You ain't gonna win this one.

Is it legal to put a blind against a fence line? Yep. Is it being a good neighbor? Nah. The issues caused by fence hunting and neighbors who can't agree on a management system (which almost never works) has raised more high fences than anything.

High fences make great neighbors. I highly recommend them.

Rancher, I agree, if you don't like it, put up a high fence. But isn't the intent here with the high fence to keep what is "yours" on your side of the fence?

Is that the problem here, we all think it is "ours" and not our neighbors? Are we greedy enough to think that something owned by the state, something native and natural and uncontrollable, can actually be "mine" not not yours?

That's some stinky mess if you ask me. Not putting words into your mouth here rancher. I am not trying to imply you think this way, but is this maybe the gist of the thread in the first place?

That's part of it. It's also to keep those nasty inferior state deer that haven't been treated as well as I treat mine from getting inside my fence to contaminate the genetic line I prefer.

Is it "greedy" of me to expect to "control" animals that I've spent 100 grand +/- each year on feed, food plots, waterings etc (btw I've fed that much to low fenced deer before as well), so that I reap most of the benefit of my investment?

On low fenced places it's still the same principle. Invariably, people practicing restraint on 3 year old 140's that they've fed and passed to get them to 5 or older want to be able to have a better chance at those animals than their neighbors do.

You call that greed? Or am I putting words in your mouth?

I understand what you are saying about the small property and all, but you do realize there is a way to make that issue go away, just high fence the corner.

Until then, realize the deer on your family property are actually property of the state and not yours, and it will make things a lot easier to swallow when he hunts his property and shoots the states deer...

Yep we understand who's deer they are, everyone's! We also understand you can hunt a fence line and do whatever you want on your side of the fence! We also understand there is no law against sitting on your side of the fence looking over someone else's property nor should there be, we have too many laws as it is. Does not make it the right thing or neighborly thing to do especially when you know any deer you shoot will very likely not die on your property.

I said it before and I will say it again, the bow hunter on 100 acres is a set up for a deer jumping a fence. how many posts do we read every year in october about a well shot deer that ran 300-800 yards before finally expiring? Heck, I have seen a deer with a blown up heart from a gun shot run over 75 yards. There is no way to guarantee a DRT type death with anything.

By taking the mentality of the OP, we should ban bow hunting on any acreage less than 400, and gun hunting on anything less than 100 acres, as there is too much risk for deer jumping fences and stands overlooking a neighbors property.

You've said a lot alright, & none of it makes any sense.

Rancher, I agree, if you don't like it, put up a high fence. But isn't the intent here with the high fence to keep what is "yours" on your side of the fence?

Is that the problem here, we all think it is "ours" and not our neighbors? Are we greedy enough to think that something owned by the state, something native and natural and uncontrollable, can actually be "mine" not not yours?

That's some stinky mess if you ask me. Not putting words into your mouth here rancher. I am not trying to imply you think this way, but is this maybe the gist of the thread in the first place?

I know that they are shooting deer coming from me.

There's two parts to your statements:
1. you paid for stocker deer and have rights to those which aren't to be equated with native LF deer.
2. LF deer are not yours no matter how much you feed or see them, they are the states and the state has plenty of legal guidance about that concept.

In example 1 above, you HF a place and bring in stocker deer and want to keep your deer in and the states deer out, that perfectly acceptable as a legal and moral practice. I don't call that greedy at all, just protecting your investment. Smart business move for you, for others in that situation (I know there are HF owners that don't sell hunts but just do management) it is a legal move to allow them ability to control herds.

In example 2 above, there is no way to legally or morally have a higher ground than your neighbor over any deer that you have seen, they have seen, you have fed, or managed or watched or whatever for no matter how many years. If that deer you watched jumped over into the neighbors land would it be ok for you to shoot it? Heck no! No more than it isn't ok for the neighbor to shoot on your land. However, if that deer you been managing and feeding and watching grow for 5 years jumps the fence and your neighbor shoots it on their land then doe that give you the moral or legal authority to go claim that deer and say it was "yours" since you raised it? Heck no! That I would call greedy.

So in LF texas, which is what this discussion was about in the first place, we can feed and set up management plans and watch deer grow and all that fully knowing the deer can at any time change plans and go to the neighbors land and live there and get shot there. There is no "right" given to landowners in LF setting to have dominion over wildlife. it is the states animal, they have the final say.

Why does it matter where a deer your neighbor shot from his property to eat dies? Does it cause you some type of pain or money to allow him to retrieve said deer?

I agree with the other guy. You just do not want him hunting what you consider your deer.

Now him entering your property without permission that's another issue all together.

By the way I do not like the fact that neighbors on two sides of me have blinds right on my fence. I know that they are shooting deer coming from me. I warn them to not shoot on my side and the GW has warned them. So I am going to hope they follow the law, and if they do need to recover an animal I will not only let them but will help them.
But I'm not going to be the arse that high fences my place just to keep thee neighbors from hunting "my" deer. I did quit wasting money on protein a few years ago though.

Lol, it's city slicker talk

How far off the fenceline is hunting permissible?

Suppose I was your neighbor, & wanted to lay out in my Speedos & get a tan. How close to your property would you want me? How about front yard, as close as this deer stand, for example.......