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I know there are mixed feelings on hunting high fence but id like to know what yall think about hunting exotics. The lil lady is really getting into hunting and id like to take her on a vacation somewhere to hunt something special. Sadly I cant afford to go out west and do it the way id like to. I was thinking of a three day deal at a comfortable lodge hunting something inexpensive like corsican ram or something to that effect. What are yalls experiences or thoughts on this? I am by no means a high fence advocate im just considering giving it a try.

I wouldn't ever do it personally.
If you're looking at a cheap out of season hunt, why not do something like pigs in California?

fair chase, relatively cheap, abundant game, and good accommodations.

I already have more pigs than I know what to do with in florida. I was wanting to get her onto something different and travel for vacation at the same time. If I do go to a preserve i think well travel to tennesee or somewhere like it so we can see the mountains.

I'll bet you and your wife would enjoy such a hunting trip. There is nothing at all wrong with what you have in mind. BTW, the Tennessee mountains are beautiful. Several of the preserves around the Crossville, TN area can accommodate you.

Thats the main thing is going to the mountains. I have always bashed high fence hunting but the problem is its something ive never experienced. Im curious to see if its enjoyable or not. Im a DIY kinda guy myself and i would never go to a high fence area to shoot a north american game animal. But the exotic rams are inexpensive and im sure that it would be good to get the ol lady into different hunting surroundings.

i remember reading somewhere about water buffalo hunts in FL

I hunt high fence in Texas. Here, either you hunt a lease or you don't hunt. THe lease I am on is 5000 acres with numerous exotics. THere is nothing easy about chasing Axis bucks around 5000 acres or any other exotics for that matter. They don't just stand there and look at you.

A hunt is a hunt. It is what it is. Don't count yourself out until you have tried it.

Well im going at it with an open mind and i will definitely report back as to what i think about the experience.

Check out the Brady Ranch in Florida. I have several friends that hunted Axis Deer there & had a great time. To bad Brahma Island is no longer open to hunting it would be superb for exotics & is unfenced. I hunted the island for 20 years. Good hunting.

Ive been to brahma island on invite before running hog dogs and man you arent kidding. That place was wonderful.

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I'd be more worried about what my wife and kids thought about the trip than a bunch of strangers on the innunets.

Screw all of us, go have a good time.

If I find the right price i will. Sadly all the good high fence hunts are out in your neck of the woods and I wasnt planning on traveling that far.

It's easy enough to find low fence HUNT for Axis and then you can include a little high fence FUN for other critters, which is what I would consider it. Most important emphasis on 'I'

These hunts are a little more pricey than I thought.

I have hunted in Texas several times. Most of it has been fair chase for free ranging wild animals. But I have also harvested animals on high fence ranches. The two situations are not the same but each has it's pros and cons. In either case the hunt is what you make of it. If I lived in Texas, I would include a "hunt" on a high fence ranch in the curriculum of introducing new hunters to the sport.

KC

Im actually considering just letting my ol lady do the shooting and I go as a guest. Ive killed plenty of game so its not a big deal to me but it may do her some good.

Funny....so many people object to shooting animals on a ranch, but jump at the chance to catch an ass load of catfish from a pond.

But we ain't talking about fishing for catfish in an Antarctic pond.

a texas blackbuck my wife shot