Fence or NO Fence?
 

Hey guys..I live in Michigan...been on various free range hunts, killed Moose, Caribou, Bear and piles of deer...

However..I found a guy on a ranch in Michigan..and he has been hooking me up with some hunts because of some promotional work I have been doing for him with Videography...Where can you go to get Buffalo meat for 3 dollars a pound? All kinds of exotics...I'm not going to act like a great white hunter...but I've truly had a blast eating and hunting some of their Ferrel hogs...testing out new broadheads...catching cool video...etc..

Any issus with fenced in hunts? I'm cool with both.

Guys in the bowhunting forum tend to get crazy on such a topic.

MW

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I feel fenced hunting is okay. I mean you would be shooting a big deer, which would be very easy. But I rather do free range hunts which gives me more of a sense of accomplishment. High fenced hunting is okay in my book ya know why high fenced hunting will not affect the free ranging population off deer. I have no idea why people make such a big deal off it. If that's what ya like go ahead and do so, you do not have to care what other people think. My only problem is you would not be able to enter your buck in the record books.

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High fence hunting = sinning :)

Feeders and deer drives= sinning :)

Nobody can call themselves a real man if they engage in such activities
































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I have a different take than most. High fence is horrible. I have done it. Won't do it again, especially with dogs. BUT, I am not in the business of telling others they shouldn't do it. I like bird hunting on preservations. Some see it as very wrong. But I get to practice my swing. Have lots of fun with other guys. So I can't tell others not to do it.

But with all that said, I wouldn't mind tryin out some exotic game like axis deer, and can't beat the buffalo price. Even though I don't like high fensing, I would take someone up on an opportunitiy to use my longbow against a buff if it was cheap enough.

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Simon - Its all about the meat here...not the hunt....

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Dont be taking my response too thoroughly Brian, it was made as a joke:D

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Can't say........ in over 50years of hunting,never hunted fenced...

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I've never done it, and I'm basically too cheap to think about doing it. On the other hand, even if I don't hunt in a high-fence preserve, I use bait to attract hogs.

So, whether it's the fence keeping game in place, or bait attracting them to me, I'm not out there 'stalking' and 'pursuing' animals. I don't think I have any right to criticize someone who hunts in a fenced area.

Do what you enjoy.

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this is your opinion and i can respect that but people are allowed to hunt thoes ways. while i dont belive in high fence or electric feeders im not going to try and push my views on someone else. i love to do my deer drives during thanksgiveing. i was brought up that way and no one is going to convince me to stop. it is my way of hunting, my opinion on what is moraly ok. and im not gunna lie, the part about "nobody can call themselves a real man if they engage in such activities" sounds a lot like a quote that i heard from a peta websight......

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You guys are all mising my point here...

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It's cool Siman..lots of respect for you..and you know me...we have a past....Shoot straight brother!!

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To cut the story short...I'm a fair chase hunter and I've taken game all over the world and have mounted fair chase game on my walls...

I'm going to harvest a buffalo on a game ranch to fill my freezer with the leanest , healthiest meat around...90% of the meat will go to my co-workers that do not hunt.....and I have friends chomping at the bit to shoot more for their organic healthy needs.......

On that note...

I have a Turkey bowhunt set for April 25th.

Simon...I got you in the "inner circle" goods reviews from you on my end.

MW

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honestly i dont think i could hunt high fence even if just for the meat. maybe its just because thae thought of "hunting" a fenced in animal that cant go far and can be cornered..... if i were to kill an animal in a pen i wouldnt call it hunting, i would call it killing. not like im going peta on u guys.

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I read on several message boards, and this kind of BS only seems to come up on HERE. From what you say, you know this is a controversial topic and also know that it has been hashed and rehashed WAY too many times, so why would you start ANOTHER "FENCE" thread???

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Probably the reason you reply to it. Goodness gracious man, you can't figure it out??? Whats wrong with you. You don't have to reply to ever fence thread.

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Neither do you.

While you are posting on here, I am out hunting and shooting. Here are 4 hogs that I have killed on my place in the last month.

What have you been hunting/killed lately?

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This is the stuff that makes me want to find another place to chat.

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Out hunting but posting at 7:49am? Ok.

Yep Michigan, there are other places to chat/visit. Unfortunately, no other board seems to have the "heated" discussions that this one does.

Especially about the topic of "fence."

I often wonder if some of the guys here have ever hunted in New Zealand? Totally fenced in with the "cheapest" fence you could have!!

:D

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I didnt mean to strike a nerve Brian, i usually try to keep it light when subjects like this pop up. Because truthfully their is no "right" or "wrong" answer. The only thing that is right is what you decide is right. Like for me, i dont agree with fences and baiting, but in the right situations, drives can be acceptable.

As a side note, its too bad our HNI deer hunting DVD idea hasnt panned out. Maybe their is still some hope their? And how about a turkey hunting video? Maybe just an online compilation we can post on youtube? Anyways, keep in touch brotha!

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Dude, whats with the goofball hat?:D

Yea, been killing some snows, found sheds yesterday. I have built 2 bows in the last few months. Started two more today. Starting a IPE backed boo recurve also. Just don't get much thrill with gun anymore. Our bow season has been out. So while your spending all your time posting on here, we are building our weapons:D What? You mean you buy yours?

But, if we had hogs here, I would be chasin them around with my longbow. Good looking hogs you killed there.

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Don't worry about it Brian. He's just a grumpy dude. And mad because he can't find the surviving members of the village people.

Again, I don't like high fence, but for 3 dollars a pound, for buff meat, I like that. I wouldn't mind to get some axis steaks and try em, maybe some other exotics.

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Back from the fenced in Buffalo hunt...Downed with the bow....The price of the burger came out to 50 % less than what I would pay at Krogers. The price of the Fillet Mignon was 700 % less than what I would pay at Krogers.

I have 3000 dollars worth of lean buffalo meat in the freezer...like 350 pounds....The hunt was 1000 dollars....

Now that I have the my lean red meat for the year....I'm going to plan my fair chase elk hunt and start polishing my turkey decoys!

Thanks for the backing BIG COUNTRY.

I went out to harvest some lean meat for my freezer....not to act like an accomplished hunter....I learned alot about my new broadheads....made a promo video and landed some meat that I donated to the church for a wild game dinner.....In my mind....I scored.

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Sounds like a great time. High fenced or not. Do you have any pics you can post?

I don't really prefer hunting high fenced either. But I'm not against it. I've never been but I'm going on a hunt in TN next month for hogs and it's on a high fenced ranch. The main reason I'm going is because it's being put on by the owner of a certain muzzleloader site I'm a member of and it's a great opportunity to meet some new folks. And put some faces to some screen names. I'm sure we will have a ball and kill lots of hogs. And it's very cheap too.