I didn't use it for the deer, I used it to collect apples from the ground (otherwise raking them up is way too much pain). The netting seems adequate and strong enough. It's very thin but not flimsy, I don't think I tore any of it yet, even when it gets stuck on the weeds. The downside is that it's very hard to see on the ground in the black color, I'd like some bright yellow-orange-pink color to make it visible. I'd also like the edge to be thicker. As it is, I've been threading a bright mason's line around the edges to make them visible. One 7x100' roll covers the area under one tree.