High fence hunting

[74MOPAR]

Question came up the other day. Do you think they have air tags or some other type of tracking on their deer? I'm sure it would be illegal but as much as they charge you'd think they would. Get ready he's about to walk out in 3,2,1 lol

 

[Outdoor Enthusiast]

No idea but doubt it's illegal.
I assume they are essentially treated like livestock.

 

[useyourbow]

High Fence Hunting is an oxymoron.

 

[deerhunter10]

I doubt it. I don't care if I was worth a billion dollars I wouldn't do it.

But with a High fence you can control a ton of the uncontrollable that you can't with a free ranging herd. It's farming but with deer. Especially with states that let you bring in deer and ai deer.

 

[Jcalder]

I have no idea if they do and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it happens.


For those that are are for or against high fence hunting, does your opinion of the area fenced changes. So a 20 acre pen vs 20,000 acres.

 

[BigCityBubba]

Probably depends on the state. You can hunt whitetail year round on some high fenced operations. They own the deer and can do with them as they please.

 

[lol]

I have no idea if they do and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it happens.


For those that are are for or against high fence hunting, does your opinion of the area fenced changes. So a 20 acre pen vs 20,000 acres.

It depends. Are they fencing to keep trespassers out or keep deer in? Are they controlling which animals are bred? Do the deer come running when they whistle?

 

[Jcalder]

It depends. Are they fencing to keep trespassers out or keep deer in? Are they controlling which animals are bred? Do the deer come running when they whistle?

You control too much with the 20 acres, so with the 20k acre fenced area it's a high fence, but no selective breeding. Basically it's a wild herd with a high fence. They are not dog trained.

 

[Rabbitkil]

You control too much with the 20 acres, so with the 20k acre fenced area it's a high fence, but no selective breeding. Basically it's a wild herd with a high fence. They are not dog trained.

On a piece of property that big that they basically just want to control the outside variables I would have no issue hunting it but I wouldn't be willing to pay the price they charge

 

[deerhunter10]

I have no idea if they do and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it happens.


For those that are are for or against high fence hunting, does your opinion of the area fenced changes. So a 20 acre pen vs 20,000 acres.

I would never do it personall hunt or have one. But I'm not for or against it period. I understand the 20k acre places trying to control the trespassing. And I farm cows so I understand the pen raises deer for farming to. But it's still high fenced at the end of the day and there's a reason they can't put them in the record books.

 

[Jcalder]

On a piece of property that big that they basically just want to control the outside variables I would have no issue hunting it but I wouldn't be willing to pay the price they charge

I would never do it personall hunt or have one. But I'm not for or against it period. I understand the 20k acre places trying to control the trespassing. And I farm cows so I understand the pen raises deer for farming to. But it's still high fenced at the end of the day and there's a reason they can't put them in the record books.

Just food for thought. Not sure that I'd do it, or not, but certainly would never hunt a small fenced area.

 

[Hymie3]

Just send me the check for what a 20k acre high fence costs and I'll be good….

 

[deerhunter10]

Just send me the check for what a 20k acre high fence costs and I'll be good….

I'd rather have to 20 thousand acres.

 

[Jcalder]

Just send me the check for what a 20k acre high fence costs and I'll be good….

The fence or the hunt lol

 

[Iglow]

Its the kinda of thing when you have to ask yourself if it's really hunting you've got your answer.
I'll never be in a financial situation to have anything to do with a high fence place so it's not something I think about much.

 

[nate17]

I am not an advocate for high fenced hunts but I do have some experience with enclosures and what surprised me the most is that some of the animals would go unseen for 2 or 3 weeks and I would be in there almost daily. The enclosure size was around 750 acres. It was an unexpected observation for what I would consider mostly "tame" animals.

 

[fairchaser]

I think you can shoot him in the pen if you want.

 

[Rabbitkil]

Just food for thought. Not sure that I'd do it, or not, but certainly would never hunt a small fenced area.

Most of us have hunted wmas smaller than 20k acres

 

[Jcalder]

Most of us have hunted wmas smaller than 20k acres

Same as I. That's why I asked the question

 

[BSK]

I've worked in high-fences so big I strongly suspect most of the deer inside have never encountered the fence. Then I've seen high-fences so small it's an embarrassment to call it hunting.

But even in the large high-fences, I see deer exhibiting far less hunter avoidance than in the wild. I think it is a combination of total lack of free-ranging dogs, heavy predator control, and the fact most bucks are not targeted until they are fully mature. If they've lived their whole lives never having to fear Man, why would they suddenly start doing so on a given birthday?