Hunting trophy bucks: What side of the fence are you on?
Hunting ethics: Free range vs. high fences
The Fortress, near Guthrie, is a representative site

 
By Jody Noerdlinger
Published: October 8, 2006

Just east of Guthrie off SH 105 -- mixed amid the cedars, pin oaks and sumac -- live 20 does and more than 40 whitetail bucks, most with trophy-size antlers.

The deer are free to roam the 250 acres of rolling hills and open meadows which contain plentiful native grass and tree cover. But those 250 acres are surrounded by an eight-foot-high wire fence to keep them from escaping.

Welcome to The Fortress, one of Okl...


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