On Fri, 5 May 1995, John E III Taylor wrote:
 
> Actually, if you connect the hot wire of the charger to the fence, and the
> ground lead of the charger directly to the chicken wire (and to a ground rod
> as well), soil conductivity isn't critical, and you get the maximum zap per
> volt of charger output.  Bond the chicken wire together well wherever you have
> to make a joint.
 
> Paul van Westendorp wrote:
>
>
>     In any event, if you do put up a fence now, you want to make sure you
>     apply the maximum zap to the bear when it does return.  I suggest you put
>     up the fence and place chicken wire on the ground just outside the fence.
>     Make sure to ground the chicken wire well; if it is placed just on dry
>     sandy soil you may not have enough grounding.
 
In Northern Alberta the practice was to take a can of sardines and punch
a few nail holes in it and wire it to the fence.
 
The idea is that the bear is quite attracted to the smell of (rotting?)
sardines and touches the can with his nose.  That way one can be sure the
bear knows the fence is there and doesn't just amble through it in the
dark.
 
Allen
 
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