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Fences keep predators out. Fences no matter how big the area allow for predator thinning. Predators likemountain lions,wolves and bears in this countryhave been documentedtraveling over 50 miles in a territory in pursuit of prey animals.

With any fence no matter the size locking out predators creates a completelydifferent set of variables in regards to what a prey animal associates withas dangerous.

Any whitetail that has little to no predation(pressure)is going to behave much differently than a whitetail that is hunted daily and I am not talking about human hunting pressure, especially during the winter months by these natural born killers. Ever see a wolf pack run a herd of elk or family of whitetails and eat them alive. Thats much different than living behind the fence.Even with a huged fenced area the predation is controlled, the whitetailis protected and behaves accordingly. JM2C