This time, I am pretty sure the deer will lose
We have a lot of deer where I live. You can see deer walking through my yard 3-4 times a day. For the last 20 years I have been fighting a losing battle -- trying to select plants that are supposed to deer resistant, putting up netting -- but nothing worked. Any plant other than oleanders were deer feed whenever they decided. The problem was that I was going with cheaper options -- both for posts and the nets. This time I am going with proper t-posts and the Critterfence 1100 option. Just put it up over the weekend. It looks really good. I am sure that the deer have no chance of tearing down this net or bend these t-posts -- at least until the UV degrades the net. The only remaining question is whether the t-posts will stay firmly planted if deer really try hard to push down the barrier. Only time will tell. As far as the net goes, this is in a different league compared to the cheaper options I have been buying earlier. Putting up the net was fairly easy. Now I need to wait and see if this holds up to the deer, and if the net can survive the sun here.