A few years ago the neighbor ranch to our lease high fenced.  This affected only one fence in two of our pastures.  Overall, I don't believe there was any difference in the long run.  The first year after the fence was erected we did seem to notice fewer deer observed in those pastures.  This was probably just due to the end of deer moving from the neighbor pasture to ours.  Now, it's back to the way it was before, so no long term issues.

The High fence can work for you and improve your management efforts.

I hunt a 100 acre piece of property in Rock Springs across the "street" from a high fence game ranch. Rock Springs is flash flood country. Every year those fences come down at least twice. There is no telling what will walk out in front of you. We have taken more Axis than whitetail for the last 2 yrs. There have been 3 black buck, 1 chocholate fallow. There is something out there that we catch glimpses of that is huge, dark brown, and somewhat shaggy. No one has gotten a shot off at it yet....Could be the best lease you ever had.

Went and saw the ranch this last week.  The high fence was not as much of a problem as I thought it would be.  The fence did cut off every draw in the pasture, but that was not the problem.  The brush control on this ranch was as extensive as I have ever seen.  I don't mean some brush control, I mean total control over large parts of the 5 and 7 sections we looked at. It reminded me of when I hunted antelope up in the Panhandle.  I would say that the true hunting acreage was more like 3 and 5 sections instead of 5 and 7.  

We decided to pass on this place as we don't think we can get the number of hunters willing to hunt there in order to afford it.  The one positive aspect of it was that the view of the huge vistas of grasslands reminded one of what that country looked like back in the times of the Comanches and those who came before them.

Change aren't permanent, but change is.

Sometimes things work out for the best.  We found a 6 section lease north of Big Lake that was listed on the internet for 1 day.  Looked at it Sunday and decided to take it.

6 sections for 7 guns.  Lots and lots of mesquite with several pipelines running across it with 7 waterings.  Very minimal livestock on the pasture, which makes it even better. Also, no oilfield activity.

Have always wanted to hunt the northern part of Reagan County due to the number of big deer that have always come from that area.  Looking forward to the whole process of getting ready for next year and the season itself. Mesquite hunting ain't pretty, but there are lots of good deer that hide in those thorny thickets.