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Kit Solutions > About Our Kits > About Three-Wire (3-D) Kits 
About Our Three-Wire (3-D) Kits Because their eyes are on the sides of their heads, deer have poor depth perception. So they are wary of shocking things like electric fences that have a 3-D element. Our 3-D baited fence kits take advantage of this fact by placing a second line of posts three feet behind the first and arming this with two electrified wires. Besides imposing a psychological barrier, these inner wires are set high enough and low enough to discourage deer from jumping over or crawling under the fence. Beyond that, if you are protecting tall plants you can run the inner wires fairly close to the plants, depriving the deer of a place to jump into, while at the same time the outer wire can be placed far enough away to keep them from reaching over the fence to browse. Like our one-wire fences, these three-wire fences are baited with an attractive lure (concentrated apple scent) that brings the deer to the front wire and gives them a shock, thereby training them away from the protected area. Like their single-wire cousins, these fences are best set up in the off-season, so that the baits will have no competition during the training period. STRENGTHS: Simplicity, mobility, and economy, combined with more deer-repelling power than a single-wire fence. WEAKNESSES: Like the 1-wire kits, these kits are labor-intensive, because the baits need to be refreshed every 10-14 days. While these fences will commonly protect attractive targets like apple orchards and vineyards at harvest time, they cannot be relied on fully to do this in all circumstances. COST: As low as 43 cents a foot with charger and gate. OPTIONS: To buy a kit in this family, click on Buy a 3-wire kit; to see schematic drawings of the kit go to 3-wire kit drawings; or to find precisely what is in each kit visit 3-wire kit parts. You can also customize a 3-wire kit by going to the parts page and following instructions provided at the bottom of the first table. |