Open AccessTechniques to construct New Zealand elk-proof fence.
Author(s) -
Larry D. Bryant,
Jack Ward Thomas,
Mary M. Rowland
Publication year - 1993
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2737/pnw-gtr-313
Subject(s) - fence (mathematics) , odocoileus , acre , fencing , enclosure , geography , cervus elaphus , engineering , ecology , computer science , environmental science , telecommunications , agroforestry , structural engineering , biology , parallel computing
Bryant, Larry D.; Thomas, Jack W.; Rowland, Mary M. 1993. Techniques to construct New Zealand elk-proof fence. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-313. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 17 p. An elk-proof fence was built in 1987 at the Starkey Experimental Forest and Range in northeast Oregon. The 25,000-acre research enclosure holds several hundred Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni V. Bailey) and Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus Rafinesque) year-round. The fence, con structed with high-tensile Tightlock woven wire from New Zealand, is 8 feet high and requires minimal maintenance. Tension curves in the wire, unique to Tightlock deer fence, make it elastic. Injury to animals is minimized by this inherent "shock absorbing action." Techniques for constructing the fence and costs of materials and labor are discussed.
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