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Your opinion on High fence deer vs low fence deer? #6606491 12/29/16 12:45 PM
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Do you think hunting high fence deer (1000acres+) is considered hunting as if you were hunting low fence deer? As meaning its a trophy to you. Some people say they are penned deer like pets? Just asking what yall think. Im trying to do a hunt 2017 with the wife and have her take her first mounted deer.
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Have you checked references on the place your hunting? Maybe get some opinions of some people that have hunted there. 1000 acres your probably good. Some places can be divided up inside the perimeter fence and be hunting even smaller sizes. Just check your references on the place and that should give you an idea on what the place is like.


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Re: Your opinion on High fence deer vs low fence deer? [Re: Rebel986] #6606504 12/29/16 12:58 PM
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Yes, it's a hunt like anything else.

Some people say using a feeder isn't hunting or it's cheating. Just go out, have fun, and be safe.

Re: Your opinion on High fence deer vs low fence deer? [Re: Rebel986] #6606514 12/29/16 01:09 PM
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1. Welcome.
2. You just opened the most contentious, recurring, divisive, bring out the holier than thou types can of worms on here. grin

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Re: Your opinion on High fence deer vs low fence deer? [Re: Rebel986] #6606524 12/29/16 01:19 PM
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welcome

I think Cutis gave you the best advice finding what you will consider to be a fun hunt.

Hunt the way you enjoy, don't worry about the way others want you to hunt. The deer are just as dead from high fence or low fence.

I currently hunt low fence but I wouldn't give a second thought to hunting a 1000 acre HF place. My only question would be when does the hunt start?

Good luck with your search for your wife's hunt. up


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It's a good experience. It is a lot harder than you think. High fence usually guarantees you see a lot of animals but it doesn't mean the one you're after is going come out.

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What these others have said. Enjoy the hunt whatever it is. And FYI hunting a HF can be more difficult than LF depending on the ranch and how you hunt it. I tried to made a deal a while back when some were saying that hunting a HF is like shooting animals in a pen. I had a good Axis Buck in 300 acres or so HF. I said that I would let the hunter in at daylight and pick them at sunset. They would give me $2000 when I let them in the gate. If they killed the Axis I would give them the $2000 back. If not I got to keep the money. Not one taker.

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Thanks yall. I live down in Florida hunting wma areas. So i wanted to hit texas again. I hunted woth live oak hunting lodge in eldorado and had good time. Got my 10 point there. Yall have great deer.

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Originally Posted By: Pitchfork Predator
welcome

I think Cutis gave you the best advice finding what you will consider to be a fun hunt.

Hunt the way you enjoy, don't worry about the way others want you to hunt. The deer are just as dead from high fence or low fence.

I currently hunt low fence but I wouldn't give a second thought to hunting a 1000 acre HF place. My only question would be when does the hunt start?

Good luck with your search for your wife's hunt. up

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Low fence = hunting
High fence = harvesting at the zoo

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Who cares what anybody else thinks? If you have a great time, then that's all that matters. I've never had a bad hunt on a HF ranch, but I have had some horrible experiences on Public Land.

Several of the High Fence ranches that I've been too had better hunting outside the fence. Of the 9 animals I took in South Africa, only 2 where inside the HF. One had escaped a HF place and I was offered the animal for half price before it went onto a neighbors land. In Namibia, the biggest kudu we found where outside the HF. Of the animals that I've taken inside the HF, none have any less appeal to me then those outside the fence. My Eland was on a 10,000 HF ranch, and that was one of he most memorable stalks that I've ever been on. Crawling over a cliff to get into position for the shot above him was just amazing!!!!!

If you have the opportunity to hunt a ranch that is HF, don't miss out just because some people you don't even know, don't want to do it.

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I have nothing against hi fences, have hunted them before and will again.

Some places are zoo's some are not, they are not all created equal. Not that I look down on HF deer because I don't, but I surely do keep HF and LF deer in two separate catagories. It has been time consuming and difficult for us to reach 150 b&c on our 320 acre LF property. With a fence around it I have no doubt what so ever we would have surpassed it several times.


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Anything fenced in is a pet or livestock.......NOT GAME.....and therefore not hunting.


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Originally Posted By: 5Redman8
Anything fenced in is a pet or livestock.......NOT GAME.....and therefore not hunting.


That's your opinion mine and many differs.


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Its because searching texas hunts are either hf or lf. Coming from the swamps n thick bush n florida they dont have hunting ranches. Thats why im asking. Thanks for the input yall

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Originally Posted By: 5Redman8
Anything fenced in is a pet or livestock.......NOT GAME.....and therefore not hunting.


I bet you feed your whitetails with a feeder. Sounds like a pet to me.

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If you are going after a particular buck it will be hunting. If he sticks you in a blind and says pick one. Thats shooting.

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Originally Posted By: 5Redman8
Anything fenced in is a pet or livestock.......NOT GAME.....and therefore not hunting.


So Blackbuck on a low fence (since they don't jump a low fence) isn't hunting. Neither is pronghorn for that matter.

Stating something in a logic style doesn't make it logical.


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Ain't it great listening to HF haters try to blow smoke up their own rears.

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Didn't mean to open this can of worms lol. Just not a native to hunting texas

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If you are serious then you answered your own question when you said planning to take a mountable buck. That level of confidence to me for the most part would come from Hf I think if you can't devote lots time Hf is best I think that Lf can be just as good but ratio of time spent hunting would be less for Hf. If this is planed hunt only for short time frame a good Hf would be great.


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Originally Posted By: deftsound
Low fence = hunting
High fence = harvesting at the zoo
Originally Posted By: 5Redman8
Anything fenced in is a pet or livestock.......NOT GAME.....and therefore not hunting.


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Thanks for input appreciate it

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