Electric Fence for Deer?

[nso123]

Thinking about trying an electric fence around my garden this year. The deer wreck my garden almost every year. I have tried hair, soap, pie pans, and everything else I can think of. Any advice on putting the fence around it?

 

[Carlos Viagra]

That's what we have to do with ours. It works great for keeping them out. We have 2 gardens- I buried a power wire in conduit to one and we use a solar charger on the other.
We just use 2 strands, one at about 36" the lower one about 18".

 

[nso123]

That's what we have to do with ours. It works great for keeping them out. We have 2 gardens- I buried a power wire in conduit to one and we use a solar charger on the other.
We just use 2 strands, one at about 36" the lower one about 18".

That's what I was thinking about doing. One strand for the jumpers and one for the crawlers.

 

[Bell3wv]

Be careful...it will also keep them in!

 

[Omega]

If you have enough room, a double fence will work great, they won't jump the first one if the other is within a few feet of the inner fence.

This guy used electric fence, but I have used just twine before and it works.

 

[nso123]

If you have enough room, a double fence will work great, they won't jump the first one if the other is within a few feet of the inner fence.

This guy used electric fence, but I have used just twine before and it works.

I had seen some stuff about the 3D fencing. I wasn't sure if it really worked. I have plenty of room for it.

 

[yellalinehunter]

Ground it good, put something sweet on the line and when they go to lick it they'll get shocked. Easy training

 

[MickThompson]

Ground it good, put something sweet on the line and when they go to lick it they'll get shocked. Easy training

I used peanut butter and it works great for "fence bait"

 

[jejeffrries71]

I use dogs to keep them out of my garden. Smaller pests will sneak in sometimes though.

 

[WTM]

I had seen some stuff about the 3D fencing. I wasn't sure if it really worked. I have plenty of room for it.

i use it with the liquid deer fence spray and wrag strips tied on the strands, but if i forget to spray they will tear it up.

going electric this year and killing the deer off in the winter. gonna kill every deer i see for a couple of miles around my place.

 

[Smo]

Cheap and easy, and it worked for me when I had a garden..

It'll talk too you when the wind blows..

Makes a Strange buzzing sound and the reflection in the sun appears like voltage shooting thru the tape.

 

[backyardtndeer]

I use dogs to keep them out of my garden. Smaller pests will sneak in sometimes though.

My dogs do a pretty good job. I had to fence the puppies out of the garden this year though.

Electric fence will work. I also run a low strand to keep raccoons out of my corn.

 

[WTM]

reckon how many joules or whatever is needed for deer and how i could fet a cheap 120v unit feed to about 70 yards from from my garage. run it theough direct burial cable?

 

[mike52]

Only problem with electric fence is the ground.. When it's dry the ground of the charger will not connect with the feet on a deer. When it's wet or moist no problem.