Electric Fence w/ PVC Posts

[hellbndr23]

I'm looking to put an electric fence around a food plot. Has anyone used PVC pipe for posts? I would use t-posts with insulators on the corners. I see that they use fiberglass posts in the middle but I figure I could save some money.

I was thinking I could cut angled notches in the pipe to help hold the wires. Has anyone ever done this? Probably 1" maybe 1 1/4". Long enough to drive 2' in the ground.

Sandy soil so no worries on driving them in.

[Mikege1174]

I am assuming you are going to set up the 3 wire fence that Dr. Kroll has been writing a lot about lately. It uses 2 wires on an inner fence and 1 wire on an outer fence. I have experimented with these types of fences and had good success with them. I have not used PVC pipe before, but I have used plastic posts that you can buy at Tractor supply. I think PVC will work good, but I suggest drilling a hole and running the wire through it. Deer will get into your plot and run into the fence trying to get back out. If you use a slanted cut on the PVC the deer will probably knock the wire out of the slot. If they knock the wire out and the fence grounds out your setup will not be as effective. I have seen deer go through these types of setups on a regular basis, especially on irrigated plots in drought conditions. These setups work alot better when you are not in drought conditions.

[hellbndr23]

Yea same setup.

No one has ever thought about doing this?

Wow just looked at the ones at tractor supply. 1.30 each per 4 footer isnt bad at all.

[Mikege1174]

I had thought about the PVC thing before I found the posts at Tractor Supply. I thought it would be more work cutting and drilling the PVC, than spending the few extra dollars on the plastic posts. The plastic posts work good, however I have had deer rub their antlers on them and break them in half.

[Ferg]

I use suckle rod with insulators year after year works very well.