DougMD

I have a depression on my property in an area where there is no water nearby, and would like to line it with something to make it a water hole from rain runoff. To my recollection, it is circular in shape at the surface, about 8 feet in diameter,and 5 or 6 feet deep. First, is it feasible to make a water hold out of it from rain runoff that wildlife will use? Should I buy a plastic liner, or will deer punch holes in it if they come to drink? Bentonite? I was thinking I could make some way of diverting water on the hillside above the hole to it,filling it higher and more quickly than simply lining thehole and doing nothing else.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!