What Should We Do?

[Puncher51]

Build the wall!!

[cj7zrcool]

Either high fence it or sell it & buy 2-3 times more land in E or SE Oklahoma.

[Kelmat]

I used to hunt a 100 acre spot that had 3 sides public land and 1 side was a private hay field. Turned out to be a great sanctuary for the deer when the public land got pressured. Saw deer every sit and it was not high fenced.

[Chase4556]

My concern wouldn't be that the deer might get shot, but more what having those neighbors backing up to my large property might bring. IE: trespassers. I'd leave it low fence, clean up the area that will border your new neighbors and keep some cameras out there to keep an eye on things. Also, while houses are being built and all that, you might have people take advantage of land they know no one currently lives or hunts on and they may wander onto your property.

Deer will be deer. No need to high fence it.

[Bucknaked]

Fence it and be done with it! Pet deer ? Lol

[jshouse]

OP thinks fencing 2400 acres creates pet deer?

coming from a livescoper....

[doright]

Unlees you buy an island sooner or later you will have neighbors.

[Pintail45]

Keep it until you get an offer you cant refuse or can't stand the neighbors any more, whichever comes first.

[Burnadell]

Good point! We’re actually in Utah for work. But go back as much as possible. Want to stay in the hill country so not as much looking for the profit now and have some $ for a fence and even had a bid done. Fence probably pats for itself when you consider the value that adds to the ranch.


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I'm curious what the bid was to high fence 2400 acres in almost pure rock?

[tx_basser]

Be prepared to have stands and feeders all along ur property border

[Hardware]

I'm curious what the bid was to high fence 2400 acres in almost pure rock?

Last quote I got and it was few years back in Kerrville was $42,000 per mile.

[BCoop27]

Be prepared to have stands and feeders all along ur property border

Yep this is the worry.

[BCoop27]

Last quote I got and it was few years back in Kerrville was $42,000 per mile.

This is roughly what we got, 45k

[BCoop27]

Sell it

You can find both tranquility and good deer elsewhere

The whole reason you probably went all they way out there was some peace and quite and to escape the “neighborhood “ and I’m guessing the deer were icing on the cake


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Definetly has that tranquility we love there. The issue is the the guys looking for a 2,400 acre ranch don't want to be around those guys. So we think we either have to sell at a discount to a developer, or high fence and then you can easily find a buyer.

[CrownKiller14]

No reason to build a fence until you start seeing the numbers or quality go down.

Just because there's smaller tracks around you doesn't mean every place is going to shoot it up. Even if they do start dividing it up how long before people are actually out there using and hunting the land. My guess would be 3-5+ years. Half the people buying these small tracts have big dreams, but will sell out before building anything.