RobertBrown
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My fantasy does not include deer :drool: ....
Tresspassing Slob Hunters, Part II
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My fantasy does not include deer :drool: ....
Beaver???:thumbsup:
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I'm managing hunting on 200 acres of conservation area in our property association, and the amount of baloney trespassing hunters pull never ceases to amaze me. Completely opposite of the way I was raised to respect landowners. They set a bad example for hunting and firearms use.
The land was designated a conservation area by the state so we can have a wildlife management program and get a tax break, but it carries some rules, like no hunting with packs of dogs, no vehicles off-road, hunting only on weekdays, etc. I think I spend more time chasing off trespassing hunters on weekends than everything else put together. The common issue is some dipstick who's dogs track/chase a deer across lines into our land, and then they see that as justification to follow the dogs with their trucks and shoot whatever deer they want. I've been telling the guys that if it's not legal for us landowners to hunt on weekends with dogs and trucks, it's sure as heck not legal for a trespasser. The only good thing is that the land status gives us a more direct oversight from the game warden, so they come down hard on violations. I've been taking photos and giving out warnings, telling people next time the game warden gets called.
The other problem is that we broke the area down into 6 zones, first-come first-serve to approved hunters each day, and hunters coordinate with each other. They get a chunk of acreage to themselves and everyone is spread out, so hunting is better and safety is improved. That concept goes out the door when a dumb trespasser just goes wherever they want and lets their dogs roam the area.
The land was designated a conservation area by the state so we can have a wildlife management program and get a tax break, but it carries some rules, like no hunting with packs of dogs, no vehicles off-road, hunting only on weekdays, etc. I think I spend more time chasing off trespassing hunters on weekends than everything else put together. The common issue is some dipstick who's dogs track/chase a deer across lines into our land, and then they see that as justification to follow the dogs with their trucks and shoot whatever deer they want. I've been telling the guys that if it's not legal for us landowners to hunt on weekends with dogs and trucks, it's sure as heck not legal for a trespasser. The only good thing is that the land status gives us a more direct oversight from the game warden, so they come down hard on violations. I've been taking photos and giving out warnings, telling people next time the game warden gets called.
The other problem is that we broke the area down into 6 zones, first-come first-serve to approved hunters each day, and hunters coordinate with each other. They get a chunk of acreage to themselves and everyone is spread out, so hunting is better and safety is improved. That concept goes out the door when a dumb trespasser just goes wherever they want and lets their dogs roam the area.
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Nope,the 7 point buck was dead as a door nail..
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Well, congrats on fulfilling your fantasy then. Sorry about your truck though.
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I was raised in a state with very open hunting laws. Property owners had a right to post there property. But if you posted your land, you paid higher property taxes then someone who didn't. Those who didn't post there property could, and often would put up safety zone signs letting a hunter know that they were near a home. This was especially common where someone elected to build a home with out a yard surrounded by woods.
As a land owner, and unless your property was posted, people could hunt on your property, pass through the property, and be on your property with out letting you know about it. Now that doesn't mean the person on your property has the right to tear up your land, act like a jerk, be a nuisance, cut down trees, build tree stands, ect.... I'd they did, then you were within your right to pursue civil and criminal actions against the violator. There were some common sense, and common courtesies taken on hikers and hunters part. You obviously stayed away from a home, pasture with live stock, and generally tried to not bother the land owner.
But as a hunter, if you were driving down the road, you could pretty much pull off the road and go hunting where ever you felt like within reason, and with out permission from a land owner. So, when I moved out of state, and one of the first times I went hunting, I did just that. Found a spot that looked good, and walked off into the woods not knowing I needed the land owners permission Till I ran into the land owner, who asked who I was. After a civil conversation, where they educated me on the state laws I apoligized to them and left
As a land owner, and unless your property was posted, people could hunt on your property, pass through the property, and be on your property with out letting you know about it. Now that doesn't mean the person on your property has the right to tear up your land, act like a jerk, be a nuisance, cut down trees, build tree stands, ect.... I'd they did, then you were within your right to pursue civil and criminal actions against the violator. There were some common sense, and common courtesies taken on hikers and hunters part. You obviously stayed away from a home, pasture with live stock, and generally tried to not bother the land owner.
But as a hunter, if you were driving down the road, you could pretty much pull off the road and go hunting where ever you felt like within reason, and with out permission from a land owner. So, when I moved out of state, and one of the first times I went hunting, I did just that. Found a spot that looked good, and walked off into the woods not knowing I needed the land owners permission
Till I ran into the land owner, who asked who I was. After a civil conversation, where they educated me on the state laws I apoligized to them and left 
quicksandfarmer
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Dftodd, your story reminds me of this story:
WV MetroNews – Morgan County man charged with shooting big buck in D.C.
I can just see the guy saying, "But we do it this way in West Virginia all the time!"
WV MetroNews – Morgan County man charged with shooting big buck in D.C.
I can just see the guy saying, "But we do it this way in West Virginia all the time!"
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That guys a pickle short of a samich :banghead: :duh:
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Had some of the same type around my house,so I fired up the the Husqvarna riding mower and ran over all the branches/ underbrush left from the bushog operation. 3 acre yard,recorded all the noise of the mower working on my pocket recorder,transferred it to computer,burned a cd ,every time I heard a truck on the road ,fired up the boom box ,put it on repeat ,cranked up the volume and pointed it at the woods across the creek. Went to court,in SC you cannot hunt 300 yes from dwelling,2 of the idiots were on the SC Atty. Gen. Sex Offender Registry. "Cut Grass" early morning and late evening every time I heard a vehicle.Didnt take long till they got a clue and didn't come back.