In the back of our house we have a garden that's about 16'x8'. We are within a few miles of the Potomac River in Virginia, and while definitely suburban, there is plenty of wildlife around. We have fox, at least one family of deer, possums (a momma actually died on our patio with babies still at the nipple one year), chipmunks, squirrels, lots of woodpeckers, and various other birds.
We've been relatively successful at starting to grow veggies and some fruit. Our problem for two years running has been that we get enough wildlife through our yard that the garden is a welcome treat for all the critters. My wife had pretty much given up on having a successful garden. I didn't want to spread any of the anti-animal chemicals because I want our kids to see & experience nature. I proposed building a garden fence of sorts.
The materials (total cost: ~$147):
18 - 1" wide x 2" deep x 8' tall pieces of wood
2 - 1" x 2" x 8" long pieces of wood (for the door lock)
2 - 1" x 2" x4" long pieces of wood to (to attach to the crossbar that the trellis hangs from)
1.5" drywall screws to hold everything together
Nylon trellis
2 - peppermint plants (because deer hate the taste of peppermint)
4 - plastic planters (we plan on splitting the peppermint plants so we have four total)
1 million (exaggerated) T50 5/16" staples
1 - 7'x100' of "deer block" protective mesh
1 - cordless electric staple gun by Arrow (this was definitely worth $70!)