Originally Posted by
Madd Ranch
Well I guess the black buck, fallow, axis, etc. That I have in my cameras daily are fake then. If you dont live or own land in south texas why are you running your mouth. Do yourself a favor and do some research on the rocksprings TX. There are tons on exotics that are free range and are everywhere. There is no regulation on them. You can hunt them all year round "no season", you can hunt them out of a truck at night with lights in front of the game warden. Of course only on your own property. And yes there are tons on low fence community out here that all the owners get together and buy exotics and let them go in the community. Theres even a wildlife tax exempt processes you can get from the state if you bring a 3rd party co-op game management company in manage the wildlife and property owners. I guess I posted this question in the wrong place.
P.S everything is better in Texas
I think your question is in the right place since it has generated some opinions a few of which might not be what you were looking for. I knew there were exotics in Texas because I know people who hunt them there but they were all behind a high fence operation as far as I know. My only question comes because most states I know of that have imported game regulate them and try to keep them from intermingling with the native species for possible disease issues. My small state has developed regulations and closed all canned hunting facilities with the hope of stopping CWD from showing up. I am a firm believer in the rights of a landowner to use their land as they see fit providing it is legal so apparently the rules in Texas allow what you are talking about. Getting back to a fence question my opinion is other than a double high fence with periodic surveillance it is impossible to keep animals either in or out over time. If it is wooded then fallen trees often will breach a single fence. Animals have a way to find spots where they can come and go so I doubt a 4 or 5 foot fence would achieve what you are looking for. I know whitetail deer can easily jump a 6' fence and large animals like a bison must be similar to beef cows and a 4' fence will keep them in but needs to be a very sturdy construction and or electrified otherwise they just push through. The net type fences aren't very effective IMO. I have tried to use them as a snow fence and they don't hold up long due to the sun and wind breaking them down. Best of luck.