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Date: | Fri, 7 Jun 1996 22:59:06 -0600 |
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> My own experience as well as other's exp that I have read
> about indicates that once the bruin has sampled a particular
> bee yard there is precious little that you can do to prevent
> return engagements, short of hunting the animal down and
> killing it (not particularly easy since they are primarily
> nocturnal). Therefore prevention is the key.
Cautions about lethal voltages and currents and also continuous,
rather than pulsing shocks can't be overemphasized.
Standard fencers are legal, insurable, and reasonably safe. AFAIK,
they don't start many fires or kill peopleand pets , and are to be
recommended for those reasons.
An important part of using a fence is making the bear aware of it. A
large bear wandering around in the dark can amble thru a fence before
he knows what happened -- and then he is inside and your fence is down.
For this reason the beemen in the peace country hang sardine cans on
haywire on each side of the yard. They then make a few nail holes
in each can. That way, the bear is bound to experience the fence first
with his tongue, not some furry, insulated part.
After the initial encouter most bears are not too eager to try for
more.
Regards
Allen
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0
Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask]
Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/>
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