The directions called for 3 rods but we use 2 and they worked just fine.
Electric fence to keep deer out of food plot.
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.
Our food plot fence is a two stage multi wire fence that creates a depth perception problem for deer.
The system can easily be de activated to allow deer to feed.
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.
We sunk the grounding rods in 5 feet into the ground.
Will a gallagher food plot protector fence keep raccoons out of sweet corn.
At our research facility in nacogdoches texas we planted iron and clay cowpeas in april within electric fences.
Place white if possible electric fence posts every 25 feet between the t posts.
An inegral part of any electric fence is the grounding system.
Osmun conducted some great experiments.
As research shows deer can either jump high or far and the configuration of the fence deters them.
How does a food plot electric fence work.
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.
The three dimensional configuration keeps all species including deer out of the plot until it is ready for harvest.
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The tape is far more visible to the deer than a wire and it helps prevent the deer from crashing into your fence.
Additional t posts may be needed every 100 feet on bigger food plots.