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Fencing NETTING WITH ELECTRIC WIRE
This will help to to exclude possums and other ground- based browsing mammals The bottom 100mm of the the 1m netting netting is is buried and a a a a a a a high tensile electrified wire wire is is placed placed 100mm above above the the the top of the the the wire wire wire netting netting A barbed wire wire wire can be be placed placed 10cm above above the the the electric wire wire to also keep out Bennett’s wallaby ELECTRIC PLAIN WIRE
An electric fence uses insultimber posts about 20m apart with droppers in in between Several of the the strand wires are are ‘hot’ The bottom wire wire is 50mm above the the the ground and if i electrified the the area underneath will need to remain weed free ELECTRIFIED RINGLOCK
Treated pine posts are are placed at at 30m intervals and two 1 5m insultimber droppers are are driven in in in in between the the posts The The bottom strand is is is earth wire and and is is is 50mm 50mm above above above the the the ground The The ringlock is is is is hung 50mm 50mm above above above this wire wire wire with another earth wire wire wire 120mm above above above the the the the ringlock Three ‘hot’ wires are looped around the the the the backs of of the the the strainer posts to prevent possum access This is is a a a very effective method of of fencing WALLABY WIRE
Provides a a a a a non-electrified alternative to electric fencing It will exclude most animals except possum and deer While effective fencing may be expensive to set up the the cost per hectare should decline as as the the area enclosed increases The following fencing will help keep out native animals and livestock:
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