Geez, Louise
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I'd just move the "Deer X-ing" sign down the road a bit;-)
> > I've hunted behind high fences and taken management bucks that were spectacular specimens of deer that were greater than what I probably would have gotten at home. A management buck is one that at 3 years old, has hit the top of the bell curve and is going down, and you eradicate it from the gene pool allowing the bigger mature bucks to sire more big bucks.
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> > 15K seems a lot to me for a helluva hat rack hanging on the wall, but I'm kinda grounded in that. That's not to say that I wouldn't mount a deer head, but it wouldn't come from behind a high fence.
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> I know that high fence ranches exist, but am still having a problem with how they can charge for something that the state legally owns. I guess it is for the privilege of shooting said buck??? I doubt I'll be ever shooting a 15k buck or even a 300 doe, doesn't make sense.
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> In Texas, the state owns all deer native to Texas.
You are correct in that the animals are owned by the state, but there are permits for raising and ranching deer from the State.
Afraid of deer?
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that anyone who is afraid of whitetail deer probably isn't ready to survey in Texas. There are plenty of things to worry about, but that isn't one, particularly when you're carrying a prism pole/GPS rover pole with a fairly good point.
Afraid of deer?
> I'm going to go out on a limb and say that anyone who is afraid of whitetail deer probably isn't ready to survey in Texas. There are plenty of things to worry about, but that isn't one, particularly when you're carrying a prism pole/GPS rover pole with a fairly good point.
I have to agree with you Kent, but when you get approached from a horny buck when you're not expecting it, it can be quite startling. I was surveying one lot where a buck was chasing after 3 doe. I lost track of the buck due to doing my job. Next thing I know I'm face to face with said horny buck and he's snorting at me like I'm that fat girl of the group who always is cock blocking her friends. To say the least, I was concerned that he was going to charge me, but alas he didn't. He was a nice looking 10 pointer though.
Afraid of deer?
The only thing that I particularly worry about when I am in the woods is a bull moose. Those things are HUGE, half blind, and are in no way scared of a little human.
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Well Duh..... They always make them deer crossing locations at the worst possible location.
Afraid of deer?
> The only thing that I particularly worry about when I am in the woods is a bull moose. Those things are HUGE, half blind, and are in no way scared of a little human.
I heard that, In Alaska, moose kill more humans than bears. Having said that, I believe that the most dangerous part of surveying is driving to the job.