Barbed wire fence

[Loyalist Dave]

Folks, in the first post with a photo, the top wire is smooth and white..., can the deer with their better night eyesight see the "top" of the fence better at night when this is used, and thus be better able to judge when to jump, and how high to jump, to clear it..., could that be the reason for the white top wire? OR is it sometimes black or dark brown and I am being foolish?

LD

 

[jmorris]

You don't want a smooth top wire or your cows will just mess up your fence and as others have shown with photos getting poked by a barb is of little concern.

As for going under, if a dog can get through so can deer.

 

[Art Eatman]

Way back, I was watching a nice buck coming from a neighboring ranch toward the boundary fence of the ranch where I was hunting. Pretty brushy area, not much in the way of shooting lanes. I figured, "Okay, I'll bust him when he jumps the fence."

He never slowed down in his trot--but went UNDER the bottom wire just as slick as can be and disappeared into the brush.

As near as I can tell, about the only fencing to control deer is a net-type, around eight feet high. Normal pasture fences in Texas are no problem for deer.

 

[CraigC]

I have seen deer hung up in a fence but I think it's a rare occurrence. It would have to be dwarfed by the number hit by cars.

He never slowed down in his trot--but went UNDER the bottom wire just as slick as can be and disappeared into the brush.

I've been sitting and watching deer approach our fence. Waiting and waiting to see exactly how they cross it. Before long, I realized they were already on the other side (my side). They had crossed the fence so effortlessly, I didn't even realize it when it happened.

 

[Pit4Brains]

I've heard that pronghorns won't jump a fence but I've seen them do that very thing several times.

I'm sure they will. They are not all genetically equal.

I've also been told that they rarely cross highways too, unlike how deer and elk do it just to see if you're gonna stop. In all my travels in antelope country here in AZ, I can only think of a few that have been dead on the side of the road. Can't say that for the deer and elk though.

 

[Davek1977]

My old S10 pickup will attest that antelope WILL cross the road, sometimes in the middle of the night, sometimes crossing in front of a vehicle traveling 70 mph! Luckily, the grill guard did its job and damage was minimal

 

[Art Eatman]

Maybe fifteen years back I ran across a comment in one of the gunzines that it had been observed of pronghorn occasionally seen jumping fences. It was commented that this was rather new and unusual behavior, compared to many decades of past experience. And that's all I know on that subject.

 

[JohnM]

Wyoming is known to have a few speed goats.
They do cross highways.
They do get hit by vehicles on highways.
They do jump fences.

 

[j1]

As hard as it is to believe deer have jumped an eight foot fence at Zahns airport at long island N Y only to be killed by planes on the runway.