[BOBSTER]

High fence, I loved the high fence when we were hunting in the hill country. We were hunting a 2400 acre pasture. I killed deer that were of mature age (4.5- 7.5yrs) with out ever seeing them until I killed them. Then there were the few that I saw a year or so earlier and then was able to kill them or miss them and kill them another year or miss again. Now I am hunting low fence down in S. Tx. We try to manage the deer, and so we watch them head to the neighbors fence to hear the gunshot and never see the deer again. There are two many ranchettes in TX that kill more deer on 5 to 20 acres than most 2400 acre ranches kill. They shoot everything that walks across their property because they know the deer do not stay there, and are only passing through. I know this because I have worked some of those areas of the state. I am not saying that everyone does this, but some do. I know this is a big topic and there is a lot to debate on the subject, but I have killed my share of deer over the years, and always look to improve on what I have. It is not always the case because it took me 4 years to finally kill another buck, and it is not bigger than most of the others I have taken, but it was a mature deer. Those that say they hunt for meat, and cannot eat the antlers, will not pass on the 150 class buck to harvest the spike. I am not trying to start something just stating how I feel. Bob