ORIGINAL: brucelanthier
I don't think I give them to much credit. With a 20ft fence wall they can go down this side...or that side...or just avoid the whole area all together and that would make the "steering" a moot point. You can't steer, or shoot,what isn't there.
What I meant was your assumption that they are considering anything other then what is right in front of them. They don't reason or use logical thought.........the barrier in front of them is all they see or care about..........if they turn around and run into another barrier 1 mile away they certainly don't associate the two.......they simply deal with what is front of them yet again.
If they are inside an enclosure(fence) they can't choose to go outside theenclosure or choose to avoid the enclosure, they are stuck inside the enclosure. They will always be inside the enclosure and eventually you will be able to shoot them. They can't leave regardless of any pressure they may sense.
Agreed.........but that has never been my point to contend that. What I have said is simply that a fence affects a deer's movements the same whether inside or outside a pen because they only have to deal with one fence at a time........the one right in front of them. A deer in a pen doesn't know he is in a pen................when he hits a fence he changes direction...........same as in the woods........and in both cases many times a hunter is there waiting for him.