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[Ed Mashburn <ribes60@currants.com>]

At 11:09 AM 10/26/00 -0500, you wrote:
>At 09:57 PM 10/23/2000 -0700, Don wrote:
>>2.   I used 10 lb. test mono, and put up only a single strand at about 4
>>ft., which I calculated as the height of the average deer's nose,
>>excluding large bucks.
>
>Don,
>I'm not an expert on the stature of whitetails, but I would suspect that 
>most folks overestimate how big they are, and personally, would think that 
>4 ft is way too high, but if it's working for you, I don't know that I'd 
>change it.
>Recommended height for a single-strand electric fence to contain mature 
>cattle is 30 inches - the height at which their nose is going to be 
>presented to the wire during routine movement.  Yes, when alarmed, they can 
>raise their heads much higher, but when moving about undisturbed, you'll 
>notice that the default position is pretty much straight out in front of 
>their bodies.  Guess I'd be inclined to move a single-strand deer 'fence' 
>down to somewhere between 20 & 30 inches.
>
>Lucky Pittman


I agree, I have used the double strand and string it on 4 ft "step-in"
electric posts. low strand is about 18 in and top strand is about 30in
above ground. I am using 8 lb mono just because it was on sale and at a
very good price.
Northumberland BerryWorks
707 Front Street
Northumberland, PA  17857
Phone:  (570) 473-9910
WWW.currants.com
Ed@currants.com

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