Game Fencing Installation
Taller, stronger fencing built specifically for deer and large wildlife.
Game fencing is built to a different standard than livestock or property-boundary fencing, because the animals it's designed for — deer, and depending on the property, hogs or other large wildlife — are stronger, more athletic, and more persistent than typical livestock. Whether the goal is keeping deer out of a specific area (a garden, an orchard, a food plot meant for controlled access) or containing exotic or managed game within a property boundary, game fencing needs real height, real strength, and a lot more attention to ground-level detail than a standard field fence.
Height requirements
Reliable deer-exclusion or containment fencing generally starts around 7 to 8 feet, taller than almost any other fence category we build, since deer can clear a shorter fence with ease, especially when motivated by food or mating pressure on the other side. For containing larger or more athletic exotic game, height requirements can run even taller depending on the specific animal — this is very much a case where the right answer depends on exactly what's being fenced in or out, not a single default height.
Materials
High-tensile woven wire mesh, specifically manufactured for game fencing, is the standard material — stronger and more rigid than standard field fence woven wire, built to resist an animal pushing or crashing into it under real force rather than just leaning on it. Posts need to be set deeper and braced more heavily than a standard livestock fence to handle both the wire tension and the impact loads a startled or determined animal can put on the fence.
Ground-level containment
Just like hog fencing, a game fence's weakest point is often the bottom, where an animal can push under a gap rather than go over or through the main mesh body. Game fence installations pay particular attention to keeping the bottom edge tight to the ground, sometimes with the fence extending slightly below grade or angled outward at the base, since a single gap at ground level can undermine an otherwise properly built tall fence.
Corners, gates, and access
Given the height and tension involved, corner and gate posts on a game fence need even more substantial bracing than a standard livestock fence — the taller the fence, the more leverage the wire's tension exerts on every anchor point. Gates also need to be built to the full fence height and the same reinforced standard, since a shorter or weaker gate section is the obvious weak point an animal will find first if the rest of the fence is genuinely tall and strong. See our Gates page for gate options that can match a game fence's height and strength.
When game fencing is the right call vs. overkill
Not every deer problem needs a full 8-foot perimeter fence — a single garden bed might be adequately protected by a shorter, targeted exclusion fence (see our garden fence page), while a larger food plot, orchard, or managed game area genuinely benefits from full game-fence height and strength. We'll help identify which level of fencing actually matches the problem during a free estimate, rather than defaulting to the most expensive option regardless of scale.
Frequently asked questions
How tall does game fencing need to be to stop deer?
General guidance is 7 to 8 feet for reliable deer exclusion or containment, since deer are capable of clearing shorter fences, especially under food or mating pressure.
Is game fence material different from standard field fence?
Yes — game fencing typically uses higher-tensile, more rigid woven wire specifically built to resist the impact and pressure of larger, more athletic animals compared to standard field fence.
What's the most common weak point in a game fence?
The ground level — animals often find and exploit a gap at the base of the fence rather than going over the top, so the bottom edge needs particular attention during installation.
Can game fencing be used just for one section of a property, not the whole perimeter?
Yes — game fencing is often built only around the specific area needing protection or containment (a food plot, an orchard, a managed enclosure), with a more standard fence style covering the rest of the property where game pressure isn't a concern.
How long does a properly built game fence last?
With quality high-tensile wire and properly braced posts, a game fence commonly lasts decades, with periodic tension checks being the main upkeep item given how much stress the wire is under at that height.
Does game fencing work for both containing and excluding wildlife?
Yes — the same tall, strong construction works whether the goal is keeping managed or exotic game inside a boundary or keeping wild deer and other animals out of a protected area, since both problems come down to the same height and strength requirements.