How High a Fence Do You Need to Keep Deer Out? Knowing how high a deer can jump is more than just a fun fact; it’s also useful information for anyone looking to keep deer out with a fence.

But, given that wildlife experts say a fence should be roughly 8 feet high to prevent deer from leaping over it, that can be cost-prohibitive in addition to obstructing your view.

Two years after the high fence went up, Gene Riser went one step further and became one of Texas’ first scientific deer breeders, a business that became legal for the first time in 1985.

In one of the more brazen acts of the 2025 Texas legislative session, a lawmaker who breeds high-fence deer has introduced a law to abolish the state fish-and-game agency that also helps regulate the ...