Still havnt found a place I wont shoot a deer...

There is no more skill needed in hunting a low fence over a high fence. Everyone hunts in a box blind with feeders. If you want to make it fair, lose all of the gear and spot and stalk.

I only have one yeti and it's in my jeep so I'm screwed.

I won't shoot one in the butt.

I live in New Mexico, so I am a real hunter and you all do it wrong. We hunt like men.....from our trucks on dirt roads til we see one with Luke Bryan blasting nonstop. No feeders, no fences, no blinds. I won't shoot a deer if I have to walk more than 50 yards from my truck though and it has to be flat enough to get back to the road relatively easily. Cover enough miles in my jacked up F350 and I find them sooner or later....it's super fair chase and it is real hunting. And if you don't do it like me, well then you are wrong and I am gonna make sure you know it.

you mean you can kill deer with .223

No it is unethical, anything less than a 45-70 should be outlawed. I am right, you are wrong.

We let New Mexicans on here? They might steal our hunting techniques and I'll have to sit in a 4x4 box next time I go elk hunting in New Mexico. Don't forget the remote for the deer feeder and the heater.

No desire to hunt HF

Spot on, however, this discussion and Indian Corn discussions make for good times!!!

I would rather road hunt at night, it is cheaper than a lease.

Worst debate I have read in a while. Glad I could contribute. I would hunt a high fence but I damn sure wouldn't pay for it. I have my standards.

What about almost every hunting operation in South Africa? They are mostly high fenced yet get millions of dollars in revenue from "hunters" on a safari...

He's saying he doesn't consider that hunting.

He is misinformed as to what hunting is, then.

As many have already said, the fence debate is everlasting.

My sig line has two kills: the buck on low fence and the ram on high fence. Both were just as challenging, enjoyable, and fun. "You do you" is basically how it works...hunt high or low, just get out there and HUNT

quite possibly my favorite comment in this website.

OK, I have read all of this dribble. So listen up. HF deer taste better than LF. HF Deer are better looking than LF. HF Deer are smarter than LF. HF Deer have better IQ's than LF. So to sum this up. Why would anyone waste their time and money trying to shoot a Deer that doesn't taste as good. Doesn't look as good. Is easier to hunt. And is not as smart. And besides that they would much rather be shot with a 223 than some cannon that LF people need to shoot to look good.

When all you're doing is waiting for something to show up and start eating, what damn difference does it make?

If a true hunting experience is what you want to give the wife, I would recommend some type of guided hunt out west in truly open and unrestricted country.

What's more impressive a 200+ inch HF deer or a 160+ inch LF deer?

The "deer" on the HF place may be more impressive, but its not impressive in any way, shape, or form for the hunter to shoot the deer in the pen, period. Just my opinion.

Everyone's definition of hunting is different. As is their intention for "hunting". Unless you're living off the grid and in a hand made cabin, few of us hunt to survive. It's a sport and a business to many of us. It's a little funny when people say "put some meet in the freezer", yea right next to the corn dogs, popsicles, and rib eyes we got from Walmart. I've done both, both cool in their own ways, for different reasons. Either way, I could care less what or why or where you "hunt". And I expect the same in return.

The impressive part about hunting is being able to out smart the deer. Sitting in a box blind waiting for a deer to come to the feeder=not impressed. Spot and stalk with a rifle= more impressed. Bow hunter=more impressed. Spot and stalk bow hunter=different level.

If you're just waiting for the deer to come to you, does it really matter where the deer are? You're most likely only hunting an area the size of 2 football fields.

A 200+ on a hf place with no genetics brought in is impressive. A 160+ on lf is impressive. It's all relative. Some lf ranches hit the 200 mark pretty regularly and a 160 is not impressive. If I had a 160+ on my hf ranch, I'd be posting a pic of it everywhere because my deer just don't get that big.