re: Bucks that escape from high fence farms....

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If a cow breaks through my neighbor’s fence and wanders onto my land, did I just hit the beef jackpot?

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This is an absurd argument because the difference between catching a cow and catching a deer is night and day. Sure some high fence are super tame, but for the most part good luck catching a high fence buck.

There's no way you could fine or charge someone for shooting a high fence deer outside of the fence. I have never looked at a buck for any sort of collar or tags.

If I'm buck hunting I usually take a quick count of tines on one side, look at their height and mass, and maybe their spread.

I'm not doing a neck and ear check ever. Bow hunting is a little different as you sometimes have time as you are waiting for them to get closer and they are also within 50 yards. But rifle hunting if a buck is at 150+ yards I'm not worried about doing a full body inspection.