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56 WILDLIFE BARRIER FENCES
3D Anti-Deer Fence
Permanent
Scent Caps & Apple Scent
Scent caps are metal pop bottle
caps with cotton inside them and
a strand of soft wire for wrapping
around the electrified rope/twine.
Apple scent is a concentrated app
scented (as the name implies) liquid.
Squeeze bottle with a lid that enables precise drop-by-
drop application.
(above left) The owners of the plot above fenced deer from coming through the field and on to their yard.
(above right) An additional view of the Fireside Winery fence. The two fences are set far enough apart to
allow a lawn mower to maneuver between them.
What is a 3D fence?
It’s 2 fences of electrified rope set 3
ft apart. They make a barrier that has
both depth and height—hence 3D.
The rope is supported by FiberRods™
and/or insulated wood or steel posts.
A powerful energizer provides the
high-voltage, high energy pulses that
instill “stay away” fear in deer.
Scent caps (below right) are attached
to the rope at intervals to entice deer to
first touch the rope with their noses.
How does a 3D fence work?
Experts tell us that deer, like other
species with side-of-the-head eye
placement, experience “landing
anxiety” before jumping.
So when initially facing a fence
that has both height and depth (thus
3D), deer are more tentative and are,
therefore, likely to check it out carefully.
Deer cautiously walk up to the fence
and check it with their sensitive nose—
and receive a memorable electric shock.
Cost: as low as 42¢ per ft
Key advantages of a 3D fence
1. Low-cost to purchase.
2. Easy to maintain.
To install and maintain
1. Drive the posts.
2. Attach insulators/clips.
3. Unroll, insert and tension rope.
4. Attach scent caps.
5. Bait the caps with apple scent.
6. Electrify with a suitable energizer—
the very same day it’s installed!
7. Check voltage—3500v minimum.
8. Perform semiannual maintenance.
Expect to tension the rope and reset
some of the FiberRod posts.
9. Scent caps should be refilled before
a season of high deer activity and
ideally every 10 days during high-
activity seasons. Examples:
• Rubbing damage—in the autumn
before the rut.
• Browsing damage—depends on
plant species being browsed.
10. Voltage should be monitored every
week to ensure it’s 3500v or higher.
11. Weed growth under electrified
ropes needs to be removed once
each summer by mowing or by
applying long-term herbicides.
The space (3 ft) between the 2
fences confuses deer that would
otherwise jump over a single
vertical fence. Fence shown
is protecting Fireside Winery
(Marengo, IA).