Deer Fencing & Split/Ranch Rail Installation in Salt Lake City, UT Keep the View. Lose the Deer.
On the east bench, deer clear a six-foot fence without slowing down. The fix is height or smart design, not hope.
If you garden in Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, Draper, or anywhere along the foothills, you already know: deer treat a standard fence like a suggestion. We install deer fencing and split/ranch rail in Salt Lake City that actually holds the line, taller barriers where the pressure is heavy, and open rail where you want a boundary that doesn't block the mountains. Free estimate, same-day response.
When You Need Deer Fencing & Split/Ranch Rail Installation
Deer fencing earns its keep the first spring your tulips survive. The signs are familiar on the east bench: hedges browsed to a line, gardens stripped overnight, hoof prints in the beds. Once deer learn a yard feeds them, they come back on schedule, waiting just trains more of the herd.
Split and ranch rail answers a different call: acreage, pasture, and horse property in Herriman, Riverton, and Bluffdale, where the job is marking a boundary and containing large animals without building a wall. It's also the classic look for big foothill lots where a solid fence would fight the view, and it settles boundary questions kindly, marking the line clearly without walling off a neighbor.
Our Deer Fencing & Split/Ranch Rail Installation Process
For deer pressure, height does the work. We build to seven or eight feet where the browsing is heavy, in open designs like tall iron or frame-and-mesh that stop deer without darkening the yard. Seven or eight feet isn't automatically enough, though: Utah State University Extension recommends 10-foot fencing around sensitive areas when reliable deer exclusion is the goal, so we set the height to the pressure your property actually sees. For rail work, we set cedar or vinyl split/ranch rail in two-, three-, or four-rail runs, with welded-wire mesh backing when you're keeping dogs in as well as deer out.
Posts go into concrete in concrete, spacing is tuned for terrain, and most installs run one to three days on site depending on footage and slope. On steep runs we step or rack the line so the bottom stays tight, and gates get the same height as the fence, a short gate in a tall deer fence is just a deer door.
Deer Fencing & Split/Ranch Rail Installation Cost in Salt Lake City
Footage drives rail pricing; height and design drive deer fencing. Mesh backing, gates, and slope work are quoted as separate lines so you can see exactly where the money goes. Estimates are free with no trip fee, and the written number is locked before work starts. Comparing against a standard fence bid? Ask what height it assumes, a six-foot line that deer step over isn't cheaper, it's twice the money once it's rebuilt taller.
Why Choose Us
We build where the deer actually are, east-bench and foothill lots are home turf, and the referrals come from those same blocks. Locally owned, insured, owner-written quotes, and a satisfaction guarantee on every line we set. Not sure whether your street calls for seven feet or eight? We'll tell you what's held on nearby blocks, free estimate, no trip fee, straight answer.
Deer Fencing is part of our Specialty & Purpose Fencing work, the rest of that family lives there.
Common Questions
How tall does a deer fence need to be? +
Seven to eight feet where pressure is heavy. Deer clear a standard six-foot fence without much effort, which is why east-bench gardens keep losing.
Will a deer fence block my view? +
It doesn't have to. We build open designs, tall iron or frame-and-mesh, that stop deer while keeping the mountains visible.
What is split rail fencing good for? +
Marking boundaries and containing large animals on acreage and horse property without walling off the view. Add welded-wire backing if you're keeping dogs in too.
The herd found your garden. Now what?
Call (801) 341‑9099 for a free estimate, the right height, the right design, and your view still intact.