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Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
#1746145
05/25/16 08:55 AM
05/25/16 08:55 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 765 Birmingham, AL
Willyb
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Deer Farmer
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Have a 5 acre area I'm interested in trying a solar fence charger on. I've heard mixed reviews about their usefulness in keeping deer out. Any feedback from anyone with experience using them is welcome such as brands, necessary power output or if it's a waste of time and money. Thanks.
Wish it was hunting season.....year round
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/25/16 10:10 AM
05/25/16 10:10 AM
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Posts: 14,588 Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
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Booner
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We keep deer out of our plots with white string and pie plates. However, our acreage is alot smaller than what you're talking about.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/25/16 10:12 AM
05/25/16 10:12 AM
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Posts: 39,449 Marshall County
FurFlyin
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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I can attest that this one: http://www.amazon.com/Parmak-Impedance-Operated-Electric-MAG12SP/dp/B00099FAJI will keep a 2500 lb bull out of a pasture full of heifers in heat. We have 2 of them and have been very pleased with them. The oldest one is probably 12 years old and still kicking.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: FurFlyin]
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05/25/16 10:18 AM
05/25/16 10:18 AM
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Posts: 2,901 Ozark , Alabama
BradB
10 point
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Well give me a month and I will let ya know. Fenced 3 acres with a Gallagher B100 solar and used the 3 line layout they suggested. Beans are up 6 or so inches. My buddy did see a set of tracks in field though so we shall see. [img:center] [/img]
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Mully]
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05/25/16 10:50 AM
05/25/16 10:50 AM
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Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,744 Lower AL
k bush
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Those nipped beans could be rabbits slipping under the fence. The heart of any electric fence system is how well it is grounded. Use at least 3 ground rods tied together, 6' deep if possible.
A well grounded fence using new technology WILL work.
"Cull" is just another four letter word...
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/26/16 04:03 AM
05/26/16 04:03 AM
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Mully
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They would have be some tall ass rabbits bc the beans were waist high or more when I noticed them nipped off. We use three ground rods about 10' apart and 6' deep and have never had any issues as far and the fence working but I just believe there is always one or two deer that can somehow figure out how to get in and out even with the fence.
Last edited by Mully; 05/26/16 04:12 AM.
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/26/16 08:55 AM
05/26/16 08:55 AM
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Yelp softly
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I've read that some folks have had good results smearing peanut butter on a piece of aluminum foil folded over their electric fence. The idea is to trick the deer into getting shocked the first time. They could be jumping over the fence without ever being zapped by it. Most animals will not go anywhere near it once they get an initial zap.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/26/16 12:26 PM
05/26/16 12:26 PM
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Posts: 765 Birmingham, AL
Willyb
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Someone educate me on purpose of multiple ground rods and the depth of them
Wish it was hunting season.....year round
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/26/16 04:07 PM
05/26/16 04:07 PM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 765 Birmingham, AL
Willyb
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Got it. Thanks. Essentially need good subsoil contact with grounding rods.
Wish it was hunting season.....year round
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: BradB]
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05/26/16 07:32 PM
05/26/16 07:32 PM
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Posts: 6,999 Holly Pond, AL
NightHunter
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The better the ground the bigger the zap. Yep. I had three 8 footers on mine.
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: Willyb]
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05/28/16 05:29 AM
05/28/16 05:29 AM
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FurFlyin
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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The best ground for an electric fence is a cattle panel buried deep enough to get on top of clay. In my area that's about a foot deep. Just dig out a hole with a loader and bucket lay the panel in and cover it up.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: Solar fence chargers for keeping deer out
[Re: BradB]
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06/08/16 05:44 AM
06/08/16 05:44 AM
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Posts: 2,901 Ozark , Alabama
BradB
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Well another week has gone by and what a difference a little rain makes. Buddy updated me last nite and here is what they look like now. [img:center] [/img] At least one deer has the fence figured out. There is a little browse but very very limited. Since these are Eagles they will come back from browse as can be seen in the nrew leaf already forming. [img:center] [/img] I think in another 2 weeks the E-fence will have done its job. Actually I think I could pull it now and they would not wipe it out.I am gonna wait until they start flowering before I pull the fence though because I want to see how they make actual beans.
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