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  • From: Lucky Pittman <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: nafex@egroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Bears in Orchards
  • Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 13:37:15 -0500

Dan Mason's ideas on electric fencing may be your best bet. The newer, New
Zealand-style high voltage/low impedance fence energizers really pack a
wallop - mine puts out about 10,000 volts, but the amperage is low and
pulse time(~3/1000 of a second) is very short. Very significant 'pain
potential', but little likelihood of electrocution if a non-target
critter(or human) happens to come in contact with it. Even permanent
high-tensile fencing is relatively quick and easy to erect, and is less
costly per foot, even than barbed wire..

They use similar fence energizers and high-tensile fencing in Africa to
exclude elephants from crop fields/sugar cane/bananas, etc. Perhaps it
would work for bears.

Best supplier of HT & electric fence suppies I've come across is Premiere
Sheep Supplies in Washington, IA. If interested, email them for a catalog
at: info@premier1supplies.com
Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY


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