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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] deer fence cost
  • Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 15:35:08 -0600

My favorite supplier of electric fencing materials, Premier, has some info on deer exclusion fencing at their website, but are not currently stocking materials for 'permanent' deer fence.
http://www.premier1supplies.com/shttore/fencing.html

I don't have any first-hand experience doing deer exclusion fencing, but from a cattle/horse/sheep standpoint, electrified high-tensile perimeter fencing is vastly less expensive to install and put up than any combination of woven/net wire &/or barbed wire, easier to maintain, and in many cases, has a longer lifespan.
Gotta have a GOOD fence energizer. Mine cost me about $450 back in '95 - but it puts out 10,000volts when I get all the grounds/shorts in the fence fixed, and is rated to push 'juice' through up to 150 miles of fence. It really packs a wallop. A good electric fence is a psychological barrier, but I'm presuming to completely exclude deer, you still need some fairly substantial physical barrier as well.

Lucky





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