ORIGINAL: Mike from Texas

I'll admit to 200 acres being really small for a high fence hunt. I am a supporter of every legal means of hunting but I have turned down high fence hunts that I didn't agree with.

BUT......Texas ain't PA, or MI or one of those other yankee places [8D] where they think a 100 acre place to hunt is a big deal. Ranches in Texas are huge most of the time thousands of acres and many square miles. It's my guess (since I don't know and who am I to judge) that most of the anti high fence crowd has no idea what it's like hunting inside a high fence scenario much less one that's thousands of acres. And as far as tame deer and picking out the one you want to shoot, might as well tie one to a tree that is just plain stupidity on the poster's part.

Yes there are some less than desirable operations out there and they give the good high fence operations a bad name.

I challenge ANY of you anti high fence guys to come to Texas and hunt a reputable high fence outfit that consists of a minimum of 3000-5000 acres and honestly tell me it was as easy as picking out a deer and shooting it. Then at least you can say you have tried it and can speak from experience and just not out of your ass about something you know nothing about.

ORIGINAL: _Dan

Jeff, I've read quite a few of your posts over the last couple of years about your son's lack of desire to hunt. You were pretty set in your scent control regiment and he wasn't, so you weren't going to let him hunt some of your stands because you wanted him to do it right. (If I remember that story correctly) It seemed you were frustrated that he really didn't care to put the effort in to hunt.

Maybe thats just it.....he doesn't care to hunt. So be it. Would I be devistated if Wyatt didn't want to hunt with me some day? Absolutely, but I'm not going to force it.

I have a brother who finally came to that conclusion about his son. He's 20 now and doesn't care to hunt that much. He finally said to me, "so be it."

Don't force it Jeff. If he wants to do it, he will. If he doesn't, he won't. There are a lot of other ways to bond.

ORIGINAL: Schultzy

I've watched enough shows on the outdoor channel that were filmed in Texas to know that not everyone on this thread is full of BS on high fenced hunts. The feeder goes off, the deer show up, allot of them places were many acres as well. You can't deny that one Mike. Not all are like that but enough of them are. It is what it is. Since when do people agree on this forum anyway??[8D] Specially lately. This is no rip on Texas either, just the majority of the shows are made there it seems.

ORIGINAL: davidmil
Wrong again. The question was possed by GMMAT. I gave him my opinion.

You made a wild assed statement out of context and I called you on it. GMMAT as usual stuck up for you. I pointed out his error in not reading what was said. You jumped in and I pointed out YOUR errror.

Where did I interrupt a conversation. I'm just pointing out slams with no context. This is not YOUR's and GMMAT's personnal forum.

You're wrong... Jeff was wrong and your only recourse was to slam me and have the group chime in with be nice to old folks. The brain still works. Give it up. I can read and understand what's written. Some folks should read what the write before they push the OK button. You seem to have taken it upon yourself to be the EXPERT in everything when you've actually had little experience at it.

I agree that he should make the decision but based on what I have gone through with my son, I seriously doubt that the fenced hunt will ignite the "fire" anymore so than a regular hunt.

Wonderwhy some on here refer to it as a high fenced "hunt"???