Installing an Electric Fence to Keep Deer or Rabbits out of a Garden
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In this video, we will be installing an electric fence to keep deer out of a backyard vineyard. This is a very effective method, compared to virtually any other options. The charger that I am using currently is a Zareba, but I will switch to a Gallagher M100 if the deer are not deterred my the smaller charger.
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To keep Raccoons out i use two wires , the first at 6 inches off the ground and the second at 12 inches off the ground . The Raccoons will eat everything if you don’t have a electric fence. We also have several deer that come by sometimes, so i can put wires up to three feet high to help deter the deer.
thank you, this worked great. my gf and i hooked this setup up today and have 2000V running through it just fine
Good stuff man. Nice production value, your effort is evident. Not an easy thing to get good sound in that environment. Thanks for sharing
Thanks. Very informative for the newbie.
Great information. Solves my problem....Thanks
Thank you
Most informative instructional video on electrified fencing!! Thank you
Thanks for posting. You mention the green connector inside was the ground and you put the ground post deep in the ground. But, you then said you connect the hot voltage wire to the ground post. But that is the ground wire, correct?
thanks you did well, got the facts...with/ out spinning your wheels...like kids do...
My wife has a nice garden with wire fence around it the squirrels go thru the fence it it possible to.electrify the whole fence without losing the zap
Hey thanks for the video. Still snow on the ground and pretty stinking cold here. I saw the deer hanging around the fruit trees and went out to inspect. Buds have started popping and these stinking deer are chewing the ends of the branches off. Going to try and put a fence up if i can get a rod to sink in the ground. Quick question, think i missed it in the video. What hgt would you say for deer. The video looks like you have it up maybe 3 1/2 feet? and am i worried about does ducking under? thx
A good deer system is a double fence design - the outer fence is 18 inches off the ground (single strand) and the inner fence, three feet away and parallel, has two strands, 18 and 24 inches. This messes with the deer depth perception. Deer can jump 10 feet high, or far, but they cannot do both at the same time. Also, you need at least 2 joules/ 5000 volts to do the job. Deer have hollow hair that insulates. If the deer can approach from both sides and you are protecting only a 3-4 foot swath) then. You will need to go with a double fence, but both sides will need a double strand at 18 and 24.
@@stephanpetranker8994 Great thanks for the info. I left the comment about 3 months ago and have since done a basic 2 ft and 4ft line height single fence. This has worked so far. even saw a few take a zap and run away. Also found it mangled once. Assumed they tried to jump it. I have heard of the depth perception thing with deer. Sounds like a great idea for next spring. Now i'm working on some ideas with the veggie garden starting to grow. I want to set it up for small animals and deer. Have a good one.
Great video, but you might consider removing the rabbits part of the description. It's misleading
True...the main reason I clicked on the video.
Keeping it on 24/7 will keep the kids out of your garden, especially if you grow feed corn 🌽 I don't know if kids today still tick tack houses like they did before the internet in mischief night ? 😮 I've had kids and some adults take tomatoes 🍅 from my garden especially the heirloom variety
you got some tall rabbits!
Please explain with a diagram if possible how to hook up your energizer to the fence.
Does the hot wire from the energizer go to each strand of the fence, with each strand of the fence ending in an insulator?
Or does the hot wire from the energizer go to only one wire of the fence (say the bottom strand), with each strand connected to the strand above it at the ending insulator?
Or can you connect it either way?
I think you mentioned that there's a chance of lowering the voltage sent through the wire if you hook it up wrong, but can't find that part of your video.
Thanks for the video and for any help.
You could connect it either way. If the way that you run your jumpers results in a longer distance from the Energizer on one of your wires, you could see some voltage drop at the very end of that run. You could also put another jumper if you are concerned. On little setups like mine, the length of the wire is almost negligible.
@@CoolStuffGuysLike Thanks. Good luck with your fencing.
@@GetRealBaby I recommend the following. Connect the strands at the energizer with separate wires,. This will allow for much easier trouble shooting, as well as keeping the balance of your system functioning if there is a break. You can easily disconnect the jumper and isolate the faulty strand. Another thought is to run your system as a loop. This means that you connect the beginning and end of the strand together at the energizer. This will provide two paths of electricity to the system, so a single break will have not effect, and more than one break will only result in a dead segment
@@stephanpetranker8994 Thank you very much. Very helpful hints. Take care and stay safe!
Do you have Texas rabbits and miniature deer where you live? Where I live, deer can easily clear a six foot high fence and rabbits can walk under a 3 1/2' wire. Nicely done showing construction of fence but perhaps another 4 or more wires if you want to keep our rabbits and deer.
Thanks for making the video. It's not clear from watching how a single wire at the height you have it would keep out rabbits or baby deer or even other deer? Don't you need more horizontal rows of wires? And at what vertical spacing?
Can i used the barb wire of my fence instead of the galvanized wire? & possibly just use a shorter wire to connect to the fence charger?
You shouldn't use barbed wire for electric fence. Animals or people could get briefly hung up in the fence, causing repeated shocks. In some countries it is illegal for that reason. If you don't already have a fence, I would stick with the smooth galvanized wire. It is really easy to work with compared to barbed wire. If you want to use barbed wire, I wouldn't electrify it.
@@CoolStuffGuysLike , so helpful
My dog tends to be able to jump the 5 foot fence. I tried installing the electic fencing along the top of the gates and it only gives me a small jolt. Does it mean that the dog would have to be touching the ground and the wipe at the same time for it to work effectively?
Correct, in a standard system. There is another system setup that has a bare ground run parallel to the hot (about 3 inches apart) that obviates having to have to have a foot on the ground. You must ensure the two do not touch by adjusting the tension or adding posts.This is mean, however, as the dog would be shocked in mid air. I suggest a double fence one low, with a 3 foot separation and then a multi-strand outer. This would prevent the action in the first place by not allowing the dog to have a running start
@@stephanpetranker8994 thanks for replying. I figured it out though. It was a bad ground connection. 😎
So, how does that keep rabbits out ? ?
Just plant marigolds for rabbits, save the seeds and replant next year. Super easy. super easy, besides digging 70 holes.
Would a ribbon of chicken wire fencing work? I am thinking maybe a 12" strip of it around the bottom, below the first wire?
A few individual strands of wire would be a better option. You don't want anything that can cause entanglement with the electric wire. For deer I find the one wire to work fine but I keep it on all year round so the neighborhood deer are scared from that route well before the fruit is ripe. My dad uses a single lower wire for rabbits, raccoons, and woodchucks and has good success with that.
@@CoolStuffGuysLike thank you
My understanding about not connecting the wires to complete the circuit is that it just won't work. I Am installing one now, and from what I understand, all I need is for the wire to dead end. TRUE ?
Yes, you can just dead end the wire. If you can connect the wire, it doesn't hurt, and it will actually create a shorter run since the current doesn't need to go from one end all the way to the other. It can go both ways and meet in the middle. Anyways, you basically intentionally have an open circuit with the wire being hot and the ground being "ground". When you connect the two by touching the wire, you get a shock, whether the wire makes a complete loop or is dead ended.
@@CoolStuffGuysLike THANKS, I really appreciate the reply...I could not find any videos that actually explained it in detail, so I just had to make an assumption. And when dealing with electricity, assumptions just won't cut it. I already installed an out and back wire, so I will take your advice and connect both ends to the controller.
Yep. Just make sure you connect them to the + side. And the ground side to a wire running to your ground rod.
yeap , you dont have to end it in a circle , just go straight out if you want
@@jerrywhatsworth3589 THANKS !
Great video.....BUT, difficult to listen because the sound is way to LOW.
Hello if I am doing 3 rows of wire do I have to connect all 3 rows
Yes you do. You can just use a little piece of extra wire to connect the three together. I put your wire jumper near the fence charger end of the fence. If you put it further away, your secondary wires will have a longer distance from the fencer at one of the ends which could slightly weaken the discharge.
@@CoolStuffGuysLike not only do the wires need to be connected but you must also consider your energizer capacity. Each strand must be added to together to get the total distance. So, a 10 mile energizer will only provide 5 miles of capability for a two strand system.
You didn't show me how to keep rabbits out of my garden.
Put a wire close to the ground around the area and be sure grass doesn't grow into it.
Now that it has been a year have you had any problems with deer?
Deer where I live would jump right over that no problem
Yep, any deer anywhere will hop right over that if they want those vines.
I have racoons and possums in my backyard. They must climb over the chain fence. I would like to stop them without using the ground wire.
You can probably use a low wire about 5 inches off the ground. You shouldn't need a very powerful fence charger. Maybe about 0.25 joules. You may be able to use one of your steel fence posts to ground the fence but it probably won't be as good as the ground stake.
You must have a system ground for electricity to flow.
Hey I have a tomato garden with chicken wire held up by 4 wooden posts recatangle garden
trying to keep squirrels off
How do you recommend I go about it
Squirrels will be tough to keep out. You could try bird netting like what is used over grapevines. Are they damaging the tomatoes?
@@CoolStuffGuysLike You have to have a low strand - no more than 6- 8 inches off the ground. The strand must be kept free of grass/other matter touching in. Consider putting down a mulch to prevent growth, and keeping it weed whacked. Burning with a torch also works, without chemicals.
What size wire? Aluminum #2 ?
I used 17 gauge galvanized steel. It is pretty easy to work with and durable.
Thank you
I wish I had a deer problem. I would be eating more venison!
Please come hunt those on my property, you can have them all.
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What starte are you in. I would possibly take you up on that. I haven't had any luck in 3 or 4 years. I know how the hunt. I have been hunting for 32 years. This coming October will be my 33rd year hunting. I keep trying. I just don't see the amount of deer I used to see. I saw two last season. One was about 300 yards away during bow and one ran across a field about the same distance that I cot out of the corner of my eye and wasn't expecting it. So I had no chance of getting it. I always make sure I have a good shot or I don't take the shot. I don't want to leave a wounded deer out there and not find it. Let me know. I will by an out of state license if you think its worth it. Thank you, Roland
I was looking to keep my eight week puppies from going through my six foot aluminium fence. They squeeze right through and end up at my other neighbors houses.
You could probably just use some chicken wire at the bottom of the fence for that. The electric fence will be pretty traumatizing for some little puppies, and there isn't a power adjustment to turn it down to a reasonable level for them.
Does anyone know if you can plug in the adapter to an extension cord? Going to install an electric fence due to bears and not sure if I should get a solar power since I don’t have access to a outlet outside
A 1 Joule unit doesn't pull a lot of current, so you could hook into an extension cord. You would need to out it on a water proof box since the fencer itself is not water proof like a solar powered one would be.
I doubt this will keep rabbits away
Yes can you run a second wire very low off same power source for rabbits and such?
Can't hear you!! Turn up your mic volume.
Sound problem probably your end, I can hear the video very well.
Of course the deer will just walk up, see over the wire, and jump to the other side. You need two layers to disrupt were they land, or place a regular fence inside the electric wire to disrupt the landing area. In your case the posts for the vineyard may be good, but folks, a single layer wire will not work if in a field: I promise, the deer will jump over it.
Very good comment. Deer hopping over this fence as shown, at waist height, would nothing for a deer, but the grape vine, wooden posts and wire behind this would make for a difficult landing area. Then there is the question about mowing which needs to be be addressed, assuming you want to keep this electric fence line trimed. Weed eating takes more time than running a mower. Think about having the bottom wire strung though the "offset open clips" so you lift the wire out (power off) and up to the next clip (the whole run) so you can run the mower under it, then drop it back down into it's clip slot when it is done. Cool Stuff Guy, thanks for the video.
I use the 3D fence strategy, and it works pretty good. You have an electric fence strung at 2 foot, and inside that another 3 ft, you have another fence with wire at 2 ft and 4 ft. All wires are charged. Hopefully the deer gets zapped as they lean over to inspect the gap range, and since they don’t have good depth perception, and the zapping scares them, they don’t try to jump. The outside wire must be charged so when they push to see if they can get through or jump, they gain a respect for the wire. The issue of wire maintenance is a problem if your 3D fence is close to your food plots, since you can’t spray RoundUp that close. If it’s far enough away, you can use RoundUp.
Dude, looks wonky hillbilly style. Mixing tiny, crappy rods with huge wooden posts. Sloppy, loose wire wrapping.