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 Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: tonyguitarguy]
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12/22/09 03:57 PM
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RICK O'SHAY
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Low fence.... But not opposed to high fence if it's a large enough tract of land.
I wouldn't want a "canned hunt", but say on 10,000 acres deer have plenty of room to hide and change habits.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: SATX]
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12/22/09 03:59 PM
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low fence.. couple hunderd in Erath county..
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: BUSCHWACKER]
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12/22/09 04:52 PM
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I hunt a low fence in Mills county that is bordered on one side by a high fence....THAT SUX.....watching 180-200 class deer all morning long knowing they cant cross the fence..... BUSCHWACKER, If you dont mind, can you tell me what town you hunt. You can pm if you want, but this sounds like your right next to me. We hunt in Caradan and have a high fence on one side. Just curious
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: krs_2007]
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12/22/09 05:26 PM
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texfork
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Our leases are all low fence , but I am not against hunting exotics in a high fence situation depending on land and cover .
Prayer is the "ultimate" wireless connection .
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/22/09 05:37 PM
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Justin T
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: texfork]
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12/22/09 05:42 PM
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Tye
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Both. Our place has been HF'ed for 13 years. We fenced it off because of our neighbors...now they have a Wildlife Coop. Go figure. Our place is on the smaller side at 670 acres but it is covered by 90% oak trees and brush. It is hunting on our place. I had a Dad and son pay for a doe hunt 3 weeks ago. This was going to be their first hunt. It took 3 outings just to find a doe to kill. The buck I killed this year was the best buck we have ever had. He scored 169" gross and the deer are totally native. We had some trail cam pics of him since July. No one ever saw this buck in person until the day I killed him on Nov. 14th. And we had been rifle hunting since October(MLD). If the deer want to hide they can. Another thing you have to remember when hunting on a highly managed ranch is you are usually looking for a select few bucks...not just any buck.
I prefer being HF'ed. There is a greater control of the deer ratio and age structure and thats it. You can pass on middle aged bucks and find them dead of natural causes the next year. The fence doesn't make the deer tame by any stretch of the imagination. You can drive our place all day long and you might see 1 or 2 deer total.
I also hunt on a friends ranch which is partially HF'ed when I'm invited. I love seeing different country and deer.
If you shoot a young deer because a neighbor will shoot it, you are that neighbor.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: Tye]
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12/22/09 05:58 PM
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LOW fence no petting zoo for me.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
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12/22/09 06:00 PM
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cb66
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6,500 acres low fence in Oklahoma.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: cb66]
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12/22/09 06:06 PM
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2000 acres in cooke county LOW FENCE
4500 acres in Lampasas County Low Fence
I am not opposed to hunting high fence as long as it is a big ranch...
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: BowHuntinTX]
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12/22/09 06:08 PM
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Depends on which dirt road I am on.  Low fence for me...
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clowns creep me out.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/22/09 06:12 PM
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The beauty of the Second Ammendment is it won't be needed until they try and take it.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: JDavis7873]
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12/22/09 06:12 PM
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
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12/22/09 06:14 PM
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
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12/22/09 06:40 PM
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: tonyguitarguy]
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12/22/09 06:56 PM
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Low fence freestone county. Im deer hunting, not zoo hunting !
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: texas8point]
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12/22/09 07:06 PM
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400 acres low fence here, 350 in Missouri. I have hunted high fence for exotics, unsuccessfully I might add. Have nothing against high fence and will do it again.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: passthru]
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12/22/09 07:50 PM
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Both, lol at folks calling HF hunting "zoo" hunting.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: Black02z28]
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12/22/09 08:10 PM
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If the deer can't get out, then I don't want to get in. It is fair chase for me. If a man says he can hunt all day, and never see the fence, then what is it there for? I'd rather take a fair chase cull, than a 160 class HF deer. ANY day of the week.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: Black02z28]
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12/22/09 08:16 PM
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Both, lol at folks calling HF hunting "zoo" hunting. I totally agree. I have had friends track a deer with night cameras and killed it on opening day of rifle season. Buck showed up like clock work and died shortly after the feeder went off...and its LOW FENCED! Deer scored in the low 160's hhhmmmmmmm
If you shoot a young deer because a neighbor will shoot it, you are that neighbor.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: deerhunter721]
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12/22/09 08:19 PM
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If the deer can't get out, then I don't want to get in. It is fair chase for me. If a man says he can hunt all day, and never see the fence, then what is it there for? I'd rather take a fair chase cull, than a 160 class HF deer. ANY day of the week. Who says they cant get out? I had a friend,who is a member of this forum, call me a week ago. A good friend of his was driving in front of our place and a buck jumped INTO our place and the fence is 8' tall. I have had several TTT tagged does show up at the processing plant in Cisco which were killed by hunters outside of our place. They can jump a fence if they want to.
If you shoot a young deer because a neighbor will shoot it, you are that neighbor.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: Tye]
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12/22/09 08:36 PM
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txtrophy85
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Both. Our place has been HF'ed for 13 years. We fenced it off because of our neighbors...now they have a Wildlife Coop. Go figure. Our place is on the smaller side at 670 acres but it is covered by 90% oak trees and brush. It is hunting on our place. I had a Dad and son pay for a doe hunt 3 weeks ago. This was going to be their first hunt. It took 3 outings just to find a doe to kill. The buck I killed this year was the best buck we have ever had. He scored 169" gross and the deer are totally native. We had some trail cam pics of him since July. No one ever saw this buck in person until the day I killed him on Nov. 14th. And we had been rifle hunting since October(MLD). If the deer want to hide they can. Another thing you have to remember when hunting on a highly managed ranch is you are usually looking for a select few bucks...not just any buck.
I prefer being HF'ed. There is a greater control of the deer ratio and age structure and thats it. You can pass on middle aged bucks and find them dead of natural causes the next year. The fence doesn't make the deer tame by any stretch of the imagination. You can drive our place all day long and you might see 1 or 2 deer total.
I also hunt on a friends ranch which is partially HF'ed when I'm invited. I love seeing different country and deer. Can't begin to count the number of deer we've let walk to grow another year that we never saw again....life is hard for deer after 5 1/2 years old, there are no guarantees no matter how high the fence. We've gone from 1200 acres, to 840 acres, to 300 acres, and I can't say the hunting has gotten any easier. We have a herd of about 50 axis, and If i wanna guarantee I leave me place and go to a 200 acre low fence place in outside bandera. can get a lot more deer there. we had stands where you would see 30 deer an afternoon, and we had stands where you might only see 3 or 4. we did see quite a number of bucks but that was because the hunting pressure was pretty low, after a few days of shooting they would go into the brush and only feed at night. Don't know why people call high fence hunting "zoo hunting"
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: txtrophy85]
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12/22/09 08:49 PM
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[quote=Tye]
Don't know why people call high fence hunting "zoo hunting" Dont get it either, it's not like these places are 20x20 pens. I think most people that knock it have never done it.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: tonyguitarguy]
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12/22/09 09:06 PM
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Let me try and comprehend this....
All high fenced places are a zoo...
Yet, on the Bucks of Tecomate, where they shoot MONSTER bucks every year, on both the El Cazador and El Tecomate Ranches (which oh by the way are LOW FENCED), it is not a petting zoo?
I don't see why people think a HF is SOOO bad.
The way I see it is a HF is merely a way of better being able to control your deer herd and make it easier to manage.
The beauty of the Second Ammendment is it won't be needed until they try and take it.
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: BowHuntinTX]
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12/22/09 09:11 PM
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I am not opposed to hunting high fence as long as it is a big ranch...
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Re: Do you hunt low fence or high fence?
[Re: Black02z28]
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12/22/09 09:30 PM
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[quote=Tye]
Don't know why people call high fence hunting "zoo hunting" Dont get it either, it's not like these places are 20x20 pens. I think most people that knock it have never done it. EXACTLY!
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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