He “Trains” Predators And Deer With Baited Fences

He “Trains” Predators And Deer With Baited Fences MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals Steve Kenyon uses bacon to keep predators away from young calves He hangs strips of bacon on a “hot” wire around calving pens and young pig yards He calls the bacon his “guard pig” “Everybody else has guard dogs or guard llamas but I have my guard pig ” says Kenyon “If you kill predators attacking your calves or lambs it just opens up a space and another predator moves in The electrified bacon trains them to stay away ” With raw bacon hanging every 100 yards or so hungry predators are eager to grab a strip When they do they get a powerful shock Calf yards are near the farmyard with AC outlets for a more powerful fencer Last year he used 3-strand barbed wire with 2 hot wires and a ground If the predators tried to go through they were guaranteed a good shock Simply sniffing the bacon was just about as effective “Predators sniff the bacon or try to take a bite ” says Kenyon “Once they do that’s enough and the smell keeps them away By midsummer most of the bacon is still hanging but it is pretty well withered away ” Meanwhile calves and cows have been turned out on pasture and the coyotes and other predators have more options They are no longer as hungry “If you can train a predator that calves or lambs are not what they want to eat it is more effective as they keep untrained predators out of the area

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.