I'm next to a high fence..
 

Look at the place that just opened up this year right next to one of the farms I hunt on, I can see the high fence after leaf drop. http://www.buckhavenwhitetails.com/
The prices are not bad though huh?[:'(]

Whitetails
[/align]Up to 129 7/8” $2,000
[/align]130” - 139 7/8” $2,500
[/align]140” - 149 7/8” $3,500
[/align]150” - 159 7/8” $5,000
[/align]160” - 169 7/8” $6,000
[/align]170” - 179 7/8” $7,500
[/align]180” - 189 7/8” $9,500
[/align]190” - 199 7/8 $11,500
[/align]200”+ By Agreement[/align]

To be able to divide these deer up in 10 inch increments, I would think they must be ear tagged or something. I just hope whoever shoots these zoo animals leaves the ear tag in when they mount it.

And all I had to pay for my 139" buck this year was $27.00 for myMN tag. What a bargain.

To each their own, but I hate that fact that this place is described as a "hunt." He has two pens that are each about 100 acres. That is not a hunt to me, its a shoot.

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Is it just me, or would some of you guys be tempted tp cut a big hole in the fence?:DNow take it easy ...... I said tempted [:-]

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There is a 300 acre High Fence operation being built right now approx 1 mile from my home.[:'(]

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Easy Tony!!! You don't want to risk your Staff position;)

Dan

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I had the opportunity to invest in a deer farm, all they wanted was 6 people($1000 each) to buy a (good gentetic)doe, and some seman with good genetics, now a couple of years later, a couple of their bucks sold for between $18,000, and $20,000![:@]
I am being hipicritical, I hate high fence hunting, but I am thinking about raising some deer, if I can get a profit like that!

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A few people I know raise deer as well and I think they profit very well from it. They don't offer any kind of hunting but they are always buying and selling. Very spendy to get into but the rewards I think are pretty good on the money end.

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Look at this guy's price list and then try to make an argument that size doesn't matter. lol

What amazes me in a disgusting way about these type places is that there is a DEMAND for this activity.

How anyone could enjoy this or feel like they accomplished anything in one of these scenarios is beyond me, but hey, its there 5 grand not mine. But then again, I have non hunting friends that don't understand why I enjoy doing what I do either.

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A friend of mine who lives out west does some guiding part time. He also on occasion helpsguide in a high fenced operation to help out a friend of his. There is a fellow who lives close to me that flies out there every year to take the biggest Mule Deer on the property. He does not bow hunt, kills them with a gun. The prices he pays for these Deer is beyond my comprehension. I saw a picture of the one he took last year. It scored 200+" Guys like these arenot really hunting it's likebuying furniture. It's all about decorating their rooms. It really has nothing to do with Loving to hunt. This goes on more than most people know.
Kind of makes me wanna[:'(]

Dan

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that sucks

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I was going to send them an e-mail, but....................... maybe later.

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I got asked twice to come hunt inside one of these for free. I could still go....as it's in OH.

No thanks.

He actually told me to come on up and take a "140's" deer. I have never seen one like that in the wild......and I wouldn't trade either of my 100"ers for the biggest one in there.

No problem with people doing it.....just don't call it "hunting".

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It really doesnt bother me if someone wants topay $10,000 for a deer, do as you please. What bothers me about these operations is for a person on the outside looking in, it is all hunting, no distinction. I hunt, someone who goes here does not and I am not one of them.

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If able, hunt the outside corners, wild deer have no choice but to go around the damn thing and it acts as a funnel.

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Hey...at least "your" deer cant get IN!:D

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I couldnt agree more ^5

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well thats really too bad.......but tonys idea of cutting a whole might not be to bad:D

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I have no problem with it. It's just business. I bet with a bow it still isn't as easy as you think. I hunt in high traffic areas. I see dozens of deer most hunts. It's tough to get a shot off with that many eye balls and the bucks certainly don't just sit there and say shoot me.

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I bet you are right. Makes you wonder how they make any money at all, with so many people going home without getting their deer.[:o]

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Thats correct because its not hunting. Neither is this about 2 hours away from me:

http://www.samsonswhitetailmountain.com/Pricing.html

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[:'(]not for me neither.

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An't nothing wrong with High Fence if the area is Big enough.Gives a place to have some fun durring the Off Season.

big rockpile

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Original: Rob/PA Bowyer
That's unfortunate to hear buddy. (I don't live to far from you)

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Don't get me wrong. It's not for me however, I have thought about paying for a hunt in other areas. When I compare them to what I hunt now it's about the same. I go to a hunting lodge, they assign me a stand/spot and I sit and wait for a deer to come by. Today, I have my spots but I also have my friends who love to deer hunt. They spend a ton of time scouting and getting permission to hunt awesome land. The difference is the quality of the deer in the area. Yes there are a lot of really nice 140's to 160's around. There are some bigger. However, mid-west you have much bigger deer. What's the difference should I hook up with someone out west who says hunt here in this area becauseI see great deer? I still must do everything except scout months before. I still must scout the same day, pick wind direction, call in deer, be still and shoot a nice buck who doesn't want to die with my bow.

Bottom line I bet it's not as easy as you think. Your just increasing your odds to shoot a nice deer. I would go as far as saying it might be tougher because those big bucks learn the game and know how to beat the system just like the ones you see.

I'm intested to hearing from someone who has experienced it. So Gmmatt, you have access, go and try it and then let us know.

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If you have no other choices to hunt like right outside a big city it may be worth it but still doesnt seem right to me.I like to hunt pressured public land to get my deer it makes me use my skills to harvest a deer not a guides instructions and the satisfaction is overwhelming.

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We have a penby somestate land where we hunt, It does work as a funnel, but any time were close to their fence you have some guy inside the fence patrol the area and if he sees you close he gives you a bunch of crap for being too close. Hunter harassment? Right try to get the DNR to back you on that one...LOL. If I want a fake rack I'll by a synthetic one..

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I hunted not 10 minutes from here in 06. From his success photos, he could have done that without the pen,:eek:That area is absolutely loaded with big bucks.

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MAYBE with archery. But shotguns are allowed too and a rifled barrel on a shotgun has no issue taking deer at 100 yards. These are only 100 acre pens with obvious limited food and water sources. Give me a few days in there and it shouldnt be a problem taking the score of my choice. Again, not against the idea, but I dont like being grouped with the guys that go to these places because what we do is completely different.

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Yea sounds real hard.[/align]

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certianly, not hunting thats just like shooting a cow in a fenced pasture.

huh?
 

I wanna know how in god's name, a few people think its not easy and it could be harder to hunt than free ranging deer, when he's got a deer in a 100 acre pen. 100 acres is not much land when your talking about a whitetail deer. Rifle, muzzeloader, bow, it doesn't matter, that should be a piece of cake. A deer in a 100 acre pen should give you a 100% guaranteed success rate on a hunt. I wonder how many times that deer walks by the same spot each day? 10, 15 times maybe?

What a joke

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I'd much rather see landowners come together and set quotas/minimum standards, etc....manage the land for trophy bucks, than a high fence operation.

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Where I have hunted they have Red Stags in there.They hunted them for two months and never got a shot.

It took me two days to shoot a Ram and that was a running shot in thick brush.

big rockpile