Future of High fence hunts and experiences in Texas....

[UnckleBob]

new episode up. this one pulled me a little outside my wheelhouse and i enjoyed it for that exact reason.

Brian's got a background a lot of you will recognize. tons of backcountry time, sheep hunting, all the remote stuff. But he also works in the exotic hunting business down in Texas. We got into what's actually going on in Texas on the exotic wildlife front, which was eye opening on its own. The intriguing part is where it is all headed. Brian is adamant texas is gonna become a serious destination, competitive with south africa. big claim, but he makes a real case for it.

like anything in this corner of our world there is some controversy baked in

I am enjoying the podcast. I am trying to decide between a Nilgai hunt or an Aoudad hunt. The Nilgai hunt feels like a safari style hunt and the Aoudad hunts seem very challenging. Both hunts will be on very large ranches and feeders are not part of the experience.

I have children in my house. They are my number 1 priority. Until they go off to college, just about every weekend is spoken for. I like the fact I don't have to worry about a season.

 

[Cynoscion]

Nilgai taste WAY better!

 

[Hunt eat repeat]

I think the prices would have to change considerably in Texas for that to happen. I went to South Africa and killed 7 species and shipped them home for the cost of a mature kudu bull in Texas.

 

[jmez]

A surprising number of African hunts are high fence. Often very large blocks, but high fenced none the less. A very common and “affordable” hunt type in S. Africa as I understand it.

A lot of the animals taken on these hunts are also purchased at auctions and turned loose into the fences.

 

[HunterGatherer]

High fence is gross. I don’t care what spin you put on it. Why even bother going out to the farm to shoot it ? Just have the owner kill it for you and door dash can bring it to your taxidermist.

 

[WRO]

Only Steers and Queers come from Texas..

If you want to screw up a good thing in hunting get a Texan and a Utard involved.

Some people like prostitutes.

I'll stop now..

 

[Tick]

Only Steers and Queers come from Texas..

If you want to screw up a good thing in hunting get a Texan and a Utard involved.

Some people like prostitutes.

I'll stop now..

You stopped too late to hide your ignorance.

 

[yfarm]

Come hunt south Texas thornbrush either low or high fence and you will come to understand a high fence is meaningless to fair chase on any property over several hundred acres. The brush is virtually impenetrable to a human. The deer and nilgai just vanish within 10 feet. You hunt land with little vertical rise so spotting animals more than a couple of hundred yards is a non issue. There are operations in Texas as well as other states where you hunt in a barnyard in essence, if that is what you want you can find it but don’t assume all high fence falls in that category. I am in agreement with Cliff Gray that the chest thumpers are obnoxious, see it in the hunting and fishing community here.