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Originally Posted by mac459
I run Angus cattle and I have been redoing all my fence with Redbrand 4 point barb wire..I use 6.5 ft tall steel post and hedge posts..4 steel then 1 hedge..I put 5 strands of wire on..depending on the area I use 6 strands..like my lots keeping cattle out of neighbors fields
With bison I would probably use the same equipment but move the steel post to wood post around 3 to 1..the wood post help keep the wire from getting stretched if they push on it..Redbrand wire has really good barbs on it so if it pokes them enough it should keep them from pushing too much
I would imagine that if the bison have enough food and nothing bothering them in the fields then I can't see them pushing to get out
Oh if you have the income to do it..look into high tensile fencing..it is smooth wire but half of the wires are electric..I have heard it is really good fence..kind of a pain to first learn but once figured out it is good shit
Hope this helps
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If you haven't already, take one stretch of your barb and put a single strand of high tensile in 6"-8" extended loop style holders and compare that stretch to the rest of it over the next two years. I even put these up on non owned pastures on my dime as a favor to the landowners. It saves a lot of my maintaining time and keeps thier fences in good shape and looking nice for years and years.
We built our first smooth wire over 20 years ago and people thought we were nuts when we did it but it has, by far, been the easiest and cheapest to maintain. Watching a deer run through it can be quite entertaining and the wires play a nice tune when it happens.
