Haylage Wildlife Exclusion Demonstration – Temporary Electric Polytape Fence and Gate
Channel: Alabama Extension
Date: 2021-10-05

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System demonstrates the use of a temporary electric polytape fence to reduce wildlife damage on a haylage demonstration at the Auburn University Sand Mountain Research and Extension Center in Crossville Alabama.  Explained are the materials used, fence configuration, and gate construction.  In addition, implementing the use of foil and peanut butter to create a negative association of the fence by wildlife is outlined.  With these exclusion techniques in place the likelihood of haylage resources being damaged by wildlife, including: deer, coyote, raccoon, fox, opossum, skunk, etc., are greatly reduced. For more information, visit the following publications or contact your local extension agent:

Temporary Electric Fencing: Will it work for me?
https://www.aces.edu/blog/tag/temporary-fencing/