Cows out again

in it's place i'd tack up a sign that said that to get your stand back contact the local police department. When / if they do, the local pd will be contacting you. Perhaps while you give them the stand back, they can also 'shake' some sense into the tresspasser.

Soundguy

I removed some trespassers from my property in 1999 that arrived on my land by boat. The following year I patrolled the property all day on the opening two days. On the third day I took a brief scan of the back 70 acres and decided it was safe to go to work. I got a call at 5:00 from my wife informing me that one of my animals was shot. I found evidence that the individual shot 3 times with a 270 rifle. The animal was within 300 feet of my home and the shooter was pointing right at the house when he took his shot. I called the state police and EnCon. Neither showed any interest in investigating the incident despite all of the laws that were broken. I asked if it would have been different if this happened in their back yard and if they wanted me to handle the situation my way. No response. So I have been forced to take matters into my own hands.

I have collected stands, camping equipment and tore down numerous blinds and shelters. I should not have to patrol my land and battle trespassers on a semi-annual bases. I bought have owned this land for years and pay the taxes on it every year. I also should not have to worry about retaliation against me that hurts my family or animals. What if one of these criminal takes a shot at my wife or daughter??

Since "law enforcement" doesn't want to handle the situation. Here is what I propose. I think that land owners should be issued tags for trespassers based on the level of damage caused by the nusance creatures. In your case, I think you should have been issued two bonus ear tags per field.

KEH

#2 Repair the fence..... .

#3 Tear down the stands and burn them.....

#4 Post no hunting signs.....

#5 Load your shot gun..... .