First E-Fence!

[Deer Kar]

I planted 2 acres of beans in a plot this weekend. Deer usually wipe them out so this year I set up my first E-fence on a plot. Though I would give it try. Fenced a 20yrd x50yrd area.

Out side strand is 18 inches then 3ft to double strand which are set at 10 and 24 inches. Use a bunch of t-posts. Will see if it works?

 

[bat man]

Will that keep bear and coon out? Planted an acre of corn last Friday I want to E fence but its not the deer I worry about.

 

[Deer Kar]

Will that keep bear and coon out? Planted an acre of corn last Friday I want to E fence but its not the deer I worry about.

I have had some luck keeping coon out of my sweet corn with a double strand at 10 and 24. Not to many bear in my area.

 

[Deer Kar]

Checked out the bean plot that I planted(Broadcasted) Memorial day and rotated the e-fence battery. Beans popped threw. Were wiped out on the side closest to the woods for the first 10 yards ,not touched inside the fence and about 50 % on far side of the fence and away from woods.

 

[Jim Timber]

Bear don't seem to mind e-fence when the loot is good.

We couldn't keep them out of the camp dump with it. They'd pull it down and keep on going.

 

[bryant]

Might try hangin sardines wrapped in alum foil along the fence. It will break the coons from suckin eggs but not sure about the bears. A hot charge in the mouth might deter them though.

 

[Deer Kar]

E fence worked great. Out of the 2 acres about 1/2 either got flooded out or the deer mowed them down . I disced the lower areas and the really eaten. Planted a blend of GGT,Rape & Kale in that area. The beans out side the fence were about 6-8 inches and sticks ones in the fence were 3 times that and bushing out. Can't believe I didn't try it before. Still not sure when I should take the fence out. Any suggestion?

 

[Jim Timber]

The weekend before you plan to hunt it.

 

[Freeborn]

It depends, do you want the soybeans to be used for browse or are you trying to maximize pod growth? If they are being heavily browsed and your worried about losing pod production I would wait until they just start to yellow. If you want them browsed I would give them a week and then remove the fence.

They look great. I checked mine this past weekend and they are being heavily browsed and they are behind your beans.

 

[BradB]

I did my first e-fence this year with 3 ac of beans/corn and it worked great. This was what it looked like a month or so after planting.

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And this was a couple of weeks ago when the fence came down.

 

[Bill]

I'm surprised that worked but obviously it did. I have one very similar but I used 3 strands on both section and it's much higher on the back row.

 

[BradB]

I did the fence exactly as the Gallagher site said to. I did not think it would work either, but apparently the design is supposed to mess up their depth perception so they won't jump it, even though they easily could. All I know is tried beans on this field twice and never had anything but stems and as long as the fence was up not a one crossed it in almost 2 months.

 

[BigJ]

This was my first year with fencing also. I was very skeptical of it working but after seeing deer on several occasions walk the entire perimeter then give up I'm sold. I can see the two acre plot from my house so I get to see these interactions frequently. I have even witnessed a few take the fence on with their nose.... Fence won. I'll post an update once my corn gets ears on it.


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[wbpdeer]

I appreciate these examples - I have never put up an e Fence yet. Each of your plots look good and the difference is obvious.

Thanks for the photos and explanations.