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Temporary Boundary Fences


Electrified netting is the only option for temporary boundary fence. Why? It will stop sheep, goats, dogs and coyotes.
  1. Use the shorter ElectroNet® or E'Net™ if the animals are trained to netting and are neither tall nor flighty. It's cheaper and easier to use than 42 in. tall netting.
  2. Use ElectroStop® or E'Stop™ if not trained.

Temporary Internal Fences


  1. Netting. Quickest to install and/or remove. Most expensive per ft. Reliable.
  2. Two strands of IntelliTape™ or 3 strands of IntelliTwine on reels. Cheaper per ft than netting but more labor. Works for adult ewes and feeder lambs. Will not stop coyotes, dogs, goats, young lambs, hungry sheep or rams during breeding.

Semi-Permanent Boundary Fences


  1. Five-strand. Less expensive and less reliable than PermaNet.
  2. PermaNet. Reliable for sheep, goats, coyotes and dogs. Faster to install and remove than five- strand. Both must be electrified.

Gates


  1. For temporary gates, use NetGate™ 3.0. It repels coyotes and dogs. It's also adjustable, low-cost and easy to install.
  2. For stronger and more permanent gates, use Premier's welded wire panels.
  3. ElectroNet, ElectroStop and PermaNet fences don't require gates. Users just pull back a section to let animals in and out.

Flood Gaps


  1. Use old electrified netting. Why old? It's often damaged by flood debris.
  2. Up to 4 strands of tape/twine suspended on 1/2 in. fiberglass rods. It's cheap, less likely to tangle and easily repaired.

Permanent Boundary Fences


The design(s) that works best, in our view
  • One barbed wire 1-2 in. above the soil to deter digging by guard dogs and coyotes.
  • Above that GreenCote® HT woven wire (8/32/9) or Fixed-Knot HT woven wire (either 10/48/3 or 10/48/12). For 8/32/9, add non-energized wires to produce a fence that's 45-48 in. tall.
  • All are secured to wood or steel T posts.
  • Add 1 or 2 energized wires, ropes or twines offset on the grazed side--at 7­ in. to stop coyotes, lambs and goat kids; at 30 in. to stop sheep, goats and cattle.

Both are reliable, maintenance-free, aesthetic fences that keeps all guad dogs and livestock in and nearly all coyotes and dogs out.

Permanent Subdivision Fences


  1. Use a boundary fence design.
  2. Or use HT smooth wires of which 2 are off-set and energized. Less $$. Less reliable.

Permanet Corral & Feedlot Fences


Must be tall enough to stop "leapers" and strong enough to resist animal pressure without injury. HT 13/48/3 woven wire is best due to the very close verticals (every 3 in). It's less $$ than welded wire panels.

Permanent Barbed Wire Fences


Producers from Utah report success with fences made of 6 to 8 strands of GreenCote barbed wire (has very nasty barbs) attached to wood or steel posts. We tested this design at Premier. It works well--stops dogs, coyotes, cattle, sheep, goats and hunters.

Permanent Floodplain Fences


A 5-strand fence with IntelliTwine™ up to the maximum water level. Above that, HT smooth wire all on wood posts. (Wood posts resist the side pressure created by floods better than steel or fiberglass.)

The flood will break the IntelliTwine and leave the posts and upper wires in place. It's quick and cheap to replace IntelliTwine.

Warning: Electrified netting and 3-reel systems stop animals by pain--not by physical strength. Therefore, animals that are driven into them by dogs or poor stockmanship can force their way through them. So do not use them in situations where 1) this circumstance is probable, or 2) the result of an escape is more expensive than one can accept.