Here in Texas wild white tail deer are considered public property. If I put up a high fence around wild deer and keep them away from the public am I steeling? The public doesn't have access to caged wild deer and therefore they are not public property anymore.

I think this is a totally separate situation for people to put up pens and raise deer for slaughter (at butcher or yuppie "hunter"). That is a business and should be delt with differently. Here we have laws to regulate the ranching of deer. I think there should be one addition to the laws. It should say that all bucks must have their antlers removed and none will be allowed to be slaughtered with antlers attached. This would ease the problem with the record books. Very shortly the record books aren't going to mean anything and I am still trying to get one in.