Electrifying Solutions for Keeping Bears Out
Ordinary fences won’t keep out bears. It’s easy for a bear to climb up and over to get to something it wants on the other side. Black bears are excellent diggers and can tunnel underneath as well. A properly constructed, installed, and maintained electric fence is one of the most fool-proof and powerful bear-deterrents available. Farm and ranch stores and most home improvement stores offer affordable and effective portable and permanent electric fencing. Bears and electricity just don’t mix. When a bear’s super-sensitive lips, nose or tongue come in contact with 6,000 volts, the bear has an experience it never wants to repeat. Getting shocked does no permanent damage, but it makes a permanent and lasting impression. And best of all it prevents the bear from getting a food reward.…
