I have a lot of friends here on THF that aren't on other sites. Plus this is a hunting forum. Plus even though I didn't ask, I thought there may be some insight from others that have done this, and there was.

Why does anyone post anything on any forum?

Think Stompy had shared with us a year or two ago that HFng was looking more and more like a possibility due to the issues he was facing with surrounding neighbors. I for one appreciate his candidness and sharing his experience with us. If anything, it could put others on notice here that are overshooting their leases and/or ranches what can and may happen as a repercussion.

I am not trying to be mean with this question at all, but since you posted this I want to ask....why did you post this?

You could have quietly done the HF project with only your close friends knowing, but you chose to come on here and tell us. I am really curious about the reason behind you telling us this. Genuinely curious. So please take this for what it is, a simple question.

if you have to preface anything with "I am not trying to be mean with this question at all", then maybe, just maybe it shouldn't be asked.

it's akin to someone muttering, "I'll be honest with you, . . . " - worst preface going.

I am glad Stompy paid his money to achieve something better for hisself. No longer worried about the neighbors' undue pressures, he can enjoy hisself a lil' more.

Your yankee "manners" really get in your way

I have a lot of friends here on THF that aren't on other sites. Plus this is a hunting forum. Plus even though I didn't ask, I thought there may be some insight from others that have done this, and there was.

Why does anyone post anything on any forum?

if you have to preface anything with "I am not trying to be mean with this question at all", then maybe, just maybe it shouldn't be asked.

Nice fence Stompy....I would think this also helps with controlling the hog population.

What about coyotes? Can they get through that fence?

This is a pervading thought that I hear often today, "I can tell you what to do but don't you dare tell me what to do"....it is a little (lot) disingenuous to say someone NEEDs to HF a place because of neighbors. The underlying thought is these neighbors are disrupting my deer by shooting or pressuring or whatever else....deer are not yours, and never will be in Texas. They belong as much to the lease next door and the neighbor across the street as you. So the reality is the HF is for OUR control of the deer, not to because of the neighbors. We want to control the herd more closely, we want to better protect the herd from over hunting, we want to..blah blah...its all about controlling something that is not ours to control.

Sorry, this has nothing to do with neighbors and nothing to do with repercussions about the next door actions, it is all about controlling something that we think belongs to us, and that we have the right to dictate to others how those resources will be dealt with.

Just for the record, I could care less about HFs and do not think any less of someone who puts up a HF. I am just calling out the ridiculous speak of saying they are doing it but its the neighbors fault they are doing it. These fences are put up for the landowner to control what is on their property. Has nothing to do with the neighbors.

yes they will dig under the fence - I had to place a bunch of traps to catch them when they would crawl under the fence

Also Stompy some of your deer will have trouble adjusting to the HF - I lost some that would try to jump it and it would break their necks - it takes a little while for them to figure it out but they will -

I agree. I just wish he hadn't made the post sound like an excuse. As I said, its his, he can do what he wants with it. Own that right. Not everyone has that ability. Be proud of it. Not mildly ashamed....thats how I took the post and was asking why he posted it. not trying to get into any debate about HF or LF.