I'm not sure if the Tecomate ranch has cattle or not. I'm sure it is not advertised that way (as having cattle), but it would really suprise me if it never ran any at all. Grazing is by cattle is also a viable amangement tool, since they eat different species of plants than deer, and as such spur the growth of many of the forbs and legumes the deer eat by reducing the competition from grass.

Anyways, like I said, even if they don't have cattle I'm sure their neighbors do, and fence is common property between the two. What I am saying is that if your neighbor has a fence, then effectively, you do too. You don't have a choice. Also. like someone else stated, when you hitfence, you know you are crossing a property line, and it is a warning for a person to stop.

Why did they state they are low fenced? Well it is pretty simple. It seems that most folks have the idea that if it is a big buck and was killed in Texas, then it had to be high fenced. That statement is very far from the truth, there is not anywhere near as much high fence in most of Texas as people believe. In my county we have 900+ square miles and only about 5 of that is under high fence. All the rest is free range (but fenced with low fence. We are and always will be cattle country).

I didn't mean to be snippy about the whole deal, just try to help folks understand about the fence. It seems to be a common stumbling block when really it shouldn't be.

I have my own issues with high fence, but they come from a management aspect, not from the fair chase side, which is a whole different discussion.