CiO-liricaSter Fanning. Saturday, May 6,1993
Electric
COLLEGE PARK, Md.
With the arrival of spring, many
people are eager to enjoy the plea
sures of their grounds and gar
dens. Unfortunately, in many
places, so are hungry deer.
With the explosive growth of
Maryland’s deer population over
the last decade, people in more
rural areas are finding it almost
impossible to maintain a usable
garden or to protect fruit trees and
other high-value crops from hun
gry deer, according to Jonathan
Kays, natural resources specialist
with the Cooperative Extension
Service, Maryland Institute for
Agriculture and Natural Resourc
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The fence is usually made of
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other 36 inches above the ground, walked into the fence.”
Aluminum foil “flags” are at- Electrical current is provided to
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When deer smell the peanut butter electric fence companies. An
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Maintenance of the fence is cru
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checked every day for the first few
months to ensure that the voltage
is sufficient and that the fence has
not been knocked down. The flags
must be rebaited every six to eight
weeks.
This type of fence costs less
than conventional high-tensile
electric fencing about $277 for
a three-acre area. It can be taken
down and moved easily when
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