In order to deter pest animals, particularly deer, from a protected area, a
portable, wireless, shock producing, animal repelling and training device
is provided having two or more bare electrodes and having an electrode
separator which maintains the electrodes in close proximity to each other
and insulated from each other, while allowing full exposure of the
electrodes to the target animal and while greatly reducing the chances
that the device will be discharged by the electrodes contacting each other
or by precipitation. The animal control device is deployed such that the
target pest animals in the protected area will be attracted to touch the
device and so will contact the electrodes, receive an electric shock, and
be frightened from the area. Target animals will then continue to avoid
the protected area because of a scarecrow effect provided by the presence
of the device.
