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• 1-800-282-6631 ELECTRIC NETTING 105
Netting stops pests and predators like these and many more…
What users like about it…
• It works so well. No other portable
fence even comes close to
netting’s effectiveness in the field.
• It’s so quick and simple to move.
So users fence a few days’ worth
of grass instead of an entire field.
• Each roll is a complete fence.
• Requires little tension, and adapts
easily to curves and hills. The
adage “the best fence is a straight
fence” does not apply to netting.
• Does not need a gate. Instead, we
disconnect the power and remove
an end post to make an opening.
• The rolls, with posts included, are
not heavy (average 23 lb). The 164
ft roll (left) is not an exaggeration
of its ease of carrying.
What users dislike about it…
• It must be moved when tall grass
covers the lower “live” strands.
The alternative is to apply a
strip of a burn-down herbicide to
kill vegetation.
• Ice and heavy snow can flatten
and thereby damage it.
• High winds can bend it.
• Animals can become entangled
in it and die. On a % basis,
entanglement is very rare, but it
can and does occur.
• That you can’t (or shouldn’t)
ever climb or step over netting
when it is energized. First turn
it off—always!
Some rules for reducing
risk of animals challenging
electric netting…
• Never leave netting unenergized.
• Do not allow animals of the same
species (i.e. sheep/sheep) to be on
both sides of a net simultaneously.
• Never use netting to separate
mothers from weaned progeny.
• Never force animals against
netting. They will test it.
• Use a high output energizer to
combat weed contact. If soil is dry,
use a wide-impedance unit.
Why a taller net is not
always the best choice…
Because shorter nets are:
• Easier to install and/or remove.
• Less affected by high winds.
• Less expensive (usually).
Netting protects or contains…