David,
If and when we move up there it is avoidance of big cities we would look for. We are off the beaten path now, but some more separation is desired. We are out of town a little here too, we have no DSL, but cable is available. Apparently the company I use declares themselves as the originator of Cable. The valleys are plentiful in this region and a lot of people have no reception down in them. So a TV Repair guy back in the 40s or 50 had an aerial up on the Mt and strung wire to everyone house. Is this completely true, who knows, but as such I do have cable:)
We never fenced our land. You are right, I suppose a deer would do a lot less damage then a moose, but had we fenced our land, I am sure it would be all crushed down by the hunters chasing the deer:) And I think they eat "safety zone" and "no hunting" signs:)