"just an average Farlang..." wrote in
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You got a great idea if it would work for both parties. Unfortunately,
I honestly planned on penning up animals like cows in the general area
under the runway and my house as I said was to be nearby on the top of
a hill.

Cows don't give a damn, and are sometimes even curious of the
flying machines. The airstrip I use has cows and sheep around the
runway, fenced off one one end with a permanent fence which keeps
the cows off the runway. and on other sides with a moveable electric
fence to keep the sheep off. Half way down one edge of the runway
is another fence which borders a field containing deer.

The deer can actually get out and like grazing on the runway. They will
part as I taxi past then get back on. They will part again as I stick on
full thottle and start moving towards them.

The cows are on two sides of me as I do my run-up. Most just ignore
me (even the ones directly behind me in my propwash!) but some stop
what they're doing and watch. On approach I come in right over the top
of them as the runway starts just the other side of the fence. They're
never bothered.

Paul