I have a small "18 acre" place LF.

All neighbors are bad

I have a small "18 acre" place LF. I have not seen a Whitetail buck with hard horns since the middle of Dec. And I have shot only one Whitetail spike in the last 3 years. I probably have the only feeder that runs year around. This afternoon I went over there and sat in the Kubota. This was about 4 P.m. The feeder goes off at 4:30. I saw 9 Whitetail ond 5 Axis. 2 of the Axis were spikes. 14 deer on 18 acres, but none that most would call shooters. So since I did not shoot any and I assume the neighbors shot every buck they saw and did not shoot any does are they good ones or bad ones?

Forgive me but that is funny!

18 acres in Bandera is equal to about 350 in West Texas, actually 18 acres here is worth quite a bit more than West Texas land.

I really don't care what they do. It is their property. It just goes to show you that if you own a place that is LF you are not the only one who is managing the deer herd. Unless the LF is several 1000 acres the only thing you really have control of is probaly the center of it. Everything around the edge is is going to be fifty-fifty with your neighbor. I am probably just as bad as the neighbor because I only shoot spikes and 2 year old Axis. Many probably think I should wait for them to become trophys in their minds. And yes there are probably more deer in 10 acres here than there are in 500 acres in parts of Texas. And the deer are more conditioned to humans than in most places. Yesterday I parked the Kubota about 75 yds. from the feeder. There were a few deer milling around so I threw out some corn about 30 ft. from me to see what they would do. Before long I had 6 deer eating the corn. So for those that think it is more sporting to hunt LF than HF around here you may be proved wrong. The deer I have in the HF are for the most part wilder than these.

so u have hf with 18 acres of lf?

Yes the 18 acres is a place I bought a few years ago. It is about half a mile from the main place which is HF. At the time because of neighbors and now more so be cause of my Ibex.

Forgive me but that is funny!

I have a small "18 acre" place LF. I have not seen a Whitetail buck with hard horns since the middle of Dec. And I have shot only one Whitetail spike in the last 3 years. I probably have the only feeder that runs year around. This afternoon I went over there and sat in the Kubota. This was about 4 P.m. The feeder goes off at 4:30. I saw 9 Whitetail ond 5 Axis. 2 of the Axis were spikes. 14 deer on 18 acres, but none that most would call shooters. So since I did not shoot any and I assume the neighbors shot every buck they saw and did not shoot any does are they good ones or bad ones?

Have you ever thought about TALKING TO THEM?? You might be surprised what you find.
There is no law prohibiting you from meeting your neighbors for a friendly chat..
I am surprised that you find it necessary to ask HERE.
Unless their place is loaded with "No Trespassing " signs or they have a Rottweiler patrolling the yard, I would suggest a face to face. What can it hurt?
It will surely answer your question that cannot be answered on a forum..I was not asking anything. I was stating a fact of what goes on not only here but all over the state. You have a certain part of the hunting population that wants big bucks. You also have a part that doesn't care what size they shoot as long as it has antlers. Who is right? Everyone has an oppinion on it. The person that owns the property and dictates how it is to be hunted is right. It is his property. No I have not talked to the neighbor on how I think he should run his hunting. It is none of my business. I get along fine with the owners and there is no sence in stirring up the pot. The owners have have hunted it this way for the last 50 years I have been here. They shoot every buck they see and no does. As their does come in heat bucks from all around will come in to breed the does and they can shoot them. They were the main reason my Dad HF this place years ago before it was even popular to do so. About the only thing I shoot at the LF place is Axis. I only shoot young bucks so in reality I am no better than they are. Should they talk to me about managing Axis. They are like me and know it is none of their business.

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