keeping out idiots

[sizzami]

I have the age old problem of underage kids going around my gates getting onto my land (650acres) and doing what kids do , ie spinning up fields and having parties , the problem is nobody lives on the land and I work during the day I live in a rural area with virtually no police presence , last night I got there to find the pt 8x8 post at one of my gates had been chainsawed off , I have some Ideas about new posts but I was wondering if anyone had similar problems and good solutions. keeping in mind there are six access points and only two are near houses. the land is open to hunting and fishing but since I cut wood and have a sugar house I really dont like the Idea of letting motorized vehicles tear around possibly getting hurt or running over my 4 year old son .

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Wrap the post with barbed wire. That clogs up a chainsaw in a hurry. Post the property with No trespassing signs so that you have a leg to stand on if someone gets hurt. Ask the local police to do a drive by when they can. (If the police have a charity fund contribute to it) If you know the neighbors see if you can park your toys there. I am guessing there is no power there? If you had lights that might help. Install the fake surveillance cameras and post that.

 

[Thomas]

Do you have or can borrow game camera...picture worth 1000 words.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Problem with a game camera is when the strobe light flashes the little punks might just grab the camera. Most game animals won't think to grab the camera and run.

 

[Thomas]

"Problem with a game camera is when the strobe light flashes"

True..the older style.

Maybe sign etc. place saying your picture just been taken.

 

[wedge40]

How about a No Tresspassing and another sign that states to stop by and get a map of the mine field before entering property.

You can get low light cameras and place them high in the trees. Even if a flash goes off I doubt they'd notice.

Wedge

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Do you have any "Scary" predators around? A few No Trespassing signs with a few other signs to the effect of "Warning: Bear Traps in Use" may have some effect. It would be tempting to fabricate some story for the local news station about some poor, drunk 20 year old that was mauled by the rogue bear/wolf/mountain lion that has been prowling the area.

 

[cowboy357]

It may not stop all, But it as least makes them think twice . A simple sign posted .

No trespassing !!! Surveilence cameras & Tire Shredders in use , Not responable for damage to vehicles or accidents . A Friend of Mine did this & He said it worked quite well . Bob

 

[GATC35]

A buddy of mine had the same problem with his hunting property years ago. He has about 100 acres of land in a rural remote area. Somebody was hunting on his property with 4 wheelers tearing the place up. They were also leaving their garbage and beer cans everywhere. He was in the same situation as you; remote area, nobody around, and local law enforcement didn't get involved. He figured out they were coming in and out of the property thru the same gate every time. The gate was chained but they would just remove the bolts from the hinges, or cut the chain, and drive right in. He finally had enough and went to extremes to catch the people. So he dug a trench 3 foot wide and 5 feet deep about 4 feet into his property past the gate. He covered the trench with three-quarter inch plywood then covered the plywood with dirt and leaves/pine needles. He then posted a huge sign, the letters were a foot tall, "DANGEROUS AREA KEEP OUT" He then purchased a camera that had infa red night capability. The camera was diigital and could hold 300 pictures. The camera was positioned to take a picture of the rear of the vehicle (license plate) as it drove thru the gate. After everything was set up he would drive by and check the area every 3 to 4 days and clear any pictures of deer, squirrels etc. out of the camera. After two weeks he shows up one day and there is mud everywhere, the plywood is broken, the gate torn up, trees and limbs cut up and thrown into the trench. He checks the camera and it has about 25 pictures of a brand new chevy truck sitting on it's front grille in the trench. He also gets pictures of the license plate and the three people inside. The icing on the cake is the tow truck, with the phone number on it's side, pulling the truck out of the trench. He takes the pictures to the local sheriff and explains what has been going on for the last 3 months. The sheriff runs the license plate number and finds the owner who lives 3 counties away. He also contacted the tow truck service and verifed the idenity of the person who called the tow truck. The sheriff still didn't really want to bother with all this, which really made my buddy mad. In the end my buddy mailed the guy copies of the pictures, nothing written. No note, no letter, no threat, nothing at all. Of course he didn't put a return address on the package either. No problems since then.

 

[n8wrl]

A buddy of mine.... He then posted a huge sign, the letters were a foot tall, "

If you pasted something between the quotes, it didn't make it!
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