I do hunt in PAJack's back yard quite a bit. Luckily he hasn't run me off yet. I have to put the fence up due to 2 dogs and 2 little kids. However, it's only a 4 foot fence and I don't think the deer will mind. Only problem with blasting them from my deck is that they would have to cross 7 people's yards before they got into the big wood lot where they come from. I don't want to have to drag a deer across people's lawns.