Wildlife / Deer Fencing

Deer-vehicle collisions are a significant and costly safety issue across the Mid-Atlantic, and highway agencies and property owners alike are investing in exclusion fencing to reduce them. Road Safety Systems installs wildlife and deer exclusion fencing across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.

Wildlife and Deer Fencing Systems

We install woven wire and welded wire exclusion fencing designed to keep deer and other wildlife off highway rights-of-way and out of designated properties. Bottom aprons and rigid base panels help deter digging, and fence height and mesh spacing are selected for the target species and site conditions.

Where Wildlife Fencing Is Used

Wildlife and deer fencing is specified along highway corridors with high deer-vehicle collision histories, at property boundaries adjacent to wooded or agricultural land, and around facilities where wildlife intrusion is a safety or maintenance concern. We coordinate fence alignment and gate placement with the project's site plan and any adjacent crossing structures.

Installation

We install exclusion fencing per the applicable agency specification or property owner requirements, verifying post spacing, mesh tension, and apron burial depth for long-term performance.

Why Exclusion Fencing Height and Continuity Matter

Wildlife exclusion fencing only works if it's continuous — a single gap, an eroded apron, or a section where a fallen tree has compromised the fence line gives deer and other animals an entry point that undermines the entire installation. We pay close attention to terrain transitions, drainage crossings, and gate locations during installation, since these are the spots most likely to develop gaps over time, and we coordinate fence height and mesh spacing to the target species rather than installing a generic height across every site.

Coordinating with Wildlife Crossing Structures

On highway projects, exclusion fencing is often installed alongside dedicated wildlife crossing structures — culverts or underpasses designed to let animals cross safely beneath the roadway rather than on it. In these cases, fence alignment has to funnel animals toward the crossing structure rather than simply stopping at the structure's edge, so we coordinate our fence layout with the project's wildlife crossing design where one exists.