Bowhunters caught between gated community and property owners association

[mickeys4]

Here's an article from my local newspaper.With more towns in North Carolina allowing bowhunters the opportunity to assist in thinning the local deer herds I guess we'll see more of this in the coming years.With over 150,000 deer taken anually in my state I would like to know what do people think would happen if hunting wasn't allowed?I doubt few of these people have thought this through.Higher auto insurance rates,more crop damage,starving,diseased deer herds,increased predator population and yes there are fatalities involved with deer auto collisions.

 http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/mar/03/deer-hunt-causes-problems-nc-gated-community/


News

Deer hunt causes problems in NC gated community


By The Associated Press

Published: March 3, 2010

CHAPEL HILL -- A bow-and-arrow hunt for deer has caused hard feelings among neighbors in a gated community in North Carolina.

Residents of Governors Club in Chatham County have been told to remove no trespassing signs and to stop harassing hunters, who are there with the blessing of the property owners association.

The association obtained a state permit to allow bow hunts to kill up to 65 deer. They say deer are destroying shrubs, flowers and other landscaping. At least two deer have been killed.

The association says it has told the hunters which lots are off limits. It sent a letter last week saying residents who don't take down their no trespassing signs risk fines. The hunting is mostly taking place on 23 lots whose owners have allowed it.

[sou-pawbowhunter]

There is a gated community near here that has been taking very tentative steps to bring bowhunting inside their gates. Last time I checked they were only allowing hunters access to "non-populated" sections of the property, probably in an effort to avoid just such problems. However, the population is so out of hand there that I am afraid this will prove ineffective at best.

[lpcjon2]

Would that be considered High fence hunting...LOL Ahh the rich have it all and still complain

[Autumnarcher]

Exactly the reason I would never live in a "community" "subdivision" or "association" controlled neighbhood.  The very premise of some do-good neighbor who cant keep his nose out of others business telling me what I can and cannot do on my property goes against my very fiber and could never be tolerated. Unless he's payin the mortgage and taxes, I'd tell 'em to STFU. Just saying.

[gvdocholiday]

Originally posted by Autumnarcher:
Exactly the reason I would never live in a "community" "subdivision" or "association" controlled neighbhood.  The very premise of some do-good neighbor who cant keep his nose out of others business telling me what I can and cannot do on my property goes against my very fiber and could never be tolerated. Unless he's payin the mortgage and taxes, I'd tell 'em to STFU. Just saying.

werd

[Looper]

Originally posted by gvdocholiday:
 

Originally posted by Autumnarcher:
Exactly the reason I would never live in a "community" "subdivision" or "association" controlled neighbhood.  The very premise of some do-good neighbor who cant keep his nose out of others business telling me what I can and cannot do on my property goes against my very fiber and could never be tolerated. Unless he's payin the mortgage and taxes, I'd tell 'em to STFU. Just saying.

werd [/b]

Make that 2 werds.

[Cottonwood]

There is a semi gated community over across the valley from where I live.  I say, semi gated because they have an archway but the gate is locked open with no tresspass signage on the archway and gate.  The gravel road has a section of state land, so this makes it an easement road, not private.

Twice home owners have tried without success to run me out of there, and twice I have advised them of our Hunter harrassment law here in Montana.  I point out, that section of state land that they have no control over because I do not have to tresspass on private land to enter it, and the road is concidered to be public access that is unrestricted.

They did not build this road, but my son in laws grandpa did.

I also advise them that if they do not leave me alone, I will call the local sheriffs office and or Fish Wildlife and Parks wardens and have them cited for Hunter Harrassment.

That ends the conversation.

[Ragnarok Forge]

Get em boy!  I have always taken umbrage to some person who doesn't own something trying to take charge of it and run people off.  Those types need a sometimes not so gently putting in their place!

[Northwest_Bowhunter]

Clay, we need a hunter harrassment law in Washington.  Why don't you run for office?

[Mike Theis]

Way to go Cottonwood! Let um have it!

Neighborhood association groups = Organized Arguing

Nothing is really ever settled as someone is always unhappy.

I like my row of mature trees, and long driveway in the country! I don't miss city living at all.  

[thorn242]

Had that happen once when shooting clays in an area that we have always shot in.....(was using shotguns....not to be a nudge, but shooting is shooting,lol). Some old rich dude comes wondering into our AO and said that we have to stop because the noise bothers his Lasha Apso realy bad.....didnt take long for him to learn that we were not going to leave, or stop, or be intimidated by his "richness"....we just kept on banging away at the clays......

[Ragnarok Forge]

Northwest bowhunter we have a hunter harrassment law here.  It has been in place since I was in college.  Just call the gamey if someone is giving you a bad time and turn in their info.  The fine is pretty steep from what I hear.

[Brian Krebs]

in some places - if there is no organized committee that enforces rules for a subdivision or other such entity... for a length of time ( usually 10 years) there is no more committee or way of enforcing rules for that community.

 I bought property in such a subdivision ; and the 'rules' of the subdivision are no more.

  Could be some of you are dealing with such situations...

[bobman]

Same people will be complaining about those deer eating their yard vegetation to a nub