Richard- Oh my God. You're a doopleganger with a funny English accent and more hair. Great content, thank you. I have very similar land and right of way issues here in Montana. The resource for your fence is standing in front of you and preventing you from getting the most out of your silvo-agriculture efforts. Thin that mono forest out, use your harvest to create buck fence "A" stanchions, supported (temporarily) with metal "t" posts or leaning rails, and string three wires. That gets you out of the post hole business, buck fence doesn't rot (as quickly), it is somewhat movable, and you can run your fence precisely where you want it (terrain be damned). Buck fence creates a really challenging obstacle for wildlife, and by thinning out the forest and getting light to the floor, you will accelerate the development of your silvo-pasture savannas. We have buck fence lines that are almost 50 years old without a single game trail crossing them. The USFS uses Buck to protect tree establishment efforts from elk and deer. I'm gonna binge watch your channel now. Cheers!
Great explanation. We have cheepfences 120 cm and two wire at 20 cm and 50 cm for pigs, cows, sheep. We have also 2 wires at 20 cm and 50 cm outside our property to keep the wild-boar away from our female pigs (French regulation also). The cheep fence work as a break for especially the young piglets who speed through the electric wire and don't dare to come back. Hope to see the results at the end. ;-)
We have similar terrain and easement considerations as you, Richard. Fencing--at least perimeter fencing--should be a key consideration factor when purchasing a property! Not only is it expensive, but it is often difficult to find workers to put it in if you cannot do it yourself. Free advice from somebody that didn't have any fencing when property was purchased :(
I am also expecting utility undergrounding this year which will simplify taking out mature trees and bringing insolation to my plum trees. It will also bring faster internet so I can do more TH-cam.
Richard, have you considered using the trees as part of your temporary paddock divisions. I am in the Blue Ridge Mtns. Of Virginia and I have about 70 acres of which about half are pasture and the remaining is heavily wooded and in parts steep terrain to the point that Spring through Fall it is really almost impenetrable. My plan is to graze sheep, goats and chickens on the pasture areas and pigs and a limited number of Highland Cattle in the wooded areas. Because of access problems I am considering using the trees with isolator to create paddocks for the pigs and cattle. What do you think? Thanks!
Alexandergardsedh Any smartphone with GPS capability can help you with this. I imagine that Richard has logged and recorded the latitude/longitude of each spot and then manually dropped them into Google Earth Pro.
Richard- Oh my God. You're a doopleganger with a funny English accent and more hair. Great content, thank you. I have very similar land and right of way issues here in Montana. The resource for your fence is standing in front of you and preventing you from getting the most out of your silvo-agriculture efforts. Thin that mono forest out, use your harvest to create buck fence "A" stanchions, supported (temporarily) with metal "t" posts or leaning rails, and string three wires. That gets you out of the post hole business, buck fence doesn't rot (as quickly), it is somewhat movable, and you can run your fence precisely where you want it (terrain be damned). Buck fence creates a really challenging obstacle for wildlife, and by thinning out the forest and getting light to the floor, you will accelerate the development of your silvo-pasture savannas. We have buck fence lines that are almost 50 years old without a single game trail crossing them. The USFS uses Buck to protect tree establishment efforts from elk and deer. I'm gonna binge watch your channel now. Cheers!
Great explanation. We have cheepfences 120 cm and two wire at 20 cm and 50 cm for pigs, cows, sheep. We have also 2 wires at 20 cm and 50 cm outside our property to keep the wild-boar away from our female pigs (French regulation also). The cheep fence work as a break for especially the young piglets who speed through the electric wire and don't dare to come back. Hope to see the results at the end. ;-)
In nz we use a 7 wire 1meter high which is high tension on a post stainer each end, we do have a batten every 900mm thanks Brian
Enjoyed the breakdown of reasons and prices. Thank you.
We have similar terrain and easement considerations as you, Richard. Fencing--at least perimeter fencing--should be a key consideration factor when purchasing a property! Not only is it expensive, but it is often difficult to find workers to put it in if you cannot do it yourself. Free advice from somebody that didn't have any fencing when property was purchased :(
Found this video useful. Thank you!
Also found out "Kilometer" starts with a K and is 0.62137119 of a mile. :)
Great video!
I am also expecting utility undergrounding this year which will simplify taking out mature trees and bringing insolation to my plum trees. It will also bring faster internet so I can do more TH-cam.
Richard, have you considered using the trees as part of your temporary paddock divisions. I am in the Blue Ridge Mtns. Of Virginia and I have about 70 acres of which about half are pasture and the remaining is heavily wooded and in parts steep terrain to the point that Spring through Fall it is really almost impenetrable. My plan is to graze sheep, goats and chickens on the pasture areas and pigs and a limited number of Highland Cattle in the wooded areas. Because of access problems I am considering using the trees with isolator to create paddocks for the pigs and cattle. What do you think? Thanks!
I think do it, we have done that in areas where it make sense, like our larch plantation, and might make part of this fence like this too.
interesting !
Very informative, thanks! What wood are you using for fence posts? Are you harvesting your own? and do you using any treatment?
Cheers
Alexandergardsedh Any smartphone with GPS capability can help you with this. I imagine that Richard has logged and recorded the latitude/longitude of each spot and then manually dropped them into Google Earth Pro.
hello, can you please link that Gps device you're using, thank you
Could you not get away with 4 wires? For example 30, 50, 70, 110 cm, or something like that?
Perhaps, its likely that extra one is needed at the bottom though due to uneven ground and piglets...
Have you not had a problem with the wolves and the pigs in the forest?