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Amazing Stress-Free Relocation Technology:
the Deer Auto-Conveyor
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Deer within a suburban ecosystem are not evenly distributed, but occur in pockets of high density in a lower density background. Deer in high density pockets can be induced to either migrate to a low density area, or out-migrate to the surrounding wilderness, via a device called the Deer Auto-Conveyor (DAC). A DAC is a permanent or temporary physical structure comprising longitudinal fences, cross fences, underpasses/overpasses and one-way gates. It is a passive-looking construct, and yet, it can use the kinetic energy of the deer to convey them in the direction desired over various distances, at controllable speeds, from days to weeks to months to years. No harassment, herding, chasing, or capture is involved.
There are two different types of DACs - Static DACs and Dynamic DACs: |
A
Static DAC
conveys
deer from Point A to Point Z by means of two parallel longitudinal
fences going full-length between A and Z, with cross fences between
them, each with a one-way gate opening in the A-->Z direction. One way
gates can also be installed on the sides of the DAC opening inward, for
deer along the way to enter the DAC. The length, width, number of
cross-fences and the number of one-way gates of course vary from DAC to
DAC and from place to place. A very long DAC could contain many cells.
Each DAC will be highly individualistic. Once installed, it will just
sit there, conveying deer by their own power, without any further need
for labor input except nominal maintenance. If there is a fenced
highway going out of town, a static DAC can be built along side it,
using one of the existing fences as one of its longitudinal
fences. Physically, a Static DAC can also follow power lines out of
town. If geographically feasible, the main problem of a Static DAC is
cost (fencing mostly).
A
Dynamic DAC
is more labor intensive, but it uses much less fencing. It is probably
more workable in more places. It basically comprises just two adjacent
cells - A and B, with Cell B closer to Z than Cell A. Cell A can be
initially established by building a roughly rectangular perimeter fence
surrounding a deer herd to be conveyed to Z. The herd can live in Cell
A while Cell B is being built. Supplementary feeding will be probably
required to minimize vegetative damage. After Cell B has been built, a
one-way gate can be installed in the common fence between Cells A and B,
allowing deer to enter B, but not the other way around. Food can be
used as enticement from deer to go through the gate. After all the deer
have moved into B, Cell A can be dismantled, and the fencing used for it
can be moved to the Z-end of B, with which to build Cell C. Deer will
move from B into C by means of a one-way gate between B and C. After
they have all entered C, B can be dismantled, and made into Cell D...
etc. If a cell is square and measures about 1/8 mile per side, The
total amount of fencing per cell is 1/2 mile, and Cell A and Cell B
together will be use less than 1 mile of fencing in total, since
the two cells share a common fence. As for the labor to leap-frog A to
C, and B to D, and C to E, and D to F, etc., it can be provided by city
work
Seasonal Movements of White-Tailed Deer in SD and MN |
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