of aerial view of the Loess (luss) Hills and they show where the Native Americans lived in their Earthen homes. Some of the areas are wooded now. Wouldn’t it be fun to have photos of your island like that, not that you two don't find the most amazing architectural sites on your own.😊
Our son has 5 miles of 8' box wire fencing around his deer ranch to keep deer in, yes, but also to keep coyotes and raccoons out. He has to drive around it frequently to check that something hasn't dug underneath the wire. One continent to another, the problems seem to be the same even if the landscape differs.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 You’re a dagg 🤣 Scott. In the nicest possible way. Katie you too are so relaxing too watch. Would tent pegs help for deer fence? God bless you both & sheep 🐑 & cats 🐈⬛ 🙏
There must be a natural deterrent made especially for deer. An odour, a reflector, some sort of low level sound alarm? Was the island free of tenants for a long time before the two of you? It would seem that the deer have invaded and taken advantage of the gap in tenancy to claim your side of the fence as theirs! Cheeky! I hope the slope will help with water drainage. The shot of you two under those trees showed clear danger. Over to the top left hand side of the screen-other potential tree branches were swaying heavily in the wind! Still not tired of seeing the fantastic views the two of you get to enjoy each day.
I’ve had a similar problem with my veggie garden , about 100 mts square. Fenced with one round of chicken wire but they just jump over! I’ve seen a buck easily clear a stone wall 1.5 mt high. My solution was to add another layer. Doesn’t have to be strong, just a visual barrier. So placing a stringer or 2 of wire & adding sticks vertically spaced along its length might be a cheap , quick solution. Country : south eastern Victoria, Australia.
We won't be killing or eating any of the deer on the island. M&S is only an hour away. When the local supermarket is no longer an option, then we'll revisit this stance. But right now, they are free to roam here and are protected from harm.
You really need to drop that tree now as it is more dangerous than when you started, put a rope around the base and pull it from under itself then process it in to logs. Great vlog.
The dead snag that you were cutting looks like it should be light enough that with a decent length of rope both of you should be able to pull it out from the bottom to fall onto the ground and delete the hazard.
We have a fenced garden. The fence is 6ft tall. Our plants were constantly being eaten by deer. I was convinced they were jumping the fence so I put a couple of cameras out there and discovered that there was a low spot in the far back where the fence didn't reach the ground (about a 2ft gap) and I watched as the deer got down on their knees and crawled into the yard. One night I caught them in the act of grazing in the garden so I went out to see what they would do (I didn't want to terrify them and have them hurt themselves). They watched me closely for a bit then finally decided, NOPE, and they all effortlessly hopped over the 6ft fence. I found it odd that they apparently they preferred to crawl in but when spooked had no problem leaping the fence. We took some additional fencing and closed that 2ft hole and the deer have never entered the garden again.
Are you able to possibly feed the dear? In USA, our hunters use dear feeders to attract them, there are also nature lovers who use them to supplement their diets and use trail cameras to watch them. But if you put one on a trail outside your fence then maybe they won't care to go to your side of the fence! They're hungry and the island can't always provide enough food!
The last residents had been feeding them carrots and things, so we chuck them some suitable veg when we see them about. They're fantastic swimmers, so they will have quite a range of habitat to feed themselves from. Kx
Build an additional fence using a grid type fencing, around the existing fence… distance the outer fence far enough from the inner fence, so the deer cannot jump the distance. The bottom of both fences will have to be solidly secured to the ground.
I spotted one major hole in your fence. It is the gap in gate deer fence wide, enough or young, deer to squeeze through but yes, I think the major thing you should do is start up venison stew and venison pie
I watched a video from USA where these homesteaders built a double fence (2 fences several feet apart.. can’t remember the distance) because they said that deer were very good at jumping a high fence but very bad at a long distance jump over a fence, as in they couldn’t clear 2 fences in one jump. If you put your trail camera out you’d soon see if they’re going over or under.. although I suspect it’s under.. large antlers might be difficult to get under the fence 💁 so maybe the big guys go over. Very much enjoying the Scottish weather from the comfort of my sofa ❤️
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I have come to the conclusion, this channel is of National importance!
This fact needs to be forwarded to UA-cam before they end up with zero subscribers.
Absolutely 💯
International importance (we’re in Tasmania, Australia) 😊
I have been watching UA-cam since it was first created and introduced to the internet sometime way back in 2005. I love UA-cam and it's probably my most used resource for all of my online activity and entertainment and my most valued online platform. In all that time that UA-cam has existed I have never liked and subscribed to a channel, until I discovered yours. What I think you are both doing here is somthing absolutley beautiful, extraordinary, magical and unique. I'm a chef in a very popular and busy restaurant, I come home tired and exhausted from my long days of work but when I watch your posts I find my stresses, strains and tensions just melt away from me. It's clear to see to all that you are both beautiful, hardworking, intelligent, humorous and gentle souls, choosing somthing different than the mainstream noise and confusions of life. Your videos bring me peace and a breath of fresh clean air. I predict huge things in your future, I think your channel will suprise you as more and more join and realise a simple more frugal life is the way intended. Keep up the wonderful work you do, don't change, wishing you all the very best Paul x
Thank you so much for this wonderful accolade. This is what we really hope for our viewers. Y'all can't come to the island, but we can bring it to you! Maybe it'll inspire you to move to the coast and open a seafood restaurant. Kx
The music you select always enhances the segment perfectly.
The deer are like us as teens breaking into a park after hours to party
Katy you are so tenacious, its great watching you battling with the rocks😂 absolutely brilliant, your energy is endless. I really enjoy watching you both interacting with each other and taking us with you round the island, I do wish Scot would wear safety glasses when he is using the chain saw, it would be terrible if he got injured and put a blight on your happiness. But once again a lovely video. Thank you xx
The deer really are beautiful and majestic animals. And blessed Bree is so obligingly shaking hands lol. I love animals (sometimes more than human's:). And that field of daffodils will be totally divine. Love it xx Teresa❤🇦🇺
The greenhouse of national importance😅 Best time of year seeing the daffs coming up and everything springing back to life, living the dream.
31 minutes of you both is not enough! My husband and I would like your videos to be long er ❤😂
Love watching you 2❤
" she was aiming it at me" 😂😅😂 Scott's comment in regards to Katie rolling the log down the hill 😂
LOL Deer can jump over 6ft. One thing to try is a feww high posts and string bunting. It makes the deer think your fence is higher than it actually is. Worked for Cog Hill Farm in Alabama :)
lol I’m a big cog hill farm fan. I had just thought of the prayer flags before i read your comment.
I was going to say the same thing, a string with the little flags on it. And maybe some old cds/dvd's hanging in the trees
That’s the first time i seen a sheep give its paw lol the sheep love you ❤
That was so worth waiting for. I’m amazed how clever the deer can be , I get that they can jump high fences , but to go underneath 🤔. Never ending battle to keep them out .
A bit scary walking under those trees in high winds 😮. Loved the video .
Love your day to day adventures and gentle way of life...and the deer at the end were stunning!❤
Lovely field of daffodils... so pretty.
Thank you for your conversations!
A decent supply of venison springs to mind.
Quite amazing to look out the window and see all the animals
Think you might need to invest in some fencing pliers for your fence repair as cable ties will break quickly. Need to look at how cattle properties fence a gully to stop stock crawling under.
Advice from outback Australia. Have enjoyed all your 56 videos to date.
Your videos make me breath deeper andI always have a mischievous grin at the end. Many thank yous once again. I do believe it is tea time ☕️
Thank you for this beautiful video of the deer and all the winter scenes. Its the first time I actually received a notification for you so hopefully You tube are trying to fix things, I will still check in future. Take care 💕🇦🇺
Ooo, it's a blustery day in the 100-acre woods today!
Another wonderful half hour. Thanks!
Put simply,just lovely.
Beautiful ending to a windy day
I absolutely love your videos. I feel like I'm home and so relaxed while watching. I found you a few weeks ago. I'm watching all of your past videos to catch up. I'm so interested in Scotland, as my ancestors were from there. Drysdale, Clan Douglas. I hope to get there some day. I have to find out where the Drysdale ancestors came from to arrive in Nova Scotia. Then to America. Thank you for sharing the experience
You're welcome; we're glad to have you along. We hope you get a chance to visit your ancestral homeland - Scotland's such a beautiful place. Kx
Really enjoyable, sorry for your frustration, a good stew will go a long way to comfort xx❤
So relaxing watching your videos. The island is beautiful ❤🤗
I just love the way Scott is looking upwards (naughty eyes) and Katie is looking a bit embarrassed 😅 ... love the fact that you guys are so natural and trying things out like most of us ❤
I have caught up now so I will enjoy the two of you bouncing off one another and look forward to the summer x
Every walk is new discoveries. It is exciting to watch it all unfold. Your deer are as sneaky as ours! We enjoy them and complain of them equally. Quite a love/hate relationship 😉 The nighttime images were beautiful.
When I lived in Hawaii I knew a landscaper that lost his eye due to a run in with a bamboo plant, please do be careful! As you were along the fence line talking about the deer, I could image the deer with their own youtube channel, talking to their audience about the humans that try and somewhat succeed in keeping them on one side of the property! OMG, that stag!! The absolute prime specimen! Fantastic!!
" A stout hert tae a stey brae"......= you need a lot of courage to overcome obstacles. T5Hya you both have.
Hi, absolutely love your videos. Not sure if I'm being dumb with this observation but the gate (16min 50sec) in the fence doesn't seem to be a very good fit. Could that be an entry point for the deer?
Nice to know the deer fence is working so well. Looks like venison is going to be on the menu!
Always having dogs get a length of timber and tie to the bottom rung of fence with wire at intervals , that will stop them , love your videos all the way from New Zealand 😊
It is nice like spring wake up....🌷🌷🌷🐇🧚
Loved the walk, enjoyed the video!
I love this channel, I'm worried it will end like 'The Shining' although I'm not sure which one of you will go doolally first!
Jeeves is already quite mad.
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Oh good, that makes sense. I love the channel!
Wonderful show last night music goes so well x
I’ve watched all the episodes finally subscribed can’t imagine doing what you’re doing but am glad you are
The tree is called a widow maker, a very dangerous situation, and also a wise call not to continue cutting it Scott.
well another good vid very informative and a 10 out of 10 thank you both
Our pleasure!
What beautiful footage of the deer on your island.
Missed the live, watching now👍
It's so lovely to see spring springing 🌼 💛x
Some line, a few blocks and a come-along are wonderful woods tools. With a little thought, you can rig up and pull down hung trees from a safe distance.
Stay safe around that felled tree area! I definitely got a little nervous when Scott started cutting up that pine!
That was one stubborn rock!
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Deer can jump pretty high, over 6 feet around here in Ontario, enjoy your vlogs! You must be fustrated! Your editing is just Great!
My fence for my garden is 6 feet tall and they got in there. I went to the dollar store and got some kids whirly, spinners on a stick and attach them to my fence so far the deer haven’t been in there again.
Loving it! Hello from St. John’s, Newfoundland.
What a beautiful video - I love going on these walks with you guys ❤
The no-see-ums are biting here in coastal North Carolina, so I would imagine your midges will. be out and about soon enough and may help you to forget the deer problem 😉
Midgies are a problem from May Mumsie.
@@duncancallum Maybe, I need to move Scotland😉
Beautiful night images of the deer. I believe they can jump very high. How about putting fence barrier pins on the bottom of the fences pegging them down then they can not get in and how about some bunting on the top between posts maybe seeing the bunting waving in the wind might deter them. Another lovely video love your animals how they walk around with you both.
Ah😋 venison stew, jerky and sausage. Have a great week pondering solutions
A stick each would help you on the steep ground. Always good to see what you are up too. All the best from sunny Nairn.
My neighbor has almost an acre of garden on hilly terrain, which is fully deer-proof. One evening the gate was inadvertently left open, and three deer got in and could not find their way out for days. My neighbor finally had to call in the forest service to get them out! I wonder if your deer can't find their exit?
We found where they were getting in...we think they must carry wire cutters! 😆 Check out tomorrow's episode for the update. Little blighters! Thank you for watching. Kx
@@TheScottishIsle Will enjoy seeing it! I appreciate all the work you do to make these videos. They are a calm spot in my day that I look forward to. Thank you for sharing with us all!
You could do with a tirfor winch for pulling all sorts of things .and some webbing strops.ideal for anchoring too a solid tree trunk enabling you to pull the bottom of trees that get hung up vertically in other trees.
Hello Katie and Scott , I'm wondering if you could use steaks that are used to tie down tents? The kind that are hammered into the ground they have long spikes on them. With a hook at the top I'm wondering if that could be used on the bottom of the fence.
Ahhh I’ve got abba songs going round in my head trying to remember which song went with that shot made me laugh great video as usual nice to see big blue sky
I am a late comer to your u tube channel and I am trying to catch up and am now at number 48 and because of my slightly Autistic brain I have to try and put things into boxes and I can’t understand how it is that the quad bike is on the mainland to go pick up the post but a few numbers back Kate came across the water with a load of food and parcels and you proceeded to load it onto the trailer which made me think it was on the island ,so you see this causes my brain to go into overdrive trying to work it out , do you have two bikes😂😂
Well, thank you for watching the back-story and catching up with us. It's good to have you for the ride. At some - but not all - low tides, the water between us and the mainland can get very low. There are some old stepping stones folk used to use to hop over, and a ford at the narrow part of the channel where we cross on the boats that mean when it's low we can take the quad across. Kx
WOW WOW THAT BUCK GORGEOUS😊
I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my Violin. That keeps every man and beast away..
Hello from Brunswick, Maine, US...
Beautiful show a week in im have an Scottish island addiction now went in 2018 to isle of lewis and stornoway... So tranquil beautiful wildlife.... I would love to do this
I love the wall😢
My name is Paul from Folkestone Kent I thoroughly enjoy watching your program. Keep up the good work. 10:08
Thank you. Kx
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Goodmorning Katie, do you have plans for the sheep's wool? I saw you knitting and I wondered if you might let it be spun into wool and make a project with it. Imagine how the sheep would react 😂 And maybe, you’ll have enough wool to even sell… imagine… 😊 Love, Marianne 🌺
I do, I'll spin (though I'm inexperienced) and felt it this year. Normally use it for upholstery! Kx
@@TheScottishIsle 🥰 I’m very interested in archeology (yes and Timeteam to 😂) and tried it with a selfmade spindle. Knowing and feeling how it has been done in our history it is very special. I’m using mine to weave with (not het knitting quality 😁). Love to you and the 🐑🐑
Great video. As usual what were the ships going passed never seen that before 😮
The boat at the front of the cottage? That's always moored there; it belongs to a neighbour we haven't met, yet. Kx
Only humans create borders , but out of necessity . I was driving to St . Andrews when a deer suddenly jumped over a 6 foot stone wall onto the road twenty feet in front of me ...thankfully I missed hitting it .
I hope you shook your fist at her angrily before you scooted off! Kx
A small section of electric fence where you can move to the section where the deer are causing problems
Suppose if the deer are still inside the fence while you are plugging the holes? 🙃 Squeeze under that gate too.
The Gunnera looks fearsome!
When restoring the property and grounds, with all the things that you share with us and obviously much more, do you get much free time to yourselves ?
To be honest, no. There's just too much to do. However, we do plan on taking a full day off and going on an extended road trip north sometime soon.
@@TheScottishIsle ………. Pets too of course 🙂
I don’t see a problem. Venison, it’s what we’re having for supper!
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@@ludovica8221 I guess poaching is wrong. But I know more than one guy I’ve worked with who admitted to being raised on such … in the outback sometimes that happens.
Enjoy your vlogs. Just to let you know UA-cam keeps unsubscribing me from your channel!
Grr!
Hope to annoy UA-cam by keeping re subscribing. PS red deer great swimmers, they can just go around. Only way to deter them is venison for tea.
I think you need to hold a meeting between you and those deer, to agree on boundaries and expectations. If you reach impasse, then it's time to get tough with the blighters and really show them who's boss!
We have deer all over our town of Pinawa, Manitoba. We had to put up a seven foot fence in the back, to keep them out, so we could grow veggies ,fruit and flowers.There are some flowers they supposedly don't eat, but ours never read the manual 😅. Pretty but annoying at the same time. The babies in the Spring are so cute. Some people feed them which you shouldn't. Good luck.
Yup, they definitely can jump your fence. We have a park that keeps the bison separated from the deer with 12 ft. high fencing and driveways with metal slatted ditches. The fence across the street from my home has those gothic spear-like poles. I love the look of them but have seen a couple of deer that have committed suicide by jumping them😢.
They have taken some kind of aerial view of the Loess (luss) Hills and they show where the Native Americans lived in their Earthen homes. Some of the areas are wooded now. Wouldn’t it be fun to have photos of your island like that, not that you two don't find the most amazing architectural sites on your own.😊
Our son has 5 miles of 8' box wire fencing around his deer ranch to keep deer in, yes, but also to keep coyotes and raccoons out. He has to drive around it frequently to check that something hasn't dug underneath the wire. One continent to another, the problems seem to be the same even if the landscape differs.
Hi from Australia 🇦🇺
You’re a dagg 🤣 Scott. In the nicest possible way. Katie you too are so relaxing too watch. Would tent pegs help for deer fence? God bless you both & sheep 🐑 & cats 🐈⬛ 🙏
There must be a natural deterrent made especially for deer. An odour, a reflector, some sort of low level sound alarm? Was the island free of tenants for a long time before the two of you? It would seem that the deer have invaded and taken advantage of the gap in tenancy to claim your side of the fence as theirs! Cheeky! I hope the slope will help with water drainage. The shot of you two under those trees showed clear danger. Over to the top left hand side of the screen-other potential tree branches were swaying heavily in the wind! Still not tired of seeing the fantastic views the two of you get to enjoy each day.
Beautiful Video!
Thank you very much!
Great videos, Are you planning to do any fishing ?
Very, very soon! Just got gifted a load of great gear from a friend. Kx
Maybe some of the dead branches laid along the problem fence line might be useful.
If the deer become too much of a problem, drop me a line and we can look at more extreme control methods.
I’ve had a similar problem with my veggie garden , about 100 mts square. Fenced with one round of chicken wire but they just jump over! I’ve seen a buck easily clear a stone wall 1.5 mt high. My solution was to add another layer. Doesn’t have to be strong, just a visual barrier. So placing a stringer or 2 of wire & adding sticks vertically spaced along its length might be a cheap , quick solution. Country : south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Katie deer is a fresh source of meat, a blessing to your budget if you will.
We won't be killing or eating any of the deer on the island. M&S is only an hour away. When the local supermarket is no longer an option, then we'll revisit this stance. But right now, they are free to roam here and are protected from harm.
You really need to drop that tree now as it is more dangerous than when you started, put a rope around the base and pull it from under itself then process it in to logs. Great vlog.
Yeah, tried that. It's stuck fast. 🤔
you really need to lay that tree on the ground@@TheScottishIsle
@@Doog513 It's impossible to move it, so it's staying put until nature takes its course.
The dead snag that you were cutting looks like it should be light enough that with a decent length of rope both of you should be able to pull it out from the bottom to fall onto the ground and delete the hazard.
The Abba song is SOS, I had to look it up 😂
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Deer: The stew pot for the lot of them.
Was wondering after the Viking comment if there have been any archeological digs on the island.
I can't find any information about one ever having been undertaken. Kx
We have a fenced garden. The fence is 6ft tall. Our plants were constantly being eaten by deer. I was convinced they were jumping the fence so I put a couple of cameras out there and discovered that there was a low spot in the far back where the fence didn't reach the ground (about a 2ft gap) and I watched as the deer got down on their knees and crawled into the yard. One night I caught them in the act of grazing in the garden so I went out to see what they would do (I didn't want to terrify them and have them hurt themselves). They watched me closely for a bit then finally decided, NOPE, and they all effortlessly hopped over the 6ft fence. I found it odd that they apparently they preferred to crawl in but when spooked had no problem leaping the fence. We took some additional fencing and closed that 2ft hole and the deer have never entered the garden again.
Are you able to possibly feed the dear? In USA, our hunters use dear feeders to attract them, there are also nature lovers who use them to supplement their diets and use trail cameras to watch them. But if you put one on a trail outside your fence then maybe they won't care to go to your side of the fence! They're hungry and the island can't always provide enough food!
The last residents had been feeding them carrots and things, so we chuck them some suitable veg when we see them about. They're fantastic swimmers, so they will have quite a range of habitat to feed themselves from. Kx
Daffodils are blooming in Indiana too.
Build an additional fence using a grid type fencing, around the existing fence… distance the outer fence far enough from the inner fence, so the deer cannot jump the distance.
The bottom of both fences will have to be solidly secured to the ground.
I spotted one major hole in your fence. It is the gap in gate deer fence wide, enough or young, deer to squeeze through but yes, I think the major thing you should do is start up venison stew and venison pie
I watched a video from USA where these homesteaders built a double fence (2 fences several feet apart.. can’t remember the distance) because they said that deer were very good at jumping a high fence but very bad at a long distance jump over a fence, as in they couldn’t clear 2 fences in one jump. If you put your trail camera out you’d soon see if they’re going over or under.. although I suspect it’s under.. large antlers might be difficult to get under the fence 💁 so maybe the big guys go over. Very much enjoying the Scottish weather from the comfort of my sofa ❤️