In many regions, residents are increasingly faced with wild boar intrusions into gardens due to the reduction of natural spaces. Primarily searching for food, these wild animals can easily destroy unsuitable fences and wreak havoc on properties, or even cause more significant damage. Are you in this situation because you live in one of these areas? Rest assured: several solutions exist to effectively protect yourself from any damage related to this issue! Discover the options available to you and professional advice from Districlos for choosing the right fence against wild boar.
Flexible wire mesh fencing: an insufficient solution
Are you considering installing flexible wire mesh fencing? If so, you have 2 options:
- Installing chain-link fencing. This is the most common type of fence, easily recognizable with its woven mesh composed of steel wires forming diamond shapes.
- Opting for welded wire mesh. With its welded steel mesh, it is more rigid and therefore more solid.
These 2 types of outdoor equipment appeal to many property owners because they are easy to install and inexpensive. Additionally, if you wish, you can add a privacy screen to gain privacy.
Districlos advice: discover which privacy screen to choose to conceal your flexible fence.
But is this the right solution to limit animal intrusion onto your property?
Wild boar use their snouts and the full power of their massive bodies to attempt to force their way through the barriers that fences represent. Due to its flexible mesh and relatively low resistance, flexible wire mesh does not withstand the assaults of this wild animal for long.
Professional recommendation from Districlos: don’t want to come face to face with a young boar (even if it’s quite cute) in your garden? Want to prevent wild boar from destroying your plantings? Would you be discouraged to see your flexible fence turned into a sieve following regular wild boar passages? We therefore strongly encourage you to opt for rigid mesh for your fence!
Good to know: Districlos offers a varied range of agricultural fencing, from chicken wire or rabbit wire to sheep fencing—feel free to take a look at all our products!
Fencing to protect against wild boar: what are the effective solutions?
First option: rigid panel fencing
This type of fence has now widely demonstrated its effectiveness against wild boar intrusion attempts. It is made of steel wires designed to offer maximum resistance.
The strength of this fence can provide excellent assurance in terms of security in general. When properly secured, there is truly very little chance that an animal like wild boar will breach it. Provided you choose quality equipment! This is exactly what Districlos offers you: solid and highly resistant double-wire panel fences, available in different heights and colors. The characteristics of these products perfectly meet the requirements to prevent any damage: optimal rigidity and reinforced strength thanks to horizontal reinforcement folds, coating guaranteed for 10 years thanks to anti-corrosion treatment… And to facilitate your landscaping project, opt for a ready-to-install rigid mesh kit!
For installing this type of fence, it will be necessary to exercise care. Rigid panel fencing is installed on sufficiently flat or sloped terrain and the anchoring is done in the ground.
Good to know: installing rigid mesh on sloped terrain is possible! Discover the method suited to your situation and the key steps.
Expert advice from Districlos
To offer even more resistance to rigid panel fencing, you can create a concrete base. It will serve as support and anchoring point. Suitable for all types of fences, this precaution is an excellent solution in the case of your fence installed against wild boar and pests of all kinds. It prevents the animal from digging the ground under the fence to make its way through.
Good to know: need help installing rigid fencing with a base? Districlos supports you for a successful installation!
Option 2: steel bar fencing
Steel is a material whose high resistance is beyond doubt.
Steel bar fencing will be a first-rate choice to protect the perimeter of your garden or vegetable patch. The security guaranteed by this type of fence is maximum.
Only drawback: you will need to plan for a larger purchase budget than for rigid panel fencing.
Option 3: electric fencing
Electric fencing is a classic security solution common in both urban and rural areas. It can prove effective in wildlife parks. But you can also have one installed to protect your vegetable patch and garden against wild boar.
You will need to equip yourself with:
- Electric wires or tapes distributed at different heights and connected to ground stakes. They must ensure good electrical current conductivity, be clearly visible to animals (so they avoid them), and sufficiently resistant to corrosion.
- Posts equipped with insulators. Spaced 5 to 10 m apart, they will support the wires or tapes.
- A pulse generator (or energizer). It can be connected to 220 V mains power or to a battery powered by a solar panel (autonomous circuit).
- A ground stake (for example, a metal stake driven into loose, moist ground) to close the circuit and make the device effective (no power loss).
The objective of electric anti-boar fencing is to deter these animals from approaching, and this, permanently. After receiving an initial shock upon contact with the electrified fence, wild boar simply avoid it upon seeing the wires or tapes. Indeed, they associate them with the pain experienced.
Districlos advice: the height of the wires or tapes must be adapted to the animal. In the case of wild boar, plan for 3 at 20 cm, 40 cm, and 60 cm height from the ground. The first wire must be low enough so that the animal’s snout does not slip underneath.
Advantages of choosing electric anti-boar fencing
It is anti-boar fencing with a good level of deterrence and effectiveness… provided it is properly powered and properly installed! Indeed, it is only effective if its power is sufficient.
For example, if the “ground” device is poorly designed, the circuit remains almost open (power drop). Result: when the animal touches the fence, it feels almost nothing, so the electric fence is ineffective.
Another advantage: this system is easy to install… provided you have some basic electrical knowledge! Rest assured, there is no need to be a professional electrician. Especially since sellers of this type of equipment generally provide clear assembly instructions.
Did you know? For installing electric fencing, it will however be necessary to verify the various parameters provided by regulations. Indeed, you must comply with certain obligations for safety reasons. You must imperatively signal your equipment to passersby with specific signs meeting signage standards: a dimension of 10 x 20 cm, text 25 mm high, placement every 50 m maximum. If your electrified fence is located along a public road, check with your town hall or prefecture: it may also require compliance with certain rules regarding installation permits or alignment.
Disadvantages of choosing electrified anti-boar fencing
It should be noted that this solution offers fewer guarantees than steel bar fencing or rigid mesh. Adult wild boar are indeed very robust in constitution. Their thick hide can perfectly help them cross an electrified barrier. Electric shocks will not always have the expected deterrent effect.
On the other hand, the constraints related to using this type of fence can be numerous, especially if you have young children who can run freely in the garden.
Electric fencing has several other significant disadvantages:
- Not always optimal effectiveness. This type of fence will not stop a wild boar running at full speed (to escape dogs during a hunt) from passing through.
- Difficult installation in certain ground configurations (rocky, sandy soil, with elevation differences…).
- The need for regular maintenance. Vegetation, tall grass… None of these natural elements should touch the wires or tapes or they will become inoperative.
Which fence against wild boar should you choose? Professional advice from Districlos
As you have understood: electric fencing is not necessarily the best solution to keep wild boar away.
It is better to opt for rigid fencing with technical characteristics guaranteeing maximum strength against these wild animals.
In this regard, favor rigid panels:
- With thick steel wires. The greater the thickness, the more robust and resistant the fence. For example, double-wire panels have a diameter of 6 to 8 mm thickness.
- With small mesh dimensions (50 x 200 mm). The smaller their size, the more rigid the panels.
Don’t wait any longer to install your fence against wild boar! Now you know the different options to protect your property from the intrusion of these wild animals. And the best solution is not necessarily the one you were thinking of (electrified fence)…
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