Electric Fence vs Wildlife, Bears, and Polar Bears
2019 ж. 29 Мам.
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This is a cool video showing how a camp is protected from bears using Gallagher electric fence.
www.gallagherelectricfencing.com
This is a cool video showing how a camp is protected from bears using Gallagher electric fence.
www.gallagherelectricfencing.com
They were just looking for a refreshing Coca Cola
Oldschool
Im not trying to sound like a hippie .. but up north is melting big time ! one day you might not see these guys and i wonder if coke cola would change there lil advertisements lol
Or 'Cresta'
@Phillip Cameron ha ha i guse so
@Phillip Cameron Nature's the best serial killer out there. Excess population means disease and diminishing the area's carrying capacity to the point species migrate or starve.
I never realized how long a bear's neck is.
Polar bears have a sleeker head and longer neck than grizzlies so they can reach their head into seal burrows
So True!
Adrien Zappala ooh like ostrich, with different motive, I guess.
Or like reverse IT clown moment, lel.
A polar bear neack is long. But a Grizzly Bear would kill it in minutes.
People use common sense... the reason it states the safety of themselves and THE BEARS is because they obviously have guns and will be the last resort using em if the fence fails.
*_WRONG. AS RESEARCHERS, THEY ARE PROBABLY BLACK BELTS IN KARATE AND WOULD KILL THE BEARS WITH HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT._*
@@wauliepalnuts6134 Bear handed you mean?
Remington 870 12 gauge with 10 shot magazine.
Jim bob no way I wouldn’t ever use that against a polar bear if I had to use something it would be my smle I don’t personally think a shotgun would do much even with slugs or buckshot Edit At least my smle and I don’t think even that would be enough to reliably stop it
Adlof hitler Big penis a 12g slug definitely has more stopping power than a .303 British at close range
I heard a wildlife biologist say that if a polar bear pays any attention to you at all, it's sizing you up the see if it can eat you. And if it can, it will.
That is one smart wildlife biologist, I always thought they were wondering whether to come over and say hello or not.
I wouldn't count on just that fence. Bears and smart, determined, and powerful.
That’s why those people are required to carry large caliber guns
I would need to have a mounted turret at least
Title: Dam polar bear decimated entire bird population...
Even with 2 separate hot fences around me- I still wouldn't sleep well at night there!
Especially as the bear nearly didn't flinch at the current. Once it gets used to it, it should be able to ignore it just as a human can if deciding so after a little practice. This is why you should always be at least two people in polar bear country so that the stronger guy can give the weaker guy to the bear. :-)
@Abioye Moses You're not meant to not be able to distinguish "your" from "you're".
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@@syntaxerror8955 wise ass haha must be an English teacher, so sad you can't teach must be need to correct on KZhead haha🤣
@@mG-vl5xb Although I certainly COULD be an English teacher, I'm actually not even a native speaker of English. Something tells me Swedish wouldn't fly so well here. :-)
Im going "aww" and calling cute an animal that would tear me the pieces alive with no mercy
@tiredofpc K Not always. I've seen video of bears meeting dogs and engaging in play instead of fighting. But yeah, a hungry bear is not to be trifled with.
A word of caution run 2 fence lines 10 to 20 feet apart the reason for this is and i know from experience that when the wildlife or in my case livestock get shocked they get spooked and a good 75 percent of the time they will bolt through the fence this is why you should have a second fence. It also states in the manual that electric fencing should not be used as a primary fence so in your situation not feasible to have a main fence so 2 runs work for your safety because sooner or later when they smell something they like they will be determined just like livestock thinking there is something better on the other side. The higher the joules of fencers the better i use a 50 jule fencer when I go camping up north in bush if you'd ever been cornered by a grizzley or pack of wolves you'd understand its not the animals fault they just follow their nose to food
Great points ! AND,.... YOU’RE “ the food “.
Do you know how to use commas in your sentences?
@@gab_shirohige Perhaps English is his second language? 🤷♂️
@@gab_shirohige Did you understand what he wrote or did the missing commas block your brain?
@@gab_shirohige OCD is a terrible thing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Who would win? A 900 pound white ball of death or one little zappy boi?
Zappy boi with 7500W
@@randall6064 that fence likely had closer to 900W
@@bc1173 eh ok, but u get wat I mean
Voldemort lol ya
If a very hungry Polar bear hit the fence at a full run because it could see an easy meal, it would be through it in a few seconds. It should be used in conjunction with other measures.
I just fell down a KZhead rabbit hole and ended up here. I'm not sure how or why I'm here, but I just watched this super intently and was intrigued by it. I even rewatched some parts. Awesome video.
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I got here somehow after looking for “how to make hamburger buns from scratch.” Lol
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Ppl like u will save the planet one day
Years ago, working on ranches in Northern Arizona, from time to time we'd get some city boy who wanted to be a cowboy... We'd tell him he'd have to adhere to the rules. All of them! Checking fences and electrified corrals was one of our tasks. After a while, we'd stop for a *pee break. One of us would tell that city boy: "Betcha' can't hit that third wire... " You coulda' heard that kid howl in the next County over! Earning your spurs the hard way! Lol!
Never have I witnessed such firm and stable camera handling.
You would probably shake a little too if you were that close to a 800lb polar bear! Also, I’m sure he was holding a gun or riffle in the other hand ready to shoot if needed.
The camera is mounted on a javelin AT weapon system as most cameras are nowadays in the northern hemisphere...so you don't have to worry about the cameraman....I'm more worried about the guy who often appears in the bear costumes elsewhere on the internet though, it's a dead giveaway when he has to go no.1
If the bears knock over a fence post it’s dinner time. I’d never be able to sleep in a tent with a thin electric wire separating me from a polar bear
Gallagher electric fencing ,a strong New Zealand invention ,going back to 1936, By Bill Gallagher, Built by car ignition trembler coil set, used originally to keep his Horse from scratching his car.
How did the horse scratch the car?
@@HansOvervoorde He let them roam around freely apparently,and they and the cows got close,if you have ever spent time on a farm,you will see that animals are quite ignorant to vehicles that aren't moving,they move away pretty quickly if they are.
Well...I would never ever sleep in a little tent next to a wire fence in Bear country. In fact, I would never sleep in a big tent next to a wire fence in Bear country. The Bear could be easily confused and go right through the fence and have a field day with you. I might consider it if there were two fences but it would still be a hard sell:-) Bears have a great sense of smell and once they know they have a meal in hand, a hungry Bear can be VERY determined. Especially Polar Bears.
I've noticed in my 51 years on Earth that "smart"people are not too bright.
yepp. roc croc my friend had an electric fence and the bear left, cmae back at night time and dug under the fence and killed him
Thats why you keep firearms within arms reach in Bear country.
I’d want more than a 4 or 5 strand electric fence around my tent. They get cranky enough they’d go straight through a fence at a bit of a trot.
True. I only used one fence and a bear killed me. It's a shame, I had a lot to live for.
@@truthoverlies6434 lmfao 🤣
good electric fence and guns notwithstanding, i wouldn't sleep well at night in that camp.
That won’t take much for a bear to get thru
@Talkin Bout Nawlins Not enough.
Yeah me too... what if a bear was hungry enough to charge through? If they’re desperate they can ignore the shocks.
One of the only animals that actually actively hunts us
Absolutely - we are definitely on the menu.
Bear: y'all got any cheeseburgers? Fence: haha, fence go zzzzzz...zap!
Could hear the hummm of the electric ⚡⚡⚡⚡
My goat fence was 8,500 volts and the video says this charger is only 7,500 volts. I once grabbed both posts on the charger with my bare hands. The charger wasn't connected to the fence so I got the full 8,500 volts. It caused every muscle in my body to tense up so tight I couldn't even swear. When it pulsed off I jumped back 5'. I would want a charger at least double the 7,500 volts.
It's not just the voltage. All over 1kv are more than enough too get shocked. The capacitor in it just need to be a little bit larger. But that's something that can be really dangerous if you go just a little bit to far. :D
My uncle Bob use the bear fence at 25.000 volts, fun to see the bears playing guitar with the fence strings for a minute and run.
I see why your camera man failed becoming a surgeon haha 😂
1:19 that bird that causally ambles by in front of the bear looks like it's thinking, "well, there goes junior."
The electric fence from jurrasic park and mounted turrets are my requirements for this
I never thought a massive bear being shocked by an electric fence would be so adorable.
I becomes down right BEAUTIFUL if your life is partially depending on it. LOL. Cheers
I keep thinking Timothy Treadwell & the Grizzly Bears. That fencing, a solid concrete building reinforced by rebar & a bazooka would be the only way I'd camp out anywhere near bears of any kind. I'm a 🐔
Treadwell was a deranged idiot and dragged his girlfriend down with him.
For added umff to the fence, I’ve always laid chicken wire around the perimeter to which I connected the ground. I’ve used Gallagher fences for 30 years with the flexinet fencing to keep bears out of my bee yards in the mountains when in the fireweed honey flow. Never had a bear breech it yet.
Has anyone else got the chills! I’m freezing listening to the wind.
Polar bear with igloo; "crunchy on the outside chewy on the inside" --The far side
Every time your late to a video. And think of a slick comment and scroll down there it is in your face.🥴
Every time you’re.
Thank goodness for the fence. I shudder to think how it would be without it!!
I’ve got an old fence charger commonly called a weed chopper. Not good for areas with dry grass as it will ignite the grass. That’s what I would want to use around polar bears.
If your electrical fence actually was as strong as promised no grass would grow into a problem 😉
👍🏽Not too strong. Not too weak. Good.
I wouldn't depend on the fence. Cattle will avoid electric fences but if they really want to go through them they will, without that much bother either.
Well, cattle ain't known for having much for smarts, as in "they be stupid". On the other hand, bears are pretty smart, sometimes anywho. But they do be stupid too at times.
@@ColoradoHermit Rodger that. My point is that when cattle really want to go through it they just go. I reckon if a bear made up his mind it would not stop him. I would be packing some heat just in case.
When I was about 8 running to get a frisby that was thrown to far, I leapt up off the ground right onto an electric fence. Knocked me out me out for a split second. I was awake before I hit the ground. If that polar bear got hit with the juice I experienced he would not have casually went back for round 2.
@@anomous2307 Hmmm. I grew up on a farm and I can catch and hold an electric fence. Admittedly my arm twitches involuntarily and also admittedly I wouldn't do it in my bare feet. I have also seen cattle many times decide that they really need to be on the other side of the fence and walk through it taking a shock or two as they go. Don't underestimate what a powerful animal will do if their blood is up or they are really hungry etc
@@vinniesdayoff3968 idk if the shock I encountered was normal, I jumped up off the ground onto the fence. And who knows how my grandfather had it setup. I was just visiting, I really have no idea.
Mere poles and a few electric wires separated those people from the jaws of a terrible and painful death. Fascinating!
well we use electric fences with cattle...it works..but it doesn't stop any amimal who does to go through.. i even saw a cow able to withstand the shock.. i saw her body shook, but she did'nt care..she was used to it... may be bears are more sensitive...but i think they are cautious.. but curious..
Fences come in different shock strength ratings.
Old videos like these are always the best
I had a mule and a goat both that would brace themselves and then charge headlong through electric fences. Even had a beagle that would. Carry a big gun or your dependence on an electric fence may turn you into a bear turd.
A big bear turd 😎
I had a friend who had a german shepherd that would charge out the fence to chase a car, but then wouldn't come back through.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. What if a bear charges the fence & its momentum allows it to break on through that flimsy barrier?
David Troncoso pointless killing of already endangered species, not the smartest idea
@David Troncoso just set up a 40mm bofors aa gun. Gets the job done
My concern would be if a bear was trotting along, hit the fence and ran through it when shocked.
That generator, if it fails you are dinner, I hope you have a backup!
Fantastic job holding the camera steady
Love the steady hand
If thats all the reaction you get from multiple shocks.... you're in danger.
Camera crew should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Nice video...oh yeah it works great on all sorts of wild life...however; we had a herd of "free range" cattle that kept coming on our land so we installed a similar electric fence (ribbon style), the very large yellow bull that sort'a was the alpha of the herd was hardly fazed by this. Regularly he would just "bull" through the fence, there seemed no stopping him from getting access to our nice, lush green manicured grass...after 3 years of this I finally sold the property (formerly a 9-hole golf course on the Klamath River) and moved away from this one-ton tank... ... ... ... ... ... ...
A 12 gauge works really well
I thought CNN said that the last 3 Polar Bears left up north were all very skinny due to global warming.....These bears were very rotund and numerous....
Here we gooooo. ( you’re probably right,...LOL )
There have been casualties on svalbard; even with electric fences...
@Talkin Bout Nawlins no matter how deadly they are one or two shots with a nice sized bullet between the head and its dead. People who get attacked and killed are usually people with guns to small that feel like bee stings, they are unarmed or the bear spray was ineffective.
@Talkin Bout Nawlins no hunter will ever do a head shot, way too tricky also the head move much faster than someone would think so...its all about the heart lung combo... even so some bear will run for miles even with a hole in the lungs
@@jimmy-jamesolivier-mccutch2126 A bear's skull is pretty thick. A low calibre bullet might deflect off it. Better to aim for the torso if you must shoot.
If I were that bear, I'd charged my phone immediately.
You guys are brave , Polar bear like human flesh
Yeah, proper electric fence is a great thing. I remeber in old days when my grandpa had bigs bulls, it always did a good job holding their temper XD Also me and my brothers were playing this game, who will hold to the wire for longer, we could never stand two "kicks" from this current in the wire XD
I did that It was on the fence line of our yard. He kept his cattle out of our yard and our milk cow from going into there yard When I stepped up with my hands and barefoot I was about 4 my sister came over when she seen me shaking and pushed me off with a stick. After I got off, my hair was sticking up😮
*Bear touches fence twice, falls down, walks slowly for a minute* Bear:Oh crap I better run for it!
It’s like a zoo but the other way around, with the people inside a closer and the bears visiting.
If you don't have a sidearm as a backup it's just a matter of time before you become the bears dinner.
only side arms that can probably work is a .44 or 500 type.
Sooo, the bears eat all the goose eggs ? That would be a problem for the goose population. They need an electric fence too.
Little nest fences 😂
Would it be far better to have a full built solid building of wood or even brick with a lookout dome on the top and of course and more solid big electric fence and gate. I sure a transporter aircraft or if your near the sea a ship could off load the building as a per-build building or a pre-fab one to build there? Better than a set of cold tents.
Lordy, you really don't get it.
That 2nd bear was a chonker compared to the first one. That boi is thicc.
The polar bear really looked like Maxie 🤣
First bear recognized the fence as a territory perimeter. Smart
I haven't seen that since highschool. That was a long long time ago.
Electric fences IRL: Just a little zap. Electric fences in shows: *A fully charged Mjolnir*
Electric fences are fine as long as there's a backup plan.
2 fences.
@@gabe6281 I was thinking more along the lines of bear spray and a .44 mag or a .30-30.
@@joewoodchuck3824 A firearm is a MUST. I'm saying that two fences should be a must as well. Can't count on one. But that's just me and my luck talking.
@@gabe6281 I hear ya. One could also think about a second firearm and second bear spray too. You never know if one might fail or be more out of reach. It's your hide. You should have the right and the means to protect it.
Backup Plan: for my campsite,.... two EXTRA electric fences, bear spray, PUNJI sticks (Viet Cong style), half dozen watch dogs on all sides, Bon fires (esp at night), motion sensors, train horn, and last but not least if all else failed, back to back 50 Cal machine guns for me and my buddy facing opposite directions. Important to cover your 6 o’clock at all times. LOL. While some may find this a little extreme, my situation is I’ve already taken a few rounds all at once. Like hot electricity tearing you up on the inside. Which is what I imagine bear claws shredding a person would feel like. So no amount of protection would be too much in my book, if you can get/have it. ( I realize all this is not practical,...just what I would LIKE. ;-)
Wow, if that energizer fails, then you have a "JURASSIC PARK " situation !
It's all fun and games until you find Santa Clause passed out drunk as balls shaking on one of the fences.
You definitely deserve a biggest trophy for keeping your hands still while recording
My father n law put electric fence around strawberries. It doesn't take long for them to jump over it lol
Once it's power trip you guys will be good dinner for bears just like jurassic park
If the fence doesn't work you can always use the WetVac for backup.
Im a simpleton i worked out eletric fence tiingle from a young age,, if contact with skin, big boi is mostly fluff, you would need to fit that with fish hooks, and seriously put the poles in the ground that wouldnt move, with some kind of light incase of night attack and sound disorientation
Would be a life savor for Grizzly Bears.
Since the polar bear is the only animal that actively seeks man as food id be very careful.
Danny...did you get gas for the generator ? I forgot....
Do these electric fences deliver more power than the usual 'human' electric fences ?
3:20 a Minecraft grass block break sound can be heard.
Ya the bears show little interest in our camp as the camera films a bear interested in the camp. Then it says the best decides it's not interested. Well, that's because it got zapped on a different occasion.
Looking for the stash of Bundy Rum
Another Kiwi invention. Good as mate.
If the fence had just a few more volts to it… the Polar Bear would’ve be flat on it’s back, wondering what hit it.
I would spay a scent near the electric fence so the bears associate the smell with the shock. After a few zaps, just the smell would keep them away. Then I would make that scent my new aftershave.
The first bear was wary of the poles and wire because that was his second time there.
where did it tumble?
I wonder if sprinkling some pepper on the ground would be a deterrent?
What other measures..?
A useful accessory may be my 300 Weatherby.
I always heard it put like this in regards to the lethality of bears: "If it's black, fight back. If it's brown, lay down (play dead). If it's white...goodnight!"
May look inhuman but I think that fence is saving not only human life's but the bears as well, maybe a shocking experience for the bear but that's better then ending up a rug.
inhumane ? Being shocked ??? So....do you have electricity in your home ? What about the poor linesmen working on the power lines ? They " never " get shocked ?
Compared to the way brown bears jump back and run scared immediately upon getting shocked as seen on videos, this fence seems under-powered for these bears.
Bears smell the electricity. If they've been shocked before, they will usually back off.
Had a Black Bear get into my camp once. It made a mesa of everything.
leadslinger49 did he “burgle” it or was it a “home invasion”
Great idea
Whenever I go camping around polar bears, I always build a 20 foot high brick wall around my camp.
Bears are like Mexicans, they make tunnels
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@@bredockschannel7331 Apparently black bears are less worried about getting dirt on their fur. :) Also a bit more difficult for polar bears to dig since they're typically on ice, rock, or frozen ground.
@@wizardsuth I don't know about grizzly but polar bears make dens in the snow, so they definitely dig. :)
Casey Anderson has a video (VisionHawk Films) of a female grizzly running hell's bells for him through a 4 strand barbed wire fence (right through without missing a step).
@Bob Watters kzhead.info/sun/bMdyXa9onYV5g4k/bejne.html L shaped barbed wire fence, she goes through the first set and then heads toward Anderson but stops short as he discharges pepper spray.
Unfortunate that earthquake happens as the bear approaches the small tent
They still have large calibers guns
Good lord cameraman, if you are that terrified of a polar bear, perhaps you should not be there. Never have I seen so much shaking.
What would be interesting would be to know the fence/bear interaction at night.
common way to die for the locals in Greenland is when going out for a piss at nite.
Thats a cool tent
You should try using a Video Stabilizing Program and re edit the video. Cool fence I must say.
Later the bear returned with a seal and threw the seal into the fence, enabling the bear to get it's lunch and their lunches too.
Polar Bear have been known to get through/under and into camp
0:25 Awwww he looks like a Happy Camper