Say that you have 3000 acres of prime hunting ground. It is all set-up for your likeing. You have a good deer herd with lots of older class mature bucks. You are the only one who hunts it (because you own it) but you let your family and closest friends hunt also. The area around your hunting area has a high pressure of hunters who are often looked at as slobs and lazy hunters who would "accidently" walk onto your land. Would you under these conditions, with an unlimited amount of money, put up a fence high enough to keep your deer in and the poachers out?
I believe that if I was in this situation I would put up a fence, only to keep the deer in and to keep others out. I would hunt them under fair chase conditions with the aids of crops (corn, wheat, alfalfa). How many of you would do the same? I feel that there is a limit to the fence and the amount of acres you own. I wouldn't want to see Bob with 100 acres put up a high fence instead of Joe who has 4000 acres and wants to keep the wildlife in and the poachers out. I personally disagree with the states that allow baiting, but I do not have a problem with planting biologic and other minerals for a healthier herd. I hate it when I see hunts in texas where the deer are coming into the feeder, or the road that has corn sprinkled on it. What do you all think of this?