I have 50+ acres of vacant land, mostly wooded. I own a house next to it and it is bordered by 1 dozen or so neighboring houses. I've told all the neighbors that I don't want anyone hunting it and I have it well posted. If I let one do it, others will want the same privilege. Last year I pulled a tree stand off of it and confronted one of the neighbors. He said it was his nephew's and he "had told him not to go back there". He appreciated me bringing back the stand and said he "understood" that I didn't want anyone hunting it.
This year, on opening day, I got a call from another neighbor who said 2 other neighbors (one of them the one with the nephew mentioned above) had shot 2 deer on my land that morning and were planning on going out there again later that day. I drove over and met the one neighbor at his garage. There were 2 deer hanging inside in plain sight. He was pretty proud of them and even told me where he got them on my property. I reiterated that I didn't want anyone hunting on my land and his response was "I understand". No matter what I said, he would not say he'd stay off of it. Lots of smiles, nods of the head. He's a nice enough guy, but this really PO's me. Currently there's an 8 ft high cyclone fence between his property and mine that is missing a section for about 125'. I was planning to put in a field fence in the gap like I've done along my other property lines and even planned to put in a gate between him and me. Now, I'm thinking of filling in the gap with 8' high cyclone. NO gate. He could still get on my property but it wouldn't be nearly as convenient or easy. Right now, he can just walk on back.
The point is that most of my neighbors (who are hunters) respect my wishes and I'm sure are ticked off that this guy is reaping the benefits of using my land for hunting. My next discussion with the guy will be that the Sheriff will be called if anyone sees him hunting on my land.
This year, on opening day, I got a call from another neighbor who said 2 other neighbors (one of them the one with the nephew mentioned above) had shot 2 deer on my land that morning and were planning on going out there again later that day. I drove over and met the one neighbor at his garage. There were 2 deer hanging inside in plain sight. He was pretty proud of them and even told me where he got them on my property. I reiterated that I didn't want anyone hunting on my land and his response was "I understand". No matter what I said, he would not say he'd stay off of it. Lots of smiles, nods of the head. He's a nice enough guy, but this really PO's me. Currently there's an 8 ft high cyclone fence between his property and mine that is missing a section for about 125'. I was planning to put in a field fence in the gap like I've done along my other property lines and even planned to put in a gate between him and me. Now, I'm thinking of filling in the gap with 8' high cyclone. NO gate. He could still get on my property but it wouldn't be nearly as convenient or easy. Right now, he can just walk on back.
The point is that most of my neighbors (who are hunters) respect my wishes and I'm sure are ticked off that this guy is reaping the benefits of using my land for hunting. My next discussion with the guy will be that the Sheriff will be called if anyone sees him hunting on my land.