arcticcathonda
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Caution, active trap line.......
How to keep hunters away?
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Mumbles Marble Mouth
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And this is the attitude that is going to kill hunting. The only people who are going to be able to hunt are those who are rich land owners and their friends who believe it should only be for them. Thank god I live in BC where I will be long dead before everything is privately owned but I would still want my kids grandkids to be able to enjoy hunting the way I did. They probably would come to your funeral if you became the famous nice land owner that was pro hunting. Bet they would talk about you in hunting magazines seeing as though you own enough land that could of bought you a fleet of Ferrari's and a life time of guided hunts. Bet if you got into contact with local fish 'n' game clubs, they would happily help you maintain the land in being able to hunt without permission. Hunting is a redneck thing to do and I would hate to see the day it becomes something only the rich can do. Not everyone can afford to go shoot a giraffe in Africa.
As I said, The land belongs to you so do want you want with it but if it was my land, I would think of ways to promote hunting. They're many ideas that could even bring in profit. Just a simple minded guy who comes from a village of less than 1200 people that prefer to look out for one and another rather then tell everyone to #### off.
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Mumbles Marble Mouth
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The most valuable thing I own is my truck but I'm not sure you want an old 1997 pick up if you have enough land that could of bought you a fleet of Ferrari's and a life time of guided hunts. This isn't about giving anything away. Its about showing generosity to those who participate in the same past time you enjoy. Even if the sign said, "Private Property, Hunting permitted with evidence of signed tag." Would be generous. Even if the tag cost $20 for the hunter to have to buy the permission. They're many ideas that will gain you profit and perhaps even fame if the land is big enough to buy you a fleet of Ferrari's and a life time of guided hunts. where as the idea of keeping people off just provides you with a headache, people who hate you and vandalize your property, and 0 gains are made.
antiqueguy
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1200 people? That's practically a city compared to where I came from. About 6 times the size. Are you one of those city slickers that want everything for nothing?
sounds like it. if it were my land it would have no trespassing signs and no hunting without permission signs on it posted even 200 or so yards(maybe shorter) on my property line that's in the woods. people work hard for their land you can't expect them to let just anyone trespass while hunting
Mumbles Marble Mouth
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That falls under the category of false advertising and can lead to legal issues if someday someone actually calls you wanting to buy the land. Although you could claim it was an old sign that you didn't even know was on your land in the first place.
Mumbles Marble Mouth
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1200 people? That's practically a city compared to where I came from. About 6 times the size. Are you one of those city slickers that want everything for nothing?
I'm completely against unions, I can't stand welfare, health care should have an small entry charge to stop people from going to the hospital because they have a sliver in their toe, I believe education shouldn't be controlled by the government and that their should be a yearly tuition much like the system of Japanese schools, and I believe there should be no minimum wage since there should be no reason why some ####### who does half the work of another employee should be payed the same. I strongly believe in hard work but I also want my fellow hunters to have access to land to be able to hunt on and not it taken away by rich land owners.
That would be illegal. I'd love to be able to pay to hunt in Saskatchewan because it would be cheaper than buying it, or even the taxes.
You don't have a home that you could invite the whole world into? Maybe if you'd have worked more..............
Besides, my province is about 60% public land. People can go there all they want.
Mumbles Marble Mouth
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True that.
I have hunted on my family farm for the past 15 years and during this time I have had unsolicited offers to hunt deer and turkey on other people's property that I have declined. A co worker of mine who is new to hunting has found about a dozen properties to hunt on with little effort in Southern Ontario. I think many people are unwilling to do the leg work to secure hunting properties or burn their bridges once they get them.
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Mumbles Marble Mouth
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You shouldn't have to own the land to be able to hunt on it and that's the beauty of crown land. No one said anything about the whole world. If some coupe of random guys were hunting on my land, I wouldn't get pissy, pop the tires on their cars, and tell them to leave. That will lead to nothing good and with proper negotiation, something can be worked out. Sure it would of been ideal if they had asked you to hunt on your land but perhaps they didn't know if belonged to you but now they know and they would know you're not a crabby sauerkraut to deal with if you take a positive approach. At least most of the land here that is owned by natives are pretty cool about letting people hunt on the land without permission and that is the kind of good #### I'm talking about. Many will even give you good tips on where to find the nice game.
You could just do like my cousin Donnie did. Park 2 D-8 Cats one at the front and one at the back of their vehicle. Left a note "Sorry to have missed you, will be back in two months." He told me he was being nice should have just dug a hole and buried it. I don't know what it is like out East but here in the West there is lots of Crown land you can hunt on, definitely no need to trespass on someone's land.
canadian hunter312
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Nothing to do with ego and everything to do with people trespassing, damaging property, interrupting hunts, and hunting gear being stolen. If you look at the population density of Southern Ontario it's easy to see why trespassing is such a big issue for landowners around here.
Yep. The typical mentality for many around here is if it's not posted it's public land.
I suspect the landowner was fed up with trespassers saying, "Gosh, uh, we (s######) musta made a wrong turn." That and other lies are told to landowners frequently.
Anyone trespassing on my marked land gets called in. Every time.
There are a lot of things that threaten hunting but I don't see private land ownership being one of them. In fact, it may be the only thing that protects that land for hunting. Anti's constantly push for more restrictions on hunting on public land where they "hike", some municipalities are lobbying for selling off crown land for development. In Ontario, there is a massive Algonquin land claim that may result in huge tracts of crown land being transferred to the natives. Hunters should buy hunting land as a group and protect their ability to hunt, then sell or give the share to the next generation. If you have the resources, buy it as the sole owner and organize a hunt camp/retreat. Hunting land can still be quite reasonable if you go a few hours out of the major centres and dont have waterfront on a lake. As for the free love approach to hunting, wont work. People need rules or they make their own, people will bring "friends" friends will bring other "friends", then you will have arguments, spoiled hunts, problems.
OP, like the old saying goes, good fences make for good neighbours, don't feel bad about it. Signs get shot down, pulled down or rot, painted dots fade, it is a regular responsibility as a landowner to maintain signage. Landowner = "That guy"
OP, like the old saying goes, good fences make for good neighbours, don't feel bad about it. Signs get shot down, pulled down or rot, painted dots fade, it is a regular responsibility as a landowner to maintain signage. Landowner = "That guy"
I have a simple red dot on white and the words "owner is hunting, please keep out" After the first couple of encounters and chats with the guys word gets out that I am hunting and am a "normal guy" but only want to enjoy the fruits of my labour. It took twenty fire years of hard work to purchase my piece and I ask only that I get to enjoy it without having someone wander through and disturb me while I am hunting. I have other places to hunt, and they are actually better hunting spots, but this is "my place" and it is, and should be, a place where I can expect a measure of privacy and respect from others. I have a couple of good friends and family that help me out when there are things to do, and there is never a shortage of work, those are the people who get the privilege of enjoying the land with me.
