I have long thought of putting a sound system on our road after the gate and trespass signs. When a car goes up the road the system would play Dueling Banjos.
Later,
Dan
If you were up around Asheville that might attract them:laughing:
Best ways to stop trespassers when the LEO is indifferent
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If you were up around Asheville that might attract them:laughing:
dmccarty
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I hear they hang out south of Asheville, down towards Rabun Gap, close to the GA border.
Funny thing is that at the time when the movie was out, my dad and I spent a lot of time camping off of forest service roads in NE GA. Sometimes we would have his friends along and there would always be comments about banjo music. Course I did not get the joke. :laughing:
We were deep in the mountains too. Shame you cannot get in their like we used to do.
Later,
Dan
My land backs up to a bike/walking trail and a housing development. People would use my land as a park and look through my storage sheds. People get mad when you ask them to leave. I started asking them if they consider themselves fair minded and responsible for their own actions. They always say yes, to which I reply, you are on property you do not own and do not have permission to be on if you really respect others rights you would not be here. Please leave. Worked for some. I finally let the thistle grow 6 feet tall. Thistle came from their own bird feeders, no need for me to plant. Dogs won't even walk through this stuff. Some neighbors I like and we all agree if we visit we come to the front door, not through the back hedge. Course I'm a country boy on a lot with lots of brush screen, if I have ta go, I stop and get er done. Hope not to frighten the trespassers too much.
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Plant some nettles, brushed into some with shorts the other day....and then I went in and watched the world nettle eating championships on youtube. Crazy!!!
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I've had fewer problems each year since I bought a couple hundred acres almost 10 years ago. At first I had to deal with "I've always ridden here and hunted here and I'm not gonna stop now" attitudes. I'm not proud of it, but after one hunter made a not so subtle threat with his shotgun, I held him at gunpoint until the authorities arrived. I'm not going to get shot over someone trespassing or trashing my property, but when someone threatens to use a firearm on me I will draw mine immediately. Apparently he didn't want to get shot for illegally hunting either. No matter, I just don't want to get into that sort of situation again.
I then simply used my excavator to make the 'established' trails (not established by me) impassable and dug a 3' deep ditch with all the spoil on the back side down the road side of my property. Even an ATV can't get across that unless they come prepared with a backhoe first. Anyway, my biggest issue now is hunters and their messes. Each fall and winter I probably collect 4-6 deer stands off my property and get to clean up all their empty beer cans and other trash. I'm hoping they'll get tired of losing deer stands and just move along elsewhere. I had setup two game cameras and both ended up stolen, so that didn't work out so well for me even though I thought I had them hidden well.
Short of having someone patroling the place for you, I don't see any way to keep people off remote property. I just make it as inconvenient as possible and spread word that I will prosecute. I seem to have fewer problems each year. Hopefully that trend continues.
I then simply used my excavator to make the 'established' trails (not established by me) impassable and dug a 3' deep ditch with all the spoil on the back side down the road side of my property. Even an ATV can't get across that unless they come prepared with a backhoe first. Anyway, my biggest issue now is hunters and their messes. Each fall and winter I probably collect 4-6 deer stands off my property and get to clean up all their empty beer cans and other trash. I'm hoping they'll get tired of losing deer stands and just move along elsewhere. I had setup two game cameras and both ended up stolen, so that didn't work out so well for me even though I thought I had them hidden well.
Short of having someone patroling the place for you, I don't see any way to keep people off remote property. I just make it as inconvenient as possible and spread word that I will prosecute. I seem to have fewer problems each year. Hopefully that trend continues.
