On 12/7/2014 7:38 PM, OK Don wrote:
What kind of fence (how high) do you electrify that keeps the deer out
of the corn? Around here they laugh as they jump over the fences. Do
you electrify the entire fence or just the top?
These are mule deer you have? I know they are bigger than our
white-tails, so perhaps my system wouldn't work for mule deer.
/
/ Our garden fence has the bottom four wires electrified. The lowest
is 3" - 4" from the ground to discourage ground hogs and raccoons. The
next three wires are about 1' apart. Then a gap to the top wire which
is about 6' from the ground and is not electrified. The theory being if
the deer is jumping over the top wire the animal won't be grounded
anyway. In fact I have never seen one try that jump. What I have
observed is the deer head down grazing weeds and touching the bottom
wire with its nose - it jumps back and shakes its head as if stung by a
bee. After that it keeps away from the fence. If the power is off
awhile sometimes a young one will step through the fence and have to be
scared out. We use the low impedance type of charger that is supposed
to be tolerant of weeds. Neighbors have advised that one of the "50
mile" (2 joule) sort is needed.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
Victory has many fathers.
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