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ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, PAGE 4 Can Several Summer Garden Electric Deer Fences Be Linked Together? Yes, and it's very cheap. You only need one electric fence charger. Surround each of the gardens with a baited electric deer fence as described above. Then connect the fences with electric fence hookup wire buried an inch or two in the soil. Presto! You have one electric fence with one charger serving several gardens. For more information see Electric Fence Hookup Wire in the Product Selection Guide and also Conductors: Insulated Underground and Hookup Wire in the catalog. How Can a Summer Garden Electric Deer Fence Be Strengthened? This can be done various ways—essentially by using any or all of the methods described below in "How Should Evergreen Trees and Shrubs Be Protected against Deer?" How Should Evergreen Trees and Shrubs Be Protected against Deer? One good way is to imagine you are going to make a simple summer electric deer fence more robust, so it can deal with greater deer pressure, the urges aroused by winter hunger, and the insulating power of snow, ice, and frozen ground. You have various options. One is to create a so-called "3-D" fence by putting another line of posts 3 feet behind the fence and mounting electric fence polywires on these posts at heights of about 21 and 48 inches. The three-dimensional effect thus created increases the deer's tendency to explore and reduces their willingness to jump. Theorists say that deer have trouble dealing with three-dimensional structures. Their eyes are on the sides of their heads to emphasize peripheral vision and make them better able to detect predators. But that means their binocular vision is poor. Hence, their 3-D perception is weak, and they tend to be wary of unfamiliar 3-D structures. Whether or not this is the full reason, results to date strongly indicate that adding a second line of posts strung with polyconductor markedly improves an electric fence's ability to keep out deer. For more information in this topic see About Our 3-Wire (3-D Baited) Kits. One may also construct a tall multi-wire fence high enough to discourage jumping. To shock any deer that is in the air, and deal at the same time with any grounding problem caused by parched or frozen earth, it makes sense to alternate positively charged and neutral (grounded) wires. And to prevent those wires from touching, thereby neutralizing the charge, it makes sense to use strong metal wires and to place them under tension. The resulting "high-tensile" fence (see About Our High-Tensile Kits) has become a mainstay for ranchers and farmers seeking to keep out deer. It is fairly expensive over short distances, because all corners, ends, and gates must be made strong enough to withstand the tension. This fence is not ideal for all residential or estate settings. However, it is about a third the price of barrier deer fence (compare by visiting our barrier deer fence website www.invisible-deer-fence.com) and so it appeals to those with limited means who want a sure solution. |