A few Texas bulls

[gizmo1]

Here are a few bulls I have photographed over the years here in Texas.

[halibutaddict]

Livestock

[svmoose]

Livestock

There are some free-range elk herds in Texas. It's likely they're in a fence, but not necessarily true.

[a_bow_nut]

Livestock

Really are there any animals in this country that are little more than livestock?

Just because some of them can roam more than others doesn't change the fact that all of these animals are managed for our benifit.

So have as much fun chasing you livestock in Montana as they do down in Texas.




Some nice looking bulls there Gizmo.

[sagehunter]

wow

[gizmo1]

While yes these bulls were under high fence (11 square miles of high fence) there are also free range herds here as well. So much so that we are looking at opening up a season on the free ranging herds. Not to mention if it wasn't for the conservation minded "livestock" owners several species of animals would not exist ANYWHERE. Such as the Dama Gezelle, Addax, and scimitar oryx. These species are extinct in the wild. Through proper management funded through sport hunting the population of Addax went from 2 in the entire world in the 70's to over 5100 today. Funded soley through high fenced "livestock" ranches. There are over 10,000 scimitar today up from 7 in the entire world in the 70's. It doesn't end there either. Pierre David deer, black buck, axis, and debowski sika are only a few that share this same success as a result of these ranches. Axis, black buck, and nilgi are just a few that have bounced back from the edge of complete extinction and now exist in huge FREERANGE numbers as well. Not to mention I have hunted numerous animals exotic and indginous under both high and low fence. By far, highfence hunts are the toughest I have been on. The idea of it being non fare chase on a properly managed game ranch of sufficient size is absolutely wrong. Those who knock it have never tried it or had a bad experience as a result of a poor outfitter. The same problems exist every bit as much as with any given "fair chase" outfitter in all western states.

[BOHNTR]

By far, highfence hunts are the toughest I have been on.

Have you ever been on an above timberline archery mule deer hunt where you back-packed in? How about a Sonoran Desert archery hunt for mule deer in Arizona? I'm not going to judge the "high fence" issue here, but at the same time I do know they are not as "tough" as some fair chase hunts.

If folks want to hunt behind a high fence, and it's legal, I'll wish them well and hope they have a good time doing it. That's what it should really be about anyway, right? Having said that, I wish those who partake in high-fence hunts would stop rationalizing their "hunt" and trying to compare them to fair chase hunts that are not in enclosures. JMO

[derekp1999]

Behind a fence or not... good looking bulls.

[gizmo1]

Actually yes, I have hunted elk and muledeer in Colorado.

[jls456]

x2

Behind a fence or not... good looking bulls.