Finally get to deer hunt... busted trespasser

[KentuckyTJ]

Ran a couple off walking their dogs down through a buddies farm last month. I feel your pain.

[JamesKerr]

I feel your pain. We have had to call the game and fish quite a few times on our property in Arkansas because of trespassers.

[KOOK68]

We had a lease next to ours where a few guys showed up and started hunting. Leaseholder confronted them and they proceed to tell him they leased the property from XYZ. Come to find out, XYZ had scammed several people around the area. Not sure what ever happened in  the case.
I hate a thief!

[Chromebuck]

Originally posted by Jim Wright:
I'm just shy of 67 and can assure you that trespassers, poachers and other slobs have been around for a long time. I might add that today's slobs like those before them come from a portion of the population that hardly consider themselves part of any "entitlement culture".

Coming from the far north I deal with the "entitlement culture" (I've lived here over thirty years!)all the time.  After further thought on the subject I think you are right Mr. Wright.

Jeff, You have elected to trade the responsibility of patrolling the property for the right of recreating.  Seems a fair trade, but just know, in your parts as well as ours "anti-sentiment" for  everything  runs high and the chance of running into a real situation is quite probable.  Stay sharp and be safe brother.

~CB

[Montanawidower]

Thanks everyone.   Yeah it is the trade off and I still feel privileged to have a good spot to hunt.  I just hate that it ruins good hunts.

Randy yes they had guns and I was unarmed .   My wife keeps sayin I'm going to get shot one day.   Hopefully not.   .

I'd like add that most of the people I catch are apologetic and seem remorseful.   Kind like a "getting caught with you hand in the cookie jar" look on their face.   These guys just were so in my face and defiant that I hope the landowner prosecutes them .  We'll see.

On a brighter note,  My wife could tell it really bothered me.  She SUGGESTED I go hunt again last night to make me feel better.  No that is not a misprint.  Miracles never cease.  

[bowhuntingrn]

Originally posted by The Whittler:
Repeat after me, you can't fix stupid. People do what they do because there is no respect for others, or what you have.

Actually, you can fix it...but it's illegal. Not to mention having to go to all the trouble of finding someplace to hide the bodies...        

[Roadkill]

I have a place on the Truckee.  Two weeks ago a vagrant and his dog moved in.  As we walked by, the dog attacked and I fended him off with my longbow. He came out of his truck and corraled the dog. I told him that if the had bitten me, I would have shot it. He blew up.  We walked away and he called the sheriff.  The sheriff showed up as we cleaned rabbits at the truck.  He agreed with us, including my right to shoot the dog.  He thanked us and ticketed the jerk.  And made him leave.  If you have a clean case, call the law.  If nothing else, they start a paper trail on the jerks that will folow and eventually stick em.  Like all here, my hunting is a big part of my life and my skirts are clean, so I call the law so I can protect my rights.  I work on that ranch for free for hunting rights, and I feel it is necessary to call out the violators.  Remember, your call may be the one that sticks after he skated other minor brushes.  Protect yourself in the process,  these folks can be nasty

[COOCH]

I hate Tresspassers!   :mad:  I've had a few dealing with them the day seems to go downhill from there.

[Joeabowhunter]

Luckily trespassers are less of a problem now but that's only because I've been running them off for years.  It get's the blood boiling when they have the nerve to lie and say the land owner gave them permission and threaten to call the police on you!  Seems like in this area anyone sees a nice wooded property they think its public land and feel free to walk on.

[Doug Campbell]

Yep, it's a never ending battle Jeff, hang in there and don't let em get you down...

[Widow's Son]

It sucks when you go to deer camp to relax and end up spending all your time patroling and dealing with buttheads. I have a couple of buddies who actually have fun doing this however. It frees the rest of us for hunting. You have to be vigilant and in my experiance it helps to act like a real a--hole when you catch them. Call the law if possible but sometimes you just are not able. Eventually the word will get around that you and your buddies are not to be fooled with and the scumbags will begin to leave you alone. We took one trespasser's four wheeler one year. He was able to get it back from the deputy sheriff along with a ticket. The Deputy was great and gave him the lecture along with the ticket. You have to be carefull and you have to be armed. A shotgun works best.

[kill shot]

It's nice to have acerage to hunt to yourself, the more the better. Now days hunting land is getting harder to find. 3 guys hunting 320 acres and not letting that guy hunt there sounds kinda selfish to me. The reason he was probably a jerk was because he sees hunting land becoming more scarce. You should have told him he should get permission first to hunt private property as to not ruin someone elses hunting,then make him feel somewhat invited. We should be ambassadors of the sport. You might even make him a better person.

[creekwood]

Originally posted by kill shot:
It's nice to have acerage to hunt to yourself, the more the better. Now days hunting land is getting harder to find. 3 guys hunting 320 acres and not letting that guy hunt there sounds kinda selfish to me. The reason he was probably a jerk was because he sees hunting land becoming more scarce. You should have told him he should get permission first to hunt private property as to not ruin someone elses hunting,then make him feel somewhat invited. We should be ambassadors of the sport. You might even make him a better person.

Respectfully, I completely disagree with "kill shot's" sentiments.

[TxAg]

Originally posted by kill shot:
It's nice to have acerage to hunt to yourself, the more the better. Now days hunting land is getting harder to find. 3 guys hunting 320 acres and not letting that guy hunt there sounds kinda selfish to me. The reason he was probably a jerk was because he sees hunting land becoming more scarce. You should have told him he should get permission first to hunt private property as to not ruin someone elses hunting,then make him feel somewhat invited. We should be ambassadors of the sport. You might even make him a better person.

I hope this is sarcasm

[Montanawidower]

Yeah not really pickin up what you're laying' down Kill shot.   Tongue in cheek?

[Chromebuck]

I'm smellin his chili and ain't buying it...

~CB

[Bob Morrison]

Wasn't there a time when they shot trespassers?????
No difference than coming into a mans home uninvited. You just don't do it......

[Steve Kendrot]

When I was growing up, my neighbor Mr Canfield confronted a trespassing hunter on his property. The trespasser told him, "Mr Canfield gave me permission to hunt here." to which he replied, "Well, I'm Mr Canfield and I've never seen  you in my life so get the heck off my property!"

Peoples gots nerve...