farmerjan
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Just a thought. You might want to check and see if there is any regulations where you live. Here there are definite legal definitions of a fence. Sure not everyone follows them. BUT, if an animal gets out and does damage, or worse, is the cause of an accident, and the fences are not "LEGAL" you as the animal owner, are responsible. If there is a death it can get really bad. Have seen it happen. The interior fences are often electric.... but here in this area, perimeter fences are very often woven wire, or some have hi-tensile but it is a minimum of 6 strands, more often 8 with 2 or 3 that are hot. We don't use it as I stated above due to many past problems with coyotes. Also, the woven wire has helped to keep dogs out of the fields where we run our sheep. The high tensile does not keep in the Dall sheep we have. Hot or not. They will put their heads down and go under or through. It will not contain goats if they really want out but does seem to work for some interior fencing for rotational grazing. If you are just doing cattle then there are options. Since we have alot of subdivisions cropping up, the woven wire has turned into the best bet for us. Top barbed wire will keep most cattle from reaching over and bending it. Have often made the top hot to help convince them from wanting to reach.