The HISTORY. In 1876 salesman John W. Gates brought barbed wire to Texas when he wagered $1 million that he could build a fence that would capably contain cattle.

A yearling whitetail that was found dead in a barbed wire fence. Photo by Natalie Krebs. With an estimated 620,000 miles of old barbed wire criss-crossing the Western U.S., the group points out, there ...

Today, an estimated 620,000 miles of fencing, most of it barbed wire, stretches across the rural West, and its toll on the region continues to mount.Animals that try to jump over or wiggle under ...

On the humble barbed-wire fence, the five-strand sentinel of Texas woods and plains. Thousands of miles of it divide the state.

The old, barbed-wire fence along Elk Meadow Park in Evergreen is being removed through a unique partnership. To stream 9NEWS on your phone, you need the 9NEWS app. Download the 9NEWS app.