My town stopped its annual “goats clear the park” setup because one goat would consistently escape and wreak havoc on traffic. Pretty solid enclosure, too

Sounds like they should replace it with "goats clear the park and BBQ"

An electric fence goes a long way, and can be portable. Works great as long as you remember to close the gate. cough

The same goat each time?

As long as extracting whatever food there is is less effort than circumventing the fence the goat will remain...

I think modeling a goat as a rational agent is also pretty bold :-)

You'd think so... but yeah, they have their own sort of smarts. Mine are very adept at reaching or finding tasty plants. One was less bright about plants on the other side of a fence that her horns fit through, one way. I had to rescue her about eight times, until the horns were long enough to not go through the fence wire.

And if it does hold water, they’ll climb it anyway.

https://youtu.be/RG9TMn1FJzc

I guess if we left the goat long enough, it will eat thorough the fence. Then the neighbours garden will also be barren.

I sense a mathematical question.