Electric fence revisited
This is what I’m trying to protect this year. Nobel and Black Beauty Muscadine remain. Plus I want to figure it out this year because next year I will have a much larger crop.
I’ve added another wire and more post to make sure the distance between the wires are closer no gaps. First wire is 3″ from the ground. Second wire is about 4-5″ above that. Third wire 4-5″ above the second and the top wire is about the same 4-5″ above the third. I’m hoping this stops them.
The raccoons are relentless
Easy to see why these creatures are called bandits and it’s not just because the mask they wear on their face. They stole over 100lbs of grapes in 1 week from my grapevines a while back. So I put up an electric fence, three wires, based on info I found on the web. Just not good enough to stop them. I put a deer cam up to catch the action. They got through the fence on two separate nights as seen here and under the bird netting. Gotta figure out how to keep these guys out of the muscadines now!
Installed an Electric Fence and Bird Netting
In a last ditch attempt to save some grapes this year, I’ve installed a solar powered electric fence, bird netting and some owls. If the birds and/or raccoons still take the muscadines, I don’t know what else to do. The fence charger is a bit overkill, granted, but if a raccoon touches the fence I want them to feel it :-0. This one can protect the vineyard, orchard, garden and about another 23+ miles of fence!
Two strings of wire. One at 5-6inches above ground and the other at 12inches. I could put another at 18-20 if they are jumping over. I put out a couple of deer infrared cameras as well with hopes I catch some of the action!
I also used some old conduit to keep the netting off the muscadines.
And the last attempt to keep the birds at bay. 3 owls placed in various locations.
Only time will tell if any of this works!
Before and After
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