Dan,
I had researched this a little when I had a neighbor's cattle on my property and Pond. The NCRS said it was just a little fertilizer, but 300 head of cattle is a bit much.
I had a cattle problem before I bought my property. The cattle had broken down the fence and had their way with my Pond, creating well worn trails to the water, creating major erosion issues. It was so bad, that I couldn't fill 3 or 4 of the eroded areas with 2 or 3 round bales.
I. then, found out that it was my responsibility to keep the neighbor's cattle off of my property. So I had a StayTuff fence put up. End or story. There was about 45 head having their way with my 5 acre pond, and the StayTuff put the Kabosh on it.
I recently hired Wayne Cardiff's staff (RIP Wayne) to fix the erosion. They did a great job of creating a 4-5/1 slope. Then I hydro-seeded it with Rye/Bermuda mix.
If you want a good looking pond, let alone a healthy Pond, you are going to have major issues with 300 head having their way.
I'm waiting until I get some grass growing on my slopes to post the whole project. We needed something that was mowable and less dangerous. We think we fixed it.
Crossing fingers for the Hydro-Mulch to sprout!
