Posted: 11/23/2013 6:54:01 AM EDT
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...of regular deer season.
Didn't feel up to going out and sitting in the woods, early this morning, but I did get out after light and walked around enough to have spotted any orange that could have been on most of my parcel and most of my sister's parcel (didn't feel like fighting through the brush and briars near the creek, or climbing up to the ridge). Didn't see any orange, or any cars parked beside the road, and the only fresh tracks I saw were deer tracks. I guess the neighbor's step-son did have that talk with him. |
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Doesn't mean he wasn't there. I'd doubt someone that doesn't care about trespassing laws would think twice about breaking hunting laws. Quoted:
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Yep. That was opening day of bow season, and the bush was on my sister's parcel, not my parcel. Doesn't mean he wasn't there. I'd doubt someone that doesn't care about trespassing laws would think twice about breaking hunting laws. I doubt the bush on opening day of bow season will be back. He had been given permission to hunt, by a guy that lives on this road (the guy even took the bush to the spot and told him it was a good spot, pointing out where the deer would most likely come from). The bush was not happy when I told him who the actual owners were (the guy had claimed ownership of my sister's parcel, and a parcel owned by another neighbor). The step-son of the guy handing out permission knew the bush (mostly confirmed the bush's story), and told me he would have a talk with his step-father about giving people permission to hunt on other people's land. I'll still keep an eye out for vehicles parked on the side of the road, and take occasional walks during times that it would be more likely for someone to be deer hunting. People not bothering to ask permission, is not a new problem around here. Finding out that a neighbor was handing out permission, and claiming ownership of his neighbors' land, was a new problem, and I'm hoping it has now been taken care of. |
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this post needs more use of claymores. or signs on property explaining the use of claymores 
A few days before opening day, the topic came up at work, and I commented that it would be nice if I could figure out a way to set claymores and tripwires on the likely access points to the property, WITHOUT endangering anybody that might be passing by on the road when a wire got tripped. At least it's been a while since I found any beer bottles or beer cans on the property. |
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A good woven wire fence with two strands of barb at the top solves a lot of problems. 20 acres would be a lot of fence. 
We put up 'no trespassing' signs, several years ago, but all but one had been torn down within a year or so. I've been planning to put more signs up, this winter, and make them a little harder to reach. Clearing paths, and figuring out which cedars are large enough to cut for decent sized logs, has been more of a priority, lately. |
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20 acres would be a lot of fence.
We put up 'no trespassing' signs, several years ago, but all but one had been torn down within a year or so. I've been planning to put more signs up, this winter, and make them a little harder to reach. Clearing paths, and figuring out which cedars are large enough to cut for decent sized logs, has been more of a priority, lately. Quoted:
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A good woven wire fence with two strands of barb at the top solves a lot of problems. 20 acres would be a lot of fence.
We put up 'no trespassing' signs, several years ago, but all but one had been torn down within a year or so. I've been planning to put more signs up, this winter, and make them a little harder to reach. Clearing paths, and figuring out which cedars are large enough to cut for decent sized logs, has been more of a priority, lately. It is a lot of work, I just put up about 3,000 ft this fall. If you did some clearing and made room for some pasture you could get some cows or maybe goats and you have some good mowers to keep your shooting range eaten down 
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The range of suggestions you can get from arfcom, on any topic. Fence Claymores Severed heads on stakes I still need to cut a bit more brush, and move some dirt (got a hump, about two thirds of the way down), before my range will be useable. At least I've got someplace nearby to move the dirt to, since the dam on the old pond still needs to be repaired. I may eventually put up a new fence, but it will most likely be far down on the 'to do' list.
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