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 Re: Starting an Exotic Ranch
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12/13/19 08:15 PM
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Nickh88
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Please excuse me while I think out loud  You won't be able to really hunt 80 acres so if you go that route you'll be merely raising exotics- but to what end? Resale market? Without having a huntable number of acres under high fence I don't see the end game to your initial investment. And "family land" has a way of turning nasty with ownership rights etc down the road. That would have to be in writing somewhere. Kansas is a highly sought after whitetail area- what is the deal with your current WT situation? Are you looking to be in the hunting business? What can't you make a run with the native WT ? I agree with a lot of your points. 80 acres would be more of a holding pen while I get more fenced in. to start I would be breeding and selling while I figure things out. Currently we sell 6 deer hunts a year at $1500 a piece.
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Re: Starting an Exotic Ranch
[Re: Nickh88]
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12/14/19 03:00 AM
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don k
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By exotic game ranch are you meaning a hunting ranch or a game breeding ranch? I you are doing a hunting ranch it is way more profitable buying stocker animals that are ready to hunt. If you are doing a game breeding ranch you are going to need a lot more than just a perimeter high fence. Do some serious thinking and studying before you start either one.
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Re: Starting an Exotic Ranch
[Re: Nickh88]
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12/15/19 11:01 PM
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RobertY
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80 acres is fine for a few deer, so long as they have the appropriate cover. Your exotic ranching neighbors are probably a great resource. They have all cold weather tolerant animals. Blackbuck and axis can't do the long cold stints that Kansas has. They'll fall over dead. Don't waste too much money experimenting on something that so many have figured out.
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