Trespassing signs

[Idahoguy]

I'm not sure that it works like this. That is, I'm not sure if there are guys with guns on your property, that you can arm yourself, go out there after them, shoot them or even point a gun at them, and then claim it was self defense. Some states require you to run from intruders even in your own home - and if your state has castle doctrine(stand your ground laws), that usually only applies to a home and curtiledge (like a garage, fenced in yard, etc).

Hopefully law enforcement will support a property owner in an obvious situation of self defense, even if they approached the trespassers. I suppose everyone knows to consult your own state laws and maybe ask an attorney before deciding how to handle those situations.

In Idaho you have to fire a warning shot......doesn't have to be the first shot.

 

[grsthegreat]

In Idaho you have to fire a warning shot......doesn't have to be the first shot.

ah heck.. i have a front end loader and 20 acres...who needs a warning shot.... that cost money.

 

[Short Game]

The man who gave me my first tractor was once given a shotgun for home protection. Now, he really didn't like, or even want, guns. He asked the guy who gave it to him, "where's the other half?"

"What other half," the guy asked him?

"The shovel," he said.

I can't believe he forgot about the FEL.

 

[cowpatty]

Get a sign that says, "Attack dog with AIDS". Problem solved

 

[Trails2004]

Don't forget the ......... 3 -S's


Shoot
Shovel
Shut-up

 

[David P]

A friend of ours had a cabin and a few acres they stayed at several times each year. There must have been a problem with trespassers as the owner mounded up some dirt a foot or so off the ground and about six feet long and put a headstone on it that read, "Tomb of the unknown trespasser." I'm not sure how well it worked but I laugh every time I remember it.

In Michigan a landowner has protection against lawsuits stemming from dog bites to trespassers. I've given some thought lately to simply posting a couple of signs. One that reads, "Beware of dog," and the other simply a printout of the law.

 

[corey9212]

A friend of ours had a cabin and a few acres they stayed at several times each year. There must have been a problem with trespassers as the owner mounded up some dirt a foot or so off the ground and about six feet long and put a headstone on it that read, "Tomb of the unknown trespasser." I'm not sure how well it worked but I laugh every time I remember it.

In Michigan a landowner has protection against lawsuits stemming from dog bites to trespassers. I've given some thought lately to simply posting a couple of signs. One that reads, "Beware of dog," and the other simply a printout of the law.

I was told by a couple officers here the only way to have a guard dog and not get sued when it bites is you have to have both a "Beware of dog" sign and a "guard dog on duty sign" put up and clearly posted.

They said it was because all the beware of dog sign says is beware there is a dog here and doesn't imply that the dog bites or guards the place, so that doesn't protect you if your dog bites. I can't fully remember what they said about the guard dog on duty but both signs need to be together to fully cover your @$$.

 

[David P]

I was told by a couple officers here the only way to have a guard dog and not get sued when it bites is you have to have both a "Beware of dog" sign and a "guard dog on duty sign" put up and clearly posted.

They said it was because all the beware of dog sign says is beware there is a dog here and doesn't imply that the dog bites or guards the place, so that doesn't protect you if your dog bites. I can't fully remember what they said about the guard dog on duty but both signs need to be together to fully cover your @$$.

Michigan Dog Bite Law

 

[rkeith]

Signs only keep out the honest people. Just last week the neighbor called at at about 10:00 pm. He said some jerks were riding around in one of our fields on quads and shooting at deer with pistols while moving. This is not the first time this has happened. Any ideas how to stop this? And no, the game commission is not any help.

Put out spike strips where they enter your property! Small price but they won't return again and it'll cost them $$$ if they do.

 

[corey9212]

Michigan Dog Bite Law

Just goes to show how different laws are in each area. Here criminals have more rights than victims. I know there are a few cases where the criminal broke into a persons house and was stealing items while the victim was home and the criminal attacked the victim and the victim defended his/her self and the criminal sued for assult and actually won even though there was evidence that the criminal did the attacking. But yet here if you have those signs you are safe if your dog does the defending for you, the judge says you should have read both signs before you chose to enter the property.