High Fence Bucks...
With the proliferation of bucks being killed behind high fences I wonder what B&C will do in the years to come. As it is now, "Pick Up" racks can be entered (like the Hole in the Horn Buck and the current NT WR from Missouri). This two bucks were obviously free range bucks, but what happens 30 years from now when racks from bucks killed on preserves are suddenly presented as a pickup? It could be done very innocently... Example: A guy shoots a monster buck on a preserve and comes home and tells his family and friends it was a free range buck... I know, this never happens...ya, right. Anyway, jump ahead 30 or 40 years and the guy's grandson finds the rack after grandpa kicks the bucket and decides it should be entered in the B&C book. How will B&C handle things like this? My guess is that at some point in time "Pick Ups" will no longer be eligible...
I'm amazed at how many deer farms/high fence operations there are these days. I did a hunt in Saskatchewan this fall (free range...came home empty handed), but the outfit also has a high fence operation.. They had 75 people in this fall and all went home with huge bucks...some went home with two!. That's just one outfit. These things are popping up all over the U.S. and Canada. The owner of the outfit I hunted with said he had a company fly in 5 guys and all shot two bucks and the owner of the company paid for everything!
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