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Let me know if you decide to go and it is anywhere near Dayton.

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No stragglers, dude.....the offer was for one person!

(jk;))

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This is 100% gospel right here. I still am not saying you should or should not take your son on this hunt, but the above quote is as true as it gets and taking him on a hunt like that would be robbing your son of that. I still think that if you a willing to take him, it should be your son who decides if he wants that kind of hunt or not, but I would point out the above to him as something this hunt would steal from him.

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Well, Jeff as usual, your worried too much about what everyone else thinks and not using your noodle you have. This is one those decisions you shouldn't have to ask on a public forum. Its a no brainer. The kid is 16, and almost a man, if he wants to do it. Do it!!!! If he doesn't, don't.

I guantee you if a few on this page did it, you have would have no issue. I wish my nieghbor would invite me over to slaughter a nice hog he has, and I will go over there and cut its throat and be eating pull pork by tomorrow.

This is one big issue I have with the bowhunting forum. Everybody wants to make bowhunting into this magical state of being, or being one with the spirit of the wild or some crap. Thats just some new age fufu crap. Guys, its killing and grillin.

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Jeff, I honestly didn't read every single post. How much land does this high fence hunt include? Because honestly, my feelings about high fence hunts vary depending on how "fenced in" these deer really are. If someone has a high fence operation that consist's of thousands of acres to contain their deer, and keep other people out, it's not a big deal to me. And I still call it hunting. But, if it's a small enclosure, say50-100 acres or so, I don't feel the deer have the same ability to avoid the hunter that a large expanse of land would provide, fenced or not. This is strictly how "I"feel aboutit.

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Don't think that you are gonna find many high fence operations in Ohio that are anywhere near "thousands" of acres. Most of the ones that i have heard of in the eastern U.S are generally a few hundred acres at most.

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You are correct.;) Appreciate those words. Hell I appreciate everyone's passion for what they believe. This just isn't something made-up. it's a real life free opportunity for him.....if he so chooses.

EI..I "think" it's about 200 acres.

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Jeff, if you are goin' to fork out the $ in travel to take him on that hunt, why not just take him to a state that you can buy him a non-resident tag and go hunting. I go to maryland every year and hunt state land, and I see 150" deer. Or take him to some place like higginson henry in ky, They got some whoppers there too. Misouri is another great non-resident state..

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That's a tough one. That's not much land. But anyway,I'm sure you'll do the right thing. This too, shall pass.:D