When I started hunting here in Texas at the age of 13 or 14, most places around where I lived in Ozona I knew and went to school with all the ranchers kids. All we had to do was ask to go hunting and they would let us. Then after graduating and moving off to start life, I could still find places to hunt for $15 to $20 dollars a day. Now days none of the kids I knew seem to remember me. They are all grown now and running the ranches. Now you can not find a place for less than $150 a day with a three day minumum if you are lucky, and none of theese places are high fence. It is still all about the $$$. Most season leases now run from $1500 and up per gun/bow per year and go up every year. Gone are the days of just asking permission. Too many people are willing to pay $3000 or more to get on a quality lease where the can take a "Record Buck". Sadly I see so many low fence places sold and new owners putting up High Fences so they can charge the "Big" $$$. As long as people are willing to pay, the price will continue to rise. I will only hunt low fence cause I like the idea of the game being able to go where they want. I have hunted one High Fence, Bowhunters Paradise, and it was agreat experience. Nothing "canned" there, but I was still uneasy with the concept. He was reasonable then, but now is way out of my price range.
I just personally made the choice to not hunt High fence again, no matter how big.
I hope everyone in that operation in Indiana gets what is coming to them. They are not true hunters, and certainly not sportsmen. I for one am writning my reps and sens and asking for legislation against so called canned hunts.
I just hope there are some low fence or public areas left for my grandkids and their children.