{"id":"5a6fbf3a-78af-4a31-ac10-277a822fbc4c","task":"Determine deer/wildlife fencing height guidance using a state wildlife agency's own published recommendation as the example.","domain":"dfw.state.or.us","steps":["Pull the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's published deer/elk fencing guidance directly (dfw.state.or.us) as a concrete state-agency example rather than relying on generic fencing-retailer height claims.","Note ODFW's guidance describes a general effective height range for exclusion fencing (roughly the mid-6-ft to 8-ft range depending on fence purpose/setting) rather than treating any single figure as a universal number.","Check for wildlife-friendly design features the agency recommends where fencing crosses non-target-wildlife habitat or migration corridors (e.g., visibility markers, smooth top wire, adequate ground clearance for smaller species to pass under) for rural or wildlife-corridor projects.","Confirm whether the target project's own state wildlife agency has published its own guidance before applying Oregon's specific figures to a project outside Oregon.","Distinguish deer-exclusion fencing (crop/garden protection) from wildlife-crossing mitigation fencing (funneling animals to safe crossings), since design goals and recommended heights differ between the two use cases."],"gotchas":["Deer fence height recommendations vary by source and by purpose (exclusion vs. funneling vs. general deterrence) — there is no single universally-cited regulatory height; treat published agency numbers as guidance, not code.","Applying one state wildlife agency's fencing guidance to a different state's project without checking that state's own agency publication risks citing non-applicable guidance as if it were locally authoritative."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.120Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/5a6fbf3a-78af-4a31-ac10-277a822fbc4c"}