East section II fencing completed

Well spaced bison on our upper pasture. 

 My recent decreased blog activity has largely been due to my singular focus on completing a quarter mile section of fencing along the eastern boundary of our property, which I am happy to announce was completed this week. This is significant because it opens several acres of additional land to the bison.  The following pictures document this new fencing. 

This newly installed gate connects the new permanent fence (barely visible on the left side of the photo) with what remains of the more temporary electric fencing (on the right side). 

Moving north from the new gate, the new permanent fence stretches 500 feet before turning east.  This new fence combines three electric wires (one on the bottom and two on the top) with woven wire. 

The spot where the fence turns east for 500 feet. 

Midway through the east-heading fence I had to insert a slight bend to accommodate a slight bend in the property line.  

This is the spot where the fence turns north and then runs 1,000 feet to the road.  In this photograph the fence disappears over a slight hill in the landscape. 

The remaining part of the fence that was obscured by the hill. 

This is where the new permanent fence meets the older permanent fence which runs west along the road. 

Following the older permanent fence we come to the point where the now removed temporary fence had intersected the permanent fence.  To encourage occupation of the new area I smoothed the soil in this area and removed the large plant skeletons and saplings that had grown up.  Bison can be reluctant to enter areas with reduced visibility especially when they haven't been there before. 

Above is the a trail camera video of the bison exploring their new boundary.

The bison, eating as usual, growing their winter coats.