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(SS) =
Single
Spike
Posts
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HOG & DOMESTIC PIG FENCES 73
PN
= Pos/Neg
Energizers & Recommended Accessories
Product Name
Item Price Pg #
Battery, Plug-in or Solar Energizers.......................................82 5-Light Tester, 0.24 lb......................#134100 $11.50 99 Warning Sign, 0.06 lb......................#346000 $0.97 141 PowerLink, 30", 0.20 lb...................#335500 $4.50 141 FiberTuff Post, 24", 1 lb...................#208056 $3.45 131 HogNet ® 10/24/12 Semi-PermanentPremier’s experiment
We experimented 4 years ago
with domestic Pig QuikFence
(pp. 74–75)
for stopping feral hogs in
Alabama. An experimental net was
installed around a baited site that
wild hogs frequented.
It worked for 10 days—then failed.
Why? 2 causes:
1. The space under the suspended
lower wire was too large (6")—
allowing the hogs to reach
under the fence with their
snouts to reach the corn inside
the barrier.
2. Hogs are known for surging
forward instead of backward
when shocked.
When a lead hog pushed its nose
under the fence, it received a shock
and reacted by charging forward—
taking the net with it.
We modified our netting design
to prevent the hogs from poking
their snouts under or through the
electric netting before receiving a
shock, then tested the new design.
HogNet
®
10/24/12 is
the result…
Keeps hogs out of gardens, lawns,
fields and pastures.
HogNet is 24" tall. (Hogs don't
jump, so it does not have to be tall.)
Has strutted verticals and 10
horizontal strands. Bottom strand is
neutral and rests on the soil/grass.
Lowest live strand is only 4"
above it. The next 6 live wires are
only 2" apart.
Must be properly energized.
Can be easily changed to a
Pos/Neg system if/when the soil
becomes dry or is sandy.
For hogs, as visible as possible at
night (contrasting black and white).
HogNet ® 10/24/12 • 10 horizontal strands. • 24" tall. • Vertical struts every 12". • 13mm Posts (built-in) every 12.5'. • Post spikes (SS): .26" dia. 6" long. HogNet is a visual pain (vs physical) barrier. So it must be electrified with a powerful energizer to be effective. 100' x 24" (SS) (PN), 7.50 lb....#208066 $97.00 50' x 24" (SS) (PN), 4 lb...........#208065 $69.00Photo taken with a trail camera. Feral hogs avoided the baited test site for a few days after Pig QuikFence (6/30/12)
was installed. Eventually they approached it—and found a way to “conquer” this design. So we made changes to the
fence. The result is HogNet 10/24/12—shorter with more live wires.
Hook up for
dry conditions
Connect energizer
fence lead to
positive “+” net
clip and energizer
ground lead
to ground rod.
Then connect a
PowerLink from
negative “-” net
clip to ground rod.
Hook-up for
moist conditions
Connect both
net clips
together and
attach energizer
fence lead to
net clips. Then
attach energizer
ground lead to
ground rod.
A netting test site in Alabama. Ear corn was
placed in and around it to attract feral hogs.
To purchase HogNet 10/24/12… 1. Measure the fence line. 2. Choose the length and the amount of netting needed. Example: A 150 ft fence requires one 100 ft net and one 50 ft net. 3. Choose support posts for ends, major curves and corners (see pp. 127–133) . 4. Select an energizer, ground rod and a fence tester (see pp. 76–99 for options and details). Cost: as low as 97¢ per ftLearn netting (types/posts/spikes), pp. 10-13, 100-117