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deer hedge Hist. 
two converging lines of fencing, as poles, piles of turf or brush, etc., used in early times in deer drives.
See also: caribou fence deadman (def. 1) deer fence drift fence (def. 2) hunting fence Indian fence (def. 1)
- 1843 (1935) In the evening, we descended to the borders of some lakes, where the natives had constructed a deer hedge set with nooses.
- 1957 In the early years the Company's employees set up deer hedges at points up the Hayes River . . . and in addition to the deer meat obtained from these hedges . . . a certain amount of trade in provisions was carried on with Indians.
- 1843 (1935) In the evening, we descended to the borders of some lakes, where the natives had constructed a deer hedge set with nooses.