Remember to bait the fence with a can of sardines (punctured with nails
and wired to the fence) on each of the four sides, or a huge furry bear
might just wander through your fence in the middle of a dark night
without really noticing it.
 
The secret is *not* in trying to make a fence strong enough to stop a bear
-- you can't afford it.  The secret is making sure that a bear knows a
fence is there and shocking him a good one -- before he tests its
strength.
 
Once a bear has been through any fence and gotten used to eating your
brood and bees -- and honey, nothing is going to stop him except lead or
trapping. Therefore, don't ever let your fencer battery get run down.
 
Solar units are best for that reason.
 
 
 
Allen Dick                                  VE6CFK
Rural Route One, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0
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