What is the Best Electric Fencing for Bison?
Electric fencing can save 30-40% off costs compared with traditional fence, due to using fewer materials and less labor. So, when installing an electric fence, you need to first determine if your fence is going to be permanent or temporary -because the tools, the infrastructure, and the products are all going to be different.
Whether your project is permanent or temporary, whether your fencing in livestock or heading into the backcountry; in our How to Install Electric Fence Guide, we’ll answer questions to help you get started in your electric fencing project. It’s all doable, let’s get to work!
When fencing in bison, you will need multiple strands, a minimum five-foot tall fence, and you want to use high tensile wire.
How Do I Set Up an Electric Fence for Bison?
My name's Liam Shaw with Gallagher Animal Management, and today we're talking about fencing bison and buffalo.
For an electric fence for bison and buffalo, you want multiple strands, at minimum a 5ft tall fence, and you want to use high tensile wire. Also, pairing that with a good, good ground field and as many joules as you can get, preferably 15 or more. Buffalo and bison are a lot like cattle, but you need to ramp up the power, and you to need to ramp up the infrastructure on your fencing. If you don't train them to the fence, you're not going to be successful and neither will they.