School me on owning Black bucks

[J-Carp]

Like it says...what do I need to know about raising and caring for black buck. Looking to get a few as pets for now.

I'm on 50 acres, low fence, mostly pasture and shade trees, 1 bull, 5 momma cows, 2 calfs, 4 horses, 1 mini donkey. Good grass. Tank.

[Gbird]

They're tasty and go good over an open flame.

But that isn't much help on raising them... lol


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[Hawkpuppy 1]

They like grass. Regular net wire fence will keep them in. Don't like really cold for extended periods. Their lives matter....

[texashunter56]

They can over-populate quickly if you do not keep the numbers down. 7-10 head can eat what one cow will eat for grass. Under pressure they can jump a 48" net wire fence if they have to. Most won't. They are grazers and will eat good coastal hay in the winter months. Coyotes love them.

[J-Carp]

Net fence a must? I run 5 strand barb

[Shane]

Net fence a must? I run 5 strand barb

They're pretty much like goats, just with different horns.

[Hawkpuppy 1]

Barbwire won't keep them in. The old saying for sheep and goats that I once heard that rang pretty true, "if water can get through it, so can a goat...". Net wire 99% of the time will hold them in unless pressured....

[texashunter56]

Net fence a must? I run 5 strand barb

Your neighbors will love you for stocking their land with blackbucks.

[DJM]

A place just down the county road from us HAD a good sized herd.They used net wire.Every ranch in the surrounding area now have Black Buck.

DJ

[CrossTimbers]

Your neighbors will love you for stocking their land with blackbucks.

Still waiting on our neighbor's fence to wash out one of these days.

[varminthunter]

Net fence a must? I run 5 strand barb

Take pictures when they get let out of the trailer - first thing they'll do is walk the fence looking for a way out....

[J-Carp]

Can they cross cattle guards?

[J-Carp]

Are there any exotics that I can keep in with 5 strand?

[texashunter56]

Can they cross cattle guards?

Yes when I was baling hay in a 9 acre trap I had a young male blackbuck jump a 48" netwire fence(3 tries but he made it) hit the ground and make 2 jumps then jump a cattle guard out into the main ranch. He was back later the next day and jumped the same cattle guard back in.

[texashunter56]

Are there any exotics that I can keep in with 5 strand?

I have seen Scimitar Horned Oryx that were kept behind a barbwire fence, but I would not try it unless I bought them from a place were they were behind a 5 wire fence.