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Fencing in a soybean food plot
Posted on 1/30/16 at 8:24 am
Posted on 1/30/16 at 8:24 am
Location- lafourche
Have about 6 acres of field that we typically plant millet/wheat for doves. Tried roundup ready forage soybeans for deer a few years ago and the hogs knocked em out before they even got going.
Thinking about fencing in a 1 acre area and trying again. Planning on 39 inch 11 gauge hog wire. Planning on running cables at 4 1/2 and 6 feet that I can put up to discourage deer browse during the early stage of growth, and take down when I want to let em in.
Anybody ever done or seen anything like this? Any other ideas that will keep hogs out? I looked at electric and scent based stuff , but it seems that the hogs will tear that up/ignore it.
Thanks in advance.
Have about 6 acres of field that we typically plant millet/wheat for doves. Tried roundup ready forage soybeans for deer a few years ago and the hogs knocked em out before they even got going.
Thinking about fencing in a 1 acre area and trying again. Planning on 39 inch 11 gauge hog wire. Planning on running cables at 4 1/2 and 6 feet that I can put up to discourage deer browse during the early stage of growth, and take down when I want to let em in.
Anybody ever done or seen anything like this? Any other ideas that will keep hogs out? I looked at electric and scent based stuff , but it seems that the hogs will tear that up/ignore it.
Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 1/30/16 at 8:57 am to tomcatrav
I ran an 2 strand electric fence around 3 of my large food plots. I bought one of those solar panel kits at Tractor Supply. It worked awesome. You have to put up 2 strands though. I know of people who only did 1 and it didn't work. The only problem that you'll encounter is you have to spray the weeds at the electric fence or they'll ground out your fence.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 9:05 am to tomcatrav
Run a strand of barbed wire along the bottom under the hog wire it will help to keep them from rooting under
Posted on 1/30/16 at 9:33 am to tomcatrav
I've had great luck using 2 strands of electric to keep deer out of plots. Can't speak to effectiveness on hogs though. Just make sure it doesn't ground out on weeds and lose its oomph.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 9:42 am to Chuker
It worked for me. I planted peanuts in all 3 food plots and all 3 reached to maturity. If I had an inverter I could have plowed them up & harvested them.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 9:52 am to plazadweller
Thanks for the responses.
Do yall have a lot of hogs in the area? We're they a problem? Yall results are encouraging.
Do yall have a lot of hogs in the area? We're they a problem? Yall results are encouraging.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 11:08 am to tomcatrav
Yes it's an epidemic. Discovery channel did a doc on "Hogzilla" that was filmed not far from our farm. We have the most suitable habitat in the state. Swamps and a lot of ag.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 11:33 am to plazadweller
Thanks for the input.
Awesome. Very encouraging.
Did you leave the fence up all year?
Did you leave it charged all year? When did u turn it off?
Did deer jump the fence while it was on ?
Thanks again. Gotta love Tigerdroppings.
Awesome. Very encouraging.
Did you leave the fence up all year?
Did you leave it charged all year? When did u turn it off?
Did deer jump the fence while it was on ?
Thanks again. Gotta love Tigerdroppings.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 4:47 pm to tomcatrav
I fenced just under 2 acres to plant corn in. 39" field fence with with single strand of electric at 12". River bottom along Alabama River.
Farmer that rents from us fenced hogs out of peanuts with electric only. Use the high tensile electric, about $100 for 4000 feet plus tensioners, etc. I plan to try it on some plots hopefully this year to keep the hogs from rooting nut grass. Once I kill the nut grass hopefully I can leave the fence dow.
Farmer that rents from us fenced hogs out of peanuts with electric only. Use the high tensile electric, about $100 for 4000 feet plus tensioners, etc. I plan to try it on some plots hopefully this year to keep the hogs from rooting nut grass. Once I kill the nut grass hopefully I can leave the fence dow.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 6:47 pm to tomcatrav
I have farmed thousands of acres behind electric fences. We run 5 wires up to 5 feet high. But we have a lot of deer.
Hogs are never a problem. Hogs are smart and skittish. As soon as hogs get shocked a time or two on the fence, they will leave it alone. Plus, hogs prefer roots in the summer. If they have somewhere else to go, they will.
Deer are a different story. Deer are stupid. And they really, really, really want soybeans and penauts to browse on in the heat of the summer. They will grit their teeth and bulldog your fence down if they want it bad enough.
Hogs are never a problem. Hogs are smart and skittish. As soon as hogs get shocked a time or two on the fence, they will leave it alone. Plus, hogs prefer roots in the summer. If they have somewhere else to go, they will.
Deer are a different story. Deer are stupid. And they really, really, really want soybeans and penauts to browse on in the heat of the summer. They will grit their teeth and bulldog your fence down if they want it bad enough.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 4:17 pm to tomcatrav
Those fence kits come with insulators that you can move up and down. I did that when the fence wasn't being used.
I did turn it off in when there was nothing planted.
Yes deer had no problem getting over it.
In the end it was worth the investment. You have to keep at it and stay on it bc only 1 time did I ever have a hog get into a form d plot. A piglet barely above your ankle walked underneath the lower strand and hit a few pnut plants. I literally mean it hit 4-5 plants.
I did turn it off in when there was nothing planted.
Yes deer had no problem getting over it.
In the end it was worth the investment. You have to keep at it and stay on it bc only 1 time did I ever have a hog get into a form d plot. A piglet barely above your ankle walked underneath the lower strand and hit a few pnut plants. I literally mean it hit 4-5 plants.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 8:31 am to plazadweller
Thanks for your input.
Gonna go electric. Will post pics once up.
Gonna go electric. Will post pics once up.
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