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This all adds up, Murfs suggestion of 4 rows with 4 strands each works out to 2.7 miles of fence, assuming 208.75 feet for a side of the innermost fence. Say you have one insulator every 12 feet, that's 1177 insulators, at 25 insulators in a bag that's 47 bags and at $4 per bag you are at $188 ,just in insulators. For that distance wire will run you $ 170, if you decide to use tape expect to pay $425. As you can see the cost of the charger quickly fades into obscurity. As suggested this project will easily cost you over $1000.
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Maybe you could go to pound, get a couple of barking dogs, put them on chains with dog house there.
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We have Blacktails here and they eat everything I plant. I planted a raised-bed garden and surrounded it with a 5 foot cedar picket fence. I then put in 12 inch high raised beds spaced only about 2 feet apart. Everyone here told me the deer would easily jump that low of a fence, and I knew that but I was betting that they would see through the picket fence and see a very uneven landing zone and choose not to jump....and I was right. The key is there is no spot to land easily and safely so they move on. As Murf said, they will jump anything, as long as they feel safe about the landing zone.
I wanted a lower, nice looking fence because it is close to my house and shop and I did not want some honking big ugly fence or a double fence as Murf suggested. If they did or still someday decide to jump the 5' fence, I will place 3/8 inch rebar 3 feet high on each corner and string up some shiny tape that they use in orchards, so that it looks decent and then take down the rebar in the winter and early spring so it looks nice 6 months out of the year.
But so far, the 5'picket fence with the raised beds works beautifully.
Brian
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To All, Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. I've still got a couple of months to decide what I'm going to do.paul
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Never seen this done but years ago was told it worked..tilt the fence out toward the side they would be jumping from..this creates a problem for judging depth to jump it.
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I have a similar fence to build this summer. Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out.
A high primary fence with a lower outer fence is the prevailing wisdom here. Similar to Murph's logic, just a different field implimentation. I am planning to go with 8 feet high and probably 8 or 9 strands of new zealand wire (high tension, .100" galvanized wire) with a 6 joule ac powered fence charger and an outer secondary fence. The new zealand wire is nice because it lasts a long time and it acts as a physical barrier even when it isn't charged. Mine will have to hold goats as well, that's why so many stands down low.
I use 5 strands (HGHHG) of new zealand wire and the 6 joule charger to keep goats in. Goats are a pretty good test of a fence, but they can't jump as high as deer. Particularly fat happy goats like mine. No, they're not fat, they just have a big rummen...
The money is in the wire and fence posts, so it's worth it to get a good fence charger so the wire you put up will have bite. And go with good posts.
Murph's right about miles of wire. You can string the feed wire high or bury it from the charger to the fence. A charger that can charge any length of fence can easily supply that fence over a long feed line that isn't grounded by weeds. String it more than head high, though. It sucks to brush your head against 6 joule charge while strolling barefoot in the morning dew... Knocks a fella right down.
A solar charger may work but an ac charger will have much more bite for less money. The largest solar charger in kencove is a .5 joule as opposed to a 6 joule ac charger for 1/3rd less money. If you can find a way to use AC rather than solar, that would be my suggestion. A less expensive ac charger can charge an awfully long feed wire to get to where your fence is.
For fencing supplies I generally order from Kencove.com. I have also heard good things about a fence company in NH, Premier, but I haven't used them.
Be prepared for sticker shock though. A fence can be a big investment.
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Last year around our garden I used a Zareba Solar charger from TSC. It kept our 4 horses out fine. It is a low impedence "pulse" type and maxes out my 10,000 volt fence tester on about 1/4 mi of fence. It is now on loan with my neighbor and he is using it for temporary grazing for his 3 horses. He has had no issues either.
As for deer, I have heard (and others have already mentioned) that two rows of fencing about 4' apart is the most effective.
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