Is this right?


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Re: Is this right?

Her is what was on the FAQ sheet about this place

Isn't this a "canned hunt"?

The definition of a "canned hunt" is quite vague. One organization describes it as "the wanton slaughter of a “trophy” animal in a small enclosure". Hunting on the Renegade Ranch does not fit the definition of a canned hunt for a number of reasons. The animals are free to roam over 300 acres of natural, un-tamed land with plenty of cover and hiding places. You must actually HUNT for your animal and they can be quite elusive. The animals are not tame and will not approach you. The animals are not chased by vehicles nor are they drugged to make them slower. You are not guaranteed a perfect shot at your prey nor are you even guaranteed to see it. Hunting at the Renegade Ranch is not simple "target practice".

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300 accres is a canned hunt to me.JMO but if you ask me 30,000 acres fenced in is not free range either,if theres a fence period there is nothing free about it. i have been looking for a hog hunt myself nd we are thinking texas. this website we saw is advertised all over the internet. but i never asked about fences,i'll go check and find the site

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hey i just got of the phone with the guy the web is www.wildhoghunt.com and he is fenced and didn't put it on his sight that fries me!!!!!!!!!!!!! but he said they have 2000 acres under fence and the hogs route through breakin fences and empty his exotic animal feeders and breed and tear everything up so he offers cheap hunts to get rid of them. the are supposedly completely wild. he sounded like a nice guy and was honest about the fences but i don't know about huntin inside ya know?

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You decide if it's right for you!

Nobody else has the right to say it is or it is not.

It's Legal!!!

No disrespect Steve B....but when did Pope and Young start making decisions for other people?

There are many people who could care less if they ever get a "Book" animal. They are out there for the thrill of the hunt and P&Y does not define that for them in any way.

I know I dont have the physical dexterity or the awesome senses of smell, hearing, or eye-sight that wild animals have(even ones inside a fence)...but you could use everything except night vision goggles and infa-red scopes and even I could hide from most everyone on 30,000 acres.

Dont attempt to tell me that an animal with natural instincts cant do the same smirk.gif

We often reach a near "Praise" of our adversary the Whitetail and extole their instincts to reaching near miracle abilities to elude us....why does an area with a fence take that ability away from them?

Hogs are not much different in their enviroment!

They have learned it beyond our comprehension...they should...they live there everyday.

I can put you on property I know of in Florida that you would be extremely lucky to even see a hog. You could go from Cypress bog to Cypress bog and wade through some of the thickest bush you have ever seen. Hog sign everywhere...Wallows, Tree rubs, and plenty of hogs you can hear. Good luck shooting one of them...they have everything they need to survive and all this on 135 acres. They are rarely ever seen out in the fields that surround this area either. The people who live in houses that are in most of those fields dont have them coming into their yards...so in a way they are fenced in that area.

I can gaurantee anyone that if they were dropped off in the middle of it they could not tell if it was 135 or 135,000 acres.

It may be only 135 acres but you walk around in that jungle with the snakes and gators and I promise you will redefine the word "Challenge" when you get back out.

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In Arkansas Hogs aren't considered wild game, they are classified as neusence animals. I don't think I would have a problem shooting one if I wanted to pay for it. However, it's not quite the same as going out in the swamps here and getting them the hard way.

But then neither is sitting in a box blind at the Y-O Ranch. smirk.gif

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What's all the fuss about shooting hogs in a fence. Hogs are not game animals, they are simply feral livestock.In Texas there is no limit or season because they are a problem out of control. Hunting high fences is not a cake walk, there are several operations in Texas that have some rough country and inside some big fences and I assure you that the hunting is just as hard as a place with no fence. I do agree that 300acres is not alot and I would probably not hunt it myself if it were deer hunting. I actually prefer NOT to hunt fences, but I think guys who have never hunted a fence should not be so quick to assume that it is a canned hunt .

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I'd say let's get the coals ready and put the hog on. If it's a nuisance animal then you are no different than paying for beef at the market. I just think this is a version of selecting your meat directly and with your own hands. If you were looking to make a mount out of it and display it prominantly as a trophy then I'd say just don't. Good eats is all. Good luck and have fun picking your bacon.

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While 300 acres is small and would seem to me to be a small enclosure possibly qualifying it as what some will consider to be a canned hunt, fence or not you need to make the decision for yourself that best satisfies you. Personally dont care about the books, and it is not like you are hunting a deer in an enclosure. You are going to kill some hogs.

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... he said they have 2000 acres under fence and the hogs route through breakin fences and empty his exotic animal feeders and breed and tear everything up so he offers cheap hunts to get rid of them.

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There you go. You can't fence hogs IN or OUT unless you build something ridiculuosly solid. They'll go through or under any barbed wire or net wire fence almost like it wasn't even there.

As to the size of the place, here's something to judge it by. 300 acres is approximately 1/2 square mile. If it were rectanguler, that would make it 1/2 mile wide by 1 mile long. Is that enough room to give you a quality hunting experience? That's strictly your decision.

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