My wife and I are wanting to fence our ~11 acres in St. Tammany.
We want the front of the property to "look nice" and be practical for future livestock (at a small scale sheep/goats/cattle) and/or to deter other dogs/coyotes.
We are thinking wooden fence with woven wire. The whole area is about 1.5 acres or so. The rest of the property I'll probably do myself with T post and wooden post with the woven wire. That would be done in sections.

For the small "nicer" section, does anyone have any recommendations on fencing contractors in my area?
I do have access to a tractor and auger, so I potentially could do it myself and save a bunch of money. However, a contractor could get it done a whole lot quicker.

EDIT: also open to ideas and seeing what everyone else has done for similar scenarios.

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Posted by Randall Savauge

Member since Aug 2021

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 2:48 pm to yodaddyroberto

i LOVE the cattle panel and wood look. wood posts, top an bottom runners, with 6x6 cattle panels in between. im a diy guy so no recs on contractors.

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Posted by yodaddyroberto

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 3:09 pm to Randall Savauge

That is nice! It's something I definitely can manage, but finding the time will be issue.

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Posted by Fencepimp

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 4:57 pm to yodaddyroberto

Southern Fencing out of Tylertown Ms

Brett does good work.

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Posted by Paul Redeker

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 1/22/26 at 10:50 am to yodaddyroberto

Had Fence King come out and do a pretty standard privacy fence at my home in Mandeville. I was pleased with them and their work.

They have a section on their site for ranch/farm fencing you might want to check out:

https://www.fencethisyard.com/farm-fence/

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Posted by slidingstop

Member since Jan 2025

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Posted on 1/23/26 at 4:15 pm to yodaddyroberto

quote:
We want the front of the property to "look nice" and be practical for future livestock (at a small scale sheep/goats/cattle) and/or to deter other dogs/coyotes.

I have horses and use PVC fencing on paddocks as well as tposts with Electrobraid fencing (on larger pasture runs). The Electrobraid looks good and has performed virtually flawlessly for years. Keeps the horses in and will definitely keep dogs/yotes out. The PVC paddocks look lovely, but you'll have to pressure wash them occasionally and horses will eventually damage the PVC. You'd probably need to put some electric fencing on the PVC fi you put cattle behind it. Sheep will honor the electric fences as well so its a good choice. I would assume they would wriggle through the PVC as well based on what I've seen.
I installed every effing inch of electric fencing on the property. As well as all gates. We had the PVC paddocks professionally installed. If you go the route of tposts, a front-end loader is a must. You can put a lot of tposts in the ground very quickly with a loader and two people.
Don't know what your budget is, but I'd go with the Electrobraid (or similar) if i did it all over again. Aside from having to spray fencelines to keep the fence charger at full capacity, I have spent very little time maintaining that fencing. Wood, wire, and PVC are going to require greater upkeep and wont last as long as electric fencing. Its not just about the initial install. Its about having to maintain the fences over the long haul. And of course, its preferable to let someone else install it if you can swing it. Enjoy your property.

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