Fencing Woes- Keeping out Elk

[avjudge]

I wish I could use electric fences, it would give me sadistic delight to zap the buggers. The ground isn't damp enough here for the grounding rods to ground properly, they'd have to be dampened with a drip system or something. Perhaps if I use screws or perhaps lag bolts and conduit straps?

You can wire alternating strands hot & ground. As long as the animal touches 2 adjacent strands it will get shocked.

Here’s a page I found that has an illustration of a large version. And a picture of such a fence used to restrain elephants in Zambia!: https://www.agrisellex.co.uk/blogs/blog/electric-fencing-in-dry-soil-conditions

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I alternate hot and ground. Has detered the neighbors hog-hunting dogs, and the hogs they were hunting. Turkey can fly right over it - but I've not had any visit since establishing my flock two years ago. Deer can bound over it too - I only went 4' high, but mostly don't.

 

[3KillerBs]

Has detered the neighbors hog-hunting dogs, and the hogs they were hunting.

IIRC there's not much to choose between hogs and bear in terms of destruction potential.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

IIRC there's not much to choose between hogs and bear in terms of destruction potential.

We have small bears - I might prefer them. But in the main, you are correct.

 

[jus10inla]

IIRC there's not much to choose between hogs and bear in terms of destruction potential.

Hogs 40 times worse than a bear. shoot everyone on sight. The bear will just turn a deer feeder over.

 

[jus10inla]

I can definitely take care of that elk problem. Have gun will travel

 

[aart]

Hogs 40 times worse than a bear.

I'll bet...and hot wire might be totally ineffective.

 

[azygous]

And hogs are far more dangerous than bears, the former not as likely to run from you as most bears do.