No need to cut. As I said before, take out the staples in
several posts, then lower the wire to the ground. Later
replace the staples. As kids (or adults for that matter)
you could do this to cross
large (10 mile wide) spreads with your horse. This was
an unwritten okayed practice with your neighbors. The
fences were to keep animals in, not people out. No one
would have thought to cut the wire and let the cows or sheep
out. That would have gotten you a good ++++.