Electric Fence To Keep Deer Out Of Food Plot

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Electric fence to keep deer out of food plot.

Heavy browse pressure can cause poor plot production or even failure. By removing the outside fence and changing the wire configuration of the inside fence you will allow deer into the plot while keeping wild hogs and livestock out of the plot. As research shows deer can either jump high or far and the configuration of the fence deters them. Place white if possible electric fence posts every 25 feet between the t posts.

Osmun conducted some great experiments. Our food plot fence is a two stage multi wire fence that creates a depth perception problem for deer. By fencing deer out of the warm season plots we then can make better use of native forages while banking our food plot for the late summer and early fall. At our research facility in nacogdoches texas we planted iron and clay cowpeas in april within electric fences.

Protect your investment of time money and labor with the hot zone fence keeping deer out of your food plot until you re ready to let them in. The system can easily be de activated to allow deer to feed. We sunk the grounding rods in 5 feet into the ground. The tape is far more visible to the deer than a wire and it helps prevent the deer from crashing into your fence.

Will a gallagher food plot protector fence keep raccoons out of sweet corn. An inegral part of any electric fence is the grounding system. How does a food plot electric fence work. Additional t posts may be needed every 100 feet on bigger food plots.

The configuration is only 6 feet wide and 24 inches off the ground but the three dimensional effect has proven successful at keeping deer out of cowpea stands.