Cows out Deer In Fence/Panels

[Barbara]

How high do wire panels or fencing have to be to keep the grazing cows, horse, donkey out and let the deer get to the food plot before I invest the $ to plant one without a fencing deterant for the animals I want to keep out. Thanks for the help.

[SabreKiller]

I've always used the hog panels and wired them together and havn't had any trouble.

[ajavelina]

depending on how pushy your cows are bull panel or hog panel is sufficient. bull panel is taller hog is shorter

[Br'er_Henry]

We have regular wired post fences over half acre oat plots, we like to keep hogs in the action

[roysmoke]

If you have enough space under them for a cow to get its head that is the main way they destroy fencing and feeder pens is getting their head under and pulling up. If you have it flush with the ground and just use hog pannels the deer should be more than fine jumping over it.

[Pistol]

A strand or two of hot wire works great, and the deer will jump them

[dustoffer]

I build feeder pens in a triangular shape with 3 strands of barbed wire. Then when the wire starts to sag, I put in another post on one of the 3 sides, pulling the post outwards until the wire is nice and tight again. I can repeat this 2 more times if necessary and have never had a cow/horse/mule/donkey get in the pen. Deer just jump (bucks) or slink through the fence and chow down.

[Landrover]

I think I am gonna invest in hog panels this year........no hogs in hill country (yet) but the cows have driven me wacko for the last 4-5 years!!! Somebody got pics of there set-ups!

[ETEXASHUNTER]

The HOG panel should be fine If you don't have aggressive COWS then Get a Hot Wire that will knock the pushing part off and still let the Deer jump in.

[Barbara]

Thanks to all the replies, we're going there now to get it set up.

[Landrover]

Thanks to all the replies, we're going there now to get it set up.

Take pics and post when you get back tonight.

[Barbara]

This is definately going to be a double weekend project but will post when done

[Deerfeeder]

Agressive cows in drought conditions were jumping my 34 inch hog panels. I had to put two strands of barb wire around the top to keep them out. 44 inches was the magic number. Now I just buy 52 inch cow panels and cut part of them down where the der are jumping in and out. works grat and less work

[Johnny Dangerr]

Cow guys will tell you that 52 inches is the magic number to keep them in a pasture.

[Mister Bubba's bulletman]

Cheaper to run Barbed Wire.

Leave 18 inches from the ground to your first strand.

Then a few strands 6 to 10 inches apart.

Your top strand should be at least 12 inches from the next one down.

The 18 inches on the bottom are for the does and fawns to scoot under. The bucks will also use it if he's tired, beat up or rack challenged.

The top strand needs at least the foot to keep the buck or doe that chooses to jump over the fence from getting its hind legs hung up and getting eating alive by the yotes.

We've run this type of fences for several years and never had a breakin.

Trap the hog in the food plot or shoot them under the feeder. Lots of fun.

This type of setup is designed to keep the cows out while giving the wildlife an easy way in year round.

If you put up panels high enough to keep the cows and hogs out you just banished most of your deer.

There are several TBH'r who have personally watched a hog climb a panel fence.