The harvest recommendation states trophy deer must be 7. I have no problem with that. The deer in my avatar was 7. The issue is do they have the right to take your deer if they think its 6 and you think its 7?
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Originally posted by Gunner97 View PostI have heard of this happening, but have not seen it happen. I did see a landowner in South Texas kick dirt on a 4.5 yr old buck that scored 183 that a hunter shot, then he kicked him off the lease. We were to shoot 6.5+ yr old deer.
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Originally posted by BTLowry View PostI am no expert but I was under the impression that the state "owned" all of the deer (whitetail) no matter who "paid" for them. IE if you "owned" any of the deer you could hunt them whenever you wanted.
I know they can and will come in and take over a breeder operation, how would that be possible if not?
No way I could tell a 6 and 7yo apart unless I had watched them for years.
TUCO is on the right track, lease manager or landowner or somebody needs a picture book of approved bucks for the season
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Is this happening to a group of hunters who have leased the place for a while? Sounds like they don't want you to shoot anything and go away after you have invested time and money in feed etc. You've just significantly improved the value of the herd and now they are done with you and hope to sell hunts at a higher cost to the next group.
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I know it's happen on the place I hunted but a different situation.we have the option to shoot if it comes back to young pay a fine or get kicked off. But you shoot a deer you were told not too or a real young stud the deer will stay and you pack your stuff.but the lease manager makes it known when you pay and sign that agreement.
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Originally posted by Thewarrior View PostIs this happening to a group of hunters who have leased the place for a while? Sounds like they don't want you to shoot anything and go away after you have invested time and money in feed etc. You've just significantly improved the value of the herd and now they are done with you and hope to sell hunts at a higher cost to the next group.
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Ranch confiscating your deer
Yeah. Get invited to shoot does or spikes in a place, then go whack a 170" deer without the landowner saying it was ok and if the landowner decides to keep the deer, you're probably out of luck. I've seen it happen personally, but the game warden didn't get involved.
In a lease situation, I don't see the sense in keeping the deer unless it was one that was specifically off limits?Last edited by kyle1974; 11-17-2014, 08:46 PM.
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The State only regulates hunting dates and what they deem needs to be done to manage the deer herd in each areas of the state.
Land owners in Texas can and have sued people over loss of income from wildlife.
If you hunt a property under any type of contract "day, yearly lease ect..". You can be made under law to pay for the land owners projected loss.
There are plenty of people on the GS in the Legal profession look it up.
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Originally posted by Saddle Tramp View PostThe State only regulates hunting dates and what they deem needs to be done to manage the deer herd in each areas of the state.
Land owners in Texas can and have sued people over loss of income from wildlife.
If you hunt a property under any type of contract "day, yearly lease ect..". You can be made under law to pay for the land owners projected loss.
There are plenty of people on the GS in the Legal profession look it up.
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