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The Wireless Deer Fence™ manipulates the instinctual behaviors of deer to make them afraid to be in your yard. Once a deer touches a Wireless Deer Fence™ post, it is instantly and permanently trained to avoid the area.
- Deer are browsers.
They use their noses to investigate and when they encounter a Wireless Deer Fence™ post, the sweet scent entices them to touch it and they are shocked on the nose.
- Deer have an excellent sense of smell.
Smell is the most basic of all the senses and deer rely on their sense of smell for their safety and their livelihood more than any other sense. After a single contact with a Wireless Deer Fence™ post, a deer thereafter associates the discomfort of the shock, not only with the area, but also with the smell of the particular mixture of artificial scents used on the device. This association of the discomfort of the shock with the smell of the scent tubes will lead to a profound learning experience for the deer and it will not return to the area when it smells the devices.
- Deer have good memories.
They do not forget an area where they have been hurt. One contact with the Wireless Deer Fence™ is a lifelong learning experience for the deer.
- Deer are skittish animals.
They rely on flight and avoidance for their safety. Fear is a powerful motivator for deer and they immediately learn to avoid an area where they have been shocked.
- Deer are creatures of habit.
They live in a specific area with set paths that they travel. When a deer has been shocked by the Wireless Deer Fence™ it redefines its living area and changes the paths that it travels to avoid the area where it has been hurt.
- Deer are herd animals.
When one deer is shocked, the violent reaction startles other nearby deer and they are also frightened from the area. When one deer is afraid to return to an area, other deer will also be reluctant to enter. Deer are social animals. Fawns are dependent and learn from the does. If a doe has been trained by a contact with the Wireless Deer Fence™ and is afraid to enter an area, the fawns that are with them will also learn to avoid the area. The learning by association is temporary and ultimately each deer will have to be trained on its own in many cases.
Initially, some damage may occur even with the Wireless Deer Fence™ in place. When a new untrained deer comes into an area it may browse some plants before finding and contacting one of the devices. Sometimes a deer won't touch a post right away since the posts are strange objects and they smell like humans. The training period damage is kept to a minimum by using the proper number of devices and by proper placement of the devices around deer entrances to the protected area and around the plants that deer like. In areas that are over-run with deer more devices should be used and they should be placed closer together. Do not remove existing deer barriers for a while to give the Wireless Deer Fence™ time to work.
- Where possible, put the Wireless Deer Fence™ posts out before planting.
- Additionally, you can protect the plants that are deer favorites by using a deterrent spray on a temporary basis until all the local deer are trained.
- Except in areas of very heavy snow you can use the Wireless Deer Fence™ all year to train any new deer that come into your area and to train the new fawns each year.
The Wireless Deer Fence has also been shown to be effective for keeping moose away. Read the stories from the Anchorage Daily News at:
The Wireless Deer Fence™ will be discharged by heavy rain, ice, and snow. The posts will automatically recharge when they dry out a bit. Fortunately, deer are less active during periods of rain or snow, and they feed less during these times. Also, the deer that have already been trained by the Wireless Deer Fence™ will still totally avoid the area, so it is better to train the deer before the snow falls.
To be effective in the winter, the Wireless Deer Fence™ should be kept clear of snow and ice, but it will not harm the Wireless Deer Fence™ to be buried under snow and ice and it will not shorten the battery life.
The Wireless Deer Fence™ has proven to be effective in most applications, but in a small percentage of cases it has not provided satisfactory deer control. The Wireless Deer Fence™ functions to train wild animals and they are not always totally predictable. The following list of causes of failure is based on sales since 2000 and field testing since 1996. Knowing how this product works and understanding its limitations may help you avoid failure. Many of the causes of failure can be changed or avoided.
- Expecting too much.
Using too few posts for too large an area. You cannot expect 3 posts to provide complete and immediate protection for a large area. If you are only using a few posts you will have better results if you put them in a smaller area and closer together. The object is to put a post wherever you think a deer will find it. Deer are browsers and they do not go to an attractant from a long distance, they pretty much have to come across the posts in their wanderings. If you have 3 posts placed 25 feet apart, there is a large chance that the deer will go between them without finding a post.
- You may not have immediate results.
The deer have to find a post and touch it. This does not always happen right away and there is a training period. Patience is required. When given time to work, this product has provided satisfactory deer control in a very high percentage of applications.
- Each deer has to be trained.
When a deer that is in a group is shocked, all the deer will run away. Later however, the deer that have not been shocked may return and will have to be trained by touching a post themselves.
- New deer.
Even after all the local deer are trained there will always be the possibility of new deer coming into your area and they may browse a bit before they find a post.
- Starving deer.
No deer repellent short of a sturdy fence is going to control starving deer. Population control is the only answer to overpopulation.
- Trying to keep deer away from their only source of water.
No deer repellent will be successful if you are attempting to deprive the deer of water.
- Contact failure.
The deer may touch a post without making good electrical contact. Usually they will try again.
- Improper positioning.
The Wireless Deer Fence™ does not work like other fences because in addition to putting the posts around the perimeter, you must also position posts in the interior of the area. Then deer that may wander past the perimeter posts will still have a chance to find a post. Position the posts prominently so the deer can find them readily.
- Lack of maintenance.
The posts must be tested to be sure they have a spark. The attractant must be replaced as directed. The posts cannot be overgrown with vegetation. The posts must be kept upright. They must be kept free of cobwebs, leaves, debris, snow and ice.
- Tracks nearby posts.
If tracks and damage are seen beside a post it doesn’t necessarily mean that the post has not worked. The next thing that the deer touched may have been the post and it won’t be back.
- Post knocked over.
A post knocked over doesn't mean that it has not worked, the deer will sometimes knock them over when they are shocked.
- Established feeding areas for deer.
If the deer are used to feeding on certain foods in an area they may well ignore the posts at first in favor of what they are used to eating in the area. Eventually, they usually will touch a post and be trained.
- Existing damage and damage due to other animals.
Carefully note existing damage when putting posts out. Also, sometimes the damage seen is due to rabbits, groundhogs or other animals.
- Water in battery case.
If you find water in the battery case, it is probably due to the case not having been assembled completely. Be sure to push the two halves of the case together until they are fully seated.
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