ORIGINAL: etw
Her Fence? Your Fence? I had the same problem a few years back. Different rules in different states, however, in my situation. The requirement is for the "farmer" to fence the cows out of his cultivated crop, not the "Rancher" to fence/keep the cows on his/her side of the fence.So I maintain the fence and the section that they seem to like to pass through the mostI electrify from time to time. No problem now. As the saying goes
a good fence makes good neighbors.
Exactly.
In Indiana at least, the first place to start is to learn the rule in your township. You need to know if you are in a "fence in" or "fence out" township. The norm is to fence in but some in Indiana are "fence out" . There may also be fence association rules that give the right to let cows run if they are not fenced out. You need to know those kind of things before you buy the ground.
There is ground out there that wouldn't be a bargain if it came free and covered with dollar bills.
If you don't live near the ground you are hunting and the rule requires each landowner to keep up their part of the fence, a farmer who lives there could really make it a nightmare. Make him mad and the cows could just happen to tear down YOUR HALF of the fence once a week or so.