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Techniques and Equipment for Wilderness Travel with Stock

Techniques for Wilderness Travel with Stock (continued)

Once stock are trained to respect an electric fence, it can be the most convenient temporary corral. Several new electric fence systems are lightweight and easy to assemble or move. For example, one system uses lightweight plastic posts, an aluminized plastic ribbon called Glo-Gard, and a 3-½-pound (1.58 kilogram) solid-state fence charger that uses six flashlight batteries as an energy source. It requires no native materials and makes a secure enclosure. The Glo-Gard and plastic posts needed to enclose ½ acre (.203 hectare) of pasture weigh only 18 pounds (8.16 kilograms).

Photo of stock in an electric fence corral.
Stock grazing within an electric fence corral.

Photo of a Glo-Gard.
A close-up of Glo-Gard.

Photo of a fence charger.
Plastic fence and fence charger.

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