Barbed Wire Fence
12-25-2006, 10:08 PM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Heaven, WI
Posts: 600
RE: Barbed Wire Fence
one idea might be to leave a section open on some of the established deer trails leading onto your property. These might even become prime stand spots, from what ive seen on tv, deer out west would rather go through an opening in the fence rather than jump or crawl under. just an idea. i would think that if the deer are naturally going to/through your property, a fence wont deter many deer, if any at all, as long as it isnt 8 feet high.
12-26-2006, 06:38 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 1,061
RE: Barbed Wire Fence
If the deer want in,there going in.One guy here put a deer fence up and an electric fence on the other side to keep them out of the fields.Now they walk in on his driveway.I would put in a chainlink to keep people out,then leave gaps where the deer can come and go for water,but put it in a place where a guy would have a hard time finding it.Im still thinking about the pros-cons for a while before i do it
12-26-2006, 08:57 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Miami, Oklahoma
Posts: 422
RE: Barbed Wire Fence
ORIGINAL: isatarak
No, the answer is no.
No, the answer is no.
1. The larger the property, the less it is affected by the fencing
2. Height of the fencing obviously has an effect...compare a 4 ft fence to an 8 ft fence
3. How deer use the property has a major influence on how the fencing will change their habits. If the property is just a travel route, then they may not come onto the property much at all after fencing it off, especially if it is not a larger property. Deer take the easiest route most of the time, unless they are pressured or they have another reason to come onto the property (food source, bedding area, water, etc.)
12-26-2006, 09:26 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: NW Oklahoma
Posts: 1,166
RE: Barbed Wire Fence
Well, most of the barbed wire fences around here are 4 or 5 wire. They aren't too tall for them to jump, but they prefer to go under if they can. It might alter where they cross it though. If you have places where there are established trails that cross where the fence will cross you can make sure the bottom wire is plenty high enough for them to go under. Sometimes I will take the two bottom wires and pull them over each other till they hang on to each other in a place where you want the deer to cross. Sometimes the bigger racked bucks don't like to go under, but they have no problem jumping a fence anywhere they want.
12-30-2006, 09:50 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bay City MI USA
Posts: 389
RE: Barbed Wire Fence
ORIGINAL: furgitter
If the deer want in,there going in.One guy here put a deer fence up and an electric fence on the other side to keep them out of the fields.Now they walk in on his driveway.I would put in a chainlink to keep people out,then leave gaps where the deer can come and go for water,but put it in a place where a guy would have a hard time finding it.Im still thinking about the pros-cons for a while before i do it
If the deer want in,there going in.One guy here put a deer fence up and an electric fence on the other side to keep them out of the fields.Now they walk in on his driveway.I would put in a chainlink to keep people out,then leave gaps where the deer can come and go for water,but put it in a place where a guy would have a hard time finding it.Im still thinking about the pros-cons for a while before i do it
It's not just the initial cost either. When a tree or branch falls on a barbed wire fence you just remove the branch and maybe give an extra wrap on the nearest post. With chain link you have a lot more work and expense.