Or is it a thing of the past? I've noticed more and more huge whitetails that are posted on social media or TBH are high fence introduced genetics. Now before anyone gets their panties wound up I have no issues with high fence deer, heck I've hunted them. But to me personally a low fence giant is the cream of the crop...
And I realize there's a huge difference in growing native and introduced genetic high fence deer.
My question is who out there is still trying to grow em the "hard" way.... letting their deer reach full potential before harvest even if it means taking that chance he'll jump the fence and be hammered. What steps are you taking, improvements to your habitat, feed, water, age??
And I realize the term "huge" is relative to certain areas, my 160 could be someone else's 140 all depending on geographical location...
I'll give a little insight on one of my low fence places. 3300 acres with 3 trophy hunters, second year on protien and property so just now getting a feel for what are deer are doing... we've added 2 ponds and fixed a broken windmill to help supply more water across the ranch. We now have a protein station every 250 acres to help supplement their diet. All bucks that are caught on trailcams are cataloged and aged as best as we can, and our harvest age for trophies is 6/7.
I've seen a huge jump in our deer just in the last 2 years. Some growing 15 to 30 inches. Hopefully in 2 more years we'll be on fire.
And I realize there's a huge difference in growing native and introduced genetic high fence deer.
My question is who out there is still trying to grow em the "hard" way.... letting their deer reach full potential before harvest even if it means taking that chance he'll jump the fence and be hammered. What steps are you taking, improvements to your habitat, feed, water, age??
And I realize the term "huge" is relative to certain areas, my 160 could be someone else's 140 all depending on geographical location...
I'll give a little insight on one of my low fence places. 3300 acres with 3 trophy hunters, second year on protien and property so just now getting a feel for what are deer are doing... we've added 2 ponds and fixed a broken windmill to help supply more water across the ranch. We now have a protein station every 250 acres to help supplement their diet. All bucks that are caught on trailcams are cataloged and aged as best as we can, and our harvest age for trophies is 6/7.
I've seen a huge jump in our deer just in the last 2 years. Some growing 15 to 30 inches. Hopefully in 2 more years we'll be on fire.
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