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Instructions and Recommendations Related to Exclosures
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Put
a 1-foot wooden stake (Figure IA-9) into the ground at each exclosure’s corner. It should be driven in with only 1 inch remaining above the ground. This stake will help you locate the exclosure after it has been removed (see third point below).
Figure IA-9: A bundle of 50 1-foot wooden stakes.
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The corner of each exclosure should be geo-positioned with a GPS unit (Figure IA- 10). This allows for the overlay of these points on the base map and subsequent use as a reference to extract yield data inside exclosures.
Figure IA-10: Using GPS unit to locate the 4 corners of the exclosure.
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As
soon as geese leave the area (migrate north in the spring), exclosures should be removed. Removal is much easier before the grass grows up and into the wire.
