Your dad must be talking about the blizzard of 93, we got 4ft drifts and no power for 2 weeks. Door on the wind side was fully covered up and 3ft in the yard for a couple of days
I back them up together at night, I keep the "bump in the night" population pretty low. They are pretty tough boys, make alot of racket, if they don't like something
I do my fare share for fencing, I give one warning for people with the dogs my next visit is bringing them their dog and loaning them my shovel. I don't play around down here, that's money and that gets sparse now a days, $.35 is a cheap price to pay to keep my livestock. Sorry if I offend, but...
That's it, that's what I use. Be sure to put mole skin inside the leather, I use a piece of nylon dog collar, doesn't rot and crack as quick as leather
I live in south Alabama, there's not much you can do of course get rid of standing water, they collect in shade and under plant leaves so they can be anywhere you can plant natural plants that help deter around areas but all in all they're like fire ants you just learn to step over them and deal...