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I prefer the alleyway to be on the outside of the holding pens. It offers a security blanket incase something bad happens. This layout has a lot of benefits from moving deer pen to pen to keeping bucks from fighting between pens. It also keeps your main breeder buck 100% safe in the middle pen which is double fenced with a 3' gap. Also notice the second gate down from the top right opens the opposite way to allow you to run the deer from any pen straight into the handling facility. When they exit the facility they can either be let out into the alleyway or into a holding pen. Here is an example.
 

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I'm probably 2-3 years from setting the first post, but I am planning to high fence my property for breeding and a hunting. Do you guys fence your property lines or do you create some sort of buffer between your high fence and neighbors? I have been debating which would be better, having a perimeter road outside my preserve or on the interior. My property is at the end of a road so I have 1 neighbor and woods which are leased for hunting on 3 sides.
 
I like some distance between the deer fence & the boundary,not just for access,it lets you control both sides of your fence.If there is a predator you can shoot it,& it stops your neighbour running lousy sheep etc up to your deer.Dont worry about cutting corners out of your pens if your a good stockman you'll never know the difference, if your not, it won't matter any way.I have noticed the wider the race the slower the deer(I have never played with whitetails). 4 to 6 m fast to medium ,20m & you'll have to push them,still wont be able to drive around them in the lane though.Try to bend or put corners in your lanes so the deer think there escaping,they will break back less & be less stressed.This is where a couple of old girls who know their way around the yards are worth a years feed.
 
I have section of fence on the boundary line , has not been a fence there for 20+ years that i know of . No sooner than i put it up the neighbor decided to fence off a section ( part of it being my game fence ) to raise a couple steers . Now them SOB's are laying right up against my game fence . :confused::confused::mad: Guess it wont hurt much , just the idea .
 
Jamie, SWEET name and logo you have there.



If you are concerned about the cattle with your fence you could install insulators and some electric wire to keep them from pushing on the wire. This will also help with dogs and bears as well.

I would be more concerned about them running and scaring the deer but that they should adjust to also. But let's hope those cattle aren't infected with TB. No most likely not, but it just is funny to say since we deer folks are always considered the unhealthy bunch;)
 
I go to great lengths to keep flies of all kinds off of my deer, I have 130 acres where my deer pens are and my family has raised cattle for a long time, I choose not to have any cattle on my land because of the amount of flies that are always on and around them in the summer. I probably overthink this but I dont think deer can thrive when they are constantly battling flies. Darren
 

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