>40 sq miles with some of
>it off limits is hardly
>what a normal high fence
>hunt is like. as I
>said I'm against high fence
>hunts, but this is so
>large with so few hunters
>the fence would have little
>or no impact on your
>hunt. there is a time
>to be a good sportsman
>and there's a time you
>sound like a nit wit
>for taking it too far.
>
>
> B&C probably won't take up
>this case because nobody cares,
>but the Custer bison hunt
>IS in a fenced area
>but the club has concluded
>it is a fair chase
>hunt and allows it. this
>hunt like the starkey hunt
>is in a lagre area,
>with very limited pressure so
>animal movement is pretty much
>uneffected.
>
> I very much support B&C's
>high fence policy, and I
>don't belong to SCI because
>of theirs. but keep the
>debate where it belongs, on
>high fence hunts not on
>public land huge enclosures with
>a handful of hunters. technically
>high fence? yes? fair chase?
>yes as well and nobody
>should have to make any
>excuses for this hunt.
i assume you have little to no knowledge of the size of some of the ranches in texas. the reason i bring up texas alot is obviously that is where high fenced hunting is most common.
block ranches of over 40sq.miles is not un-normal.
if you could answer one little question. if this fence has NO impact, why is the hunting so much better than ALL the surounding units?
just because i compare it to a texas high fence by no means means a 500 acre place, with everything from axes deer,hogs,anything you find in africa. the comparison is made based on these ranches that are BIGGER than 40sq.miles. strickly whietail hunting. they can manage age class,trophy quality,buck-to-doe ratio's. WHICH IS EXCACTLY WHAT THEY CAN DO ON THE STARKEY EXP. FOREST.
so highfence? yes, fair chase? no.
i would challenge anyone to put up this same post in the elk forum or general hunting. give just the facts. and see what 90% of hunters think of it. camo it all you would like to, it's still behind a fence. if you show me a picture of a 350"bull you kill in oregon i would be as excited as you on your kill. the minute you told me it was behind the fence the excitment would leave.
the great thing about the organizations that you represent is the fact that it is cut and dri,black and white. the animal must be harvested under FAIR CHASE and FREE RANGING conditions. it either is or it isn't. in this case it isn't. being an official measurer you know that. even if it's bigger than normal, it's still not free ranging.
can those animals migrats sometimes hundreds of miles to winter often to find a new home ground? nope, rest assured they'll be right there. can an early winter kill off 50% of the herd? nope, so closly regulated feed would be brought in. yes sometimes feed is brought in for wild animals too, but more often than not it = winter kill.
in an attempt to not beat it to death-- you either get it or you dont, your o.k. with it or your not. to each his own,if you decide to hunt it, more power to you. i won't loss any sleep at all tonight knowing people are hunting it. just do everyone a favor and TELL it along with the hunting story that it is a high fence. if you dont think anything is wrong with it, theres no reason to hide it.
the end- written by killerbee- man that was a long friekin post, and i really need a spell checker....