Advice on my experience today hunting squirrel

If your on property you have permission to hunt or YOUR OWN property. Do not run from these idiots. When he yells and then you listen, he assumes he is right and your just some poacher where you shouldn't be.

If your not doing nothing wrong, Talk to these people. Or it's going to keep happening.
 
Definitely try to talk to the guy. He could have thought you were a trespasser or something and in his mind he helped chase a poacher off his neighbour’s land.
 
Tompullings said:
Definitely try to talk to the guy. He could have thought you were a trespasser or something and in his mind he helped chase a poacher off his neighbour’s land.
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I highly doubt it to be honest - but possible.

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so i just hiked back there to confirm everything and check on my squirrel.
it for sure got eaten, which is great.

i can confirm that i was over 15m from the road, however hiking around there again it was too close albeit legal. next time i go out im not going to go back to that spot.

anyways i really appreciate the advice guys, you make a good support group!
should i buy another firearm, lol
 
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1963beretta said:
Had neighbours at the cottage a few lots away that tried to ruin our duck hunts regularly. She called the cops so many times and was given so many warnings that eventually she was punished. She learned her lesson and also learned to live with the fact that we hunted. The best part about the whole experience was she always stayed away from us from that point. We never liked that old bat anyway, so not having her ever around was the best thing we could have asked for.

Living life is not about pleasing everyone. The quicker you can get comfortable with that, the more you’ll enjoy the life you live
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I used to experience something similar years ago hunting ducks on Lake Nippising with an older fellow who lived about a mile or so downshore from an island we hunted divers from. He would arrive at the boat launch to verbally flay us about killing the ducks he fed all summer. I always tried to be diplomatic and explain to him and show him they were not "his ducks" but he'd have no part of it. Then it escalated to becoming we were hunting in city limits and in his mind the outer decorative borders on the map were the borders of the city which in his mind extended to 7 miles offshore. Wrong again and when the police showed up the first time they told him the city line ended at the high water mark on shore and we were not breaking any laws. He still was not satisfied and one day it finally escalated to him threatening to take out his 30-30 and shoot us if he saw us out there hunting. Fortunately he said it in front of the police and that was the last time we ever had to deal with him, the police attending that day sure took notice when I said "I am guessing you just heard that too?" and they escorted him back to his home. What ever was said or done to him I still don't know to this day and we never ever dealt with another complaint, his or police presence at the launch ever again.
 
the spank said:
I used to experience something similar years ago hunting ducks on Lake Nippising with an older fellow who lived about a mile or so downshore from an island we hunted divers from. He would arrive at the boat launch to verbally flay us about killing the ducks he fed all summer. I always tried to be diplomatic and explain to him and show him they were not "his ducks" but he'd have no part of it. Then it escalated to becoming we were hunting in city limits and in his mind the outer decorative borders on the map were the borders of the city which in his mind extended to 7 miles offshore. Wrong again and when the police showed up the first time they told him the city line ended at the high water mark on shore and we were not breaking any laws. He still was not satisfied and one day it finally escalated to him threatening to take out his 30-30 and shoot us if he saw us out there hunting. Fortunately he said it in front of the police and that was the last time we ever had to deal with him, the police attending that day sure took notice when I said "I am guessing you just heard that too?" and they escorted him back to his home. What ever was said or done to him I still don't know to this day and we never ever dealt with another complaint, his or police presence at the launch ever again.
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People are wacked! The boat launch is where I worry a lot. Bastards like that are liable to go slash tires when you’re on the lake.
 
1963beretta said:
People are wacked! The boat launch is where I worry a lot. Bastards like that are liable to go slash tires when you’re on the lake.
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They do. Iknow a guy who had to re paint his whole truck after anti-hunters scratched no hunting all over his truck parked on a backroad
 
Sounds like you were legally in the right and that's all you need to be. The guy was trying to intimidate and run you off and he succeeded. Next time be prepared and stand your ground and encourage him to call the police if that's what he wishes.

Same thing happened to me when I was legally bow hunting on a friends land and the anti hunting neighbour tried to run me off. She didn't succeed.

Set up the situation again ASAP and be prepared next time. Carry documentation with you if you are able. They're not intimidating when you have the law on your side. He'll rant and rave and lie to you about things he knows nothing about - Be civil, Be polite, but stand your ground.

Have him meet you on your property or neutral ground for a discussion - not his.
 
Your property. Your hunting legally. Screw that guy. Don't let a random idiot who doesn't know the law, make you feel like your in the wrong, and stop you from getting your kills, or hunting. Nine times out of 10 the people angry at hunters have no idea what they are talking about. They continue to bother you about it, respectfully inform the police that their is someone interfering with legal hunts on your land and you would like it to be dealt with. If he's close enough to engage with it may be worth talking to them, but I'd wager it isn't worth the hassle and to just call a game warden or police about interference of your legal hunts if it happens again. I'd also think about closing off the road if it is yours to anyone from here on out. If the road being open just causes you hassles with a guy like this then no more hassle needed. Close it post signs with no trespassing and don't deal with him again.
 
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GunGiraffe said:
I highly doubt it to be honest - but possible.

Edit:
so i just hiked back there to confirm everything and check on my squirrel.
it for sure got eaten, which is great.

i can confirm that i was over 15m from the road, however hiking around there again it was too close albeit legal. next time i go out im not going to go back to that spot.

anyways i really appreciate the advice guys, you make a good support group!
should i buy another firearm, lol
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I feel like enough has been said about the topic, but I just wanted to comment on this part specifically. Yes. lol
 
DVXDUDE said:
If your on property you have permission to hunt or YOUR OWN property....
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I wouldn't be so sure. A couple of years back my son got banned from a school district science fair final event, because a panel decided he hadn't obtained a waiver from his experimental subject for the use of his saliva in the bacterial experiment. It was his own spit. But he'd failed to obtain the correct waiver form and fill it out and have it witnessed; an obvious liability for the VSB, according to them. As in... he was perhaps going to file a complaint against himself for having taken a sample of his own spit without permission? Lawyers and bureaucrats have taken over everything. Best to look into proper paperwork to give yourself permission to hunt squirrels on your own land.
 
GerardSamija said:
I wouldn't be so sure. A couple of years back my son got banned from a school district science fair final event, because a panel decided he hadn't obtained a waiver from his experimental subject for the use of his saliva in the bacterial experiment. It was his own spit. But he'd failed to obtain the correct waiver form and fill it out and have it witnessed; an obvious liability for the VSB, according to them. As in... he was perhaps going to file a complaint against himself for having taken a sample of his own spit without permission? Lawyers and bureaucrats have taken over everything. Best to look into proper paperwork to give yourself permission to hunt squirrels on your own land.
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And in other unrelated, irrelevant news my neighbour watered his lawn on the wrong day because his house address is an uneven number.
 
PSE said:
And in other unrelated, irrelevant news my neighbour watered his lawn on the wrong day because his house address is an uneven number.
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OH BOY! OPPORTUNITY! In this age of cancel culture and the abdication of individual decision-making and responsibility, what more fun is there to be had than reporting a neighbour for mis-watering his lawn!
 
PSE said:
Sounds like you were legally in the right and that's all you need to be. The guy was trying to intimidate and run you off and he succeeded. Next time be prepared and stand your ground and encourage him to call the police if that's what he wishes.

Same thing happened to me when I was legally bow hunting on a friends land and the anti hunting neighbour tried to run me off. She didn't succeed.

Set up the situation again ASAP and be prepared next time. Carry documentation with you if you are able. They're not intimidating when you have the law on your side. He'll rant and rave and lie to you about things he knows nothing about - Be civil, Be polite, but stand your ground.

Have him meet you on your property or neutral ground for a discussion - not his.
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Ha! Had the same thing happen to me last year. It started with one Karen and escalated into two fuggin Karen's coming around. Little, spinster, single lonely hippy women on Texada Island. I was hunting a friend's property with my buddy and we needed to skirt around a fence, so game close to the road to begin our hike in to where we wanted to be on the property. One of these ol dried up losers is walking her dog down the road and asks "ARE YOU HUNTING!?!", meanwhile Texada is a hunting destination and we are covered head to toe in camo holding crossbows... hilarious really. I was feeling cheeky so just yelled back "No Lady!! We're gonna play extreme paintball!!". Anyway, it went back and forth, I told her to call the authorities and leave us TF alone.

However, after a few hours of hunting in the morning we head back to the truck, which is on the property, and there is another silly pampered broad standing there waiting. She tells us it has been cold and the deer have had a hard time lately and are just hungry... poor things, and if we could leave them alone that would be great. I told her that perhaps she should not have moved to a hunting destination to spend the rest of her years. Dumbass hippy women I tell ya! We let them vote too lol!

Anyway, when you're in the right just mess with these idiots. Stay half cordial, but call a spade a spade. Make jokes. Laugh at them. It really sets them back, these types of people are used to getting their way... they're bullies. And fuggin with bullies is a good hobby!
 
GerardSamija said:
OH BOY! OPPORTUNITY! In this age of cancel culture and the abdication of individual decision-making and responsibility, what more fun is there to be had than reporting a neighbour for mis-watering his lawn!
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So I can't be completely sure, given the weird nature of your posts, but I'm pretty sure...

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GunGiraffe said:
should i buy another firearm, lol
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^yes, and if you get a Tikka T1x, you're far less likely to miss. :)

Hey GG-I had a run-in with a property owner a few years back. I was hunting groundhogs on a friend's farm, had a neighbor yell at me from a distance. Set the rifle down (action open as always) and walked over calling, trying to get a response and/or to engage the house owner. Nobody materialized. I was a bit shocked and honestly, a bit ticked-off.

I mentioned it to my buddy, who shrugged his shoulders and smiled; "oh well, that's them"

The reaction was so instant/loud, I'd have to guess the person watched me get into position and take the shot. If that's the case, they knew 110% I was legal, shooting safely, in COMPLETELY the opposite direction...just don't like hunting/hunters?

In any case, I still hunt that farm..and make a point of walking along that fence line in hopes I'll catch someone's eye. Interested in seeing if they call me over/comment on my legal hunting activity. I'm there to hunt/not chat, but I'd welcome a conversation like that. It's one of the few non-farm properties on that concession, big/modern house.
 
.22LRGUY said:
^yes, and if you get a Tikka T1x, you're far less likely to miss. :)

Hey GG-I had a run-in with a property owner a few years back. I was hunting groundhogs on a friend's farm, had a neighbor yell at me from a distance. Set the rifle down (action open as always) and walked over calling, trying to get a response and/or to engage the house owner. Nobody materialized. I was a bit shocked and honestly, a bit ticked-off.

I mentioned it to my buddy, who shrugged his shoulders and smiled; "oh well, that's them"

The reaction was so instant/loud, I'd have to guess the person watched me get into position and take the shot. If that's the case, they knew 110% I was legal, shooting safely, in COMPLETELY the opposite direction...just don't like hunting/hunters?

In any case, I still hunt that farm..and make a point of walking along that fence line in hopes I'll catch someone's eye. Interested in seeing if they call me over/comment on my legal hunting activity. I'm there to hunt/not chat, but I'd welcome a conversation like that. It's one of the few non-farm properties on that concession, big/modern house.
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Yea pretty. much, I still haven't had an altercation since, and haven't stopped hunting.
Id really prefer to not contact this person, I don't feel the need to confront them.

They would have to trespass or see me and flag me over for me to have any contact
 
I think I would have just yelled back, "F@CK you!"

You were never going to have a reasonable conversation with that guy. You should have recovered the squirrel you shot though. Squirrels are game animals in Ontario and it is against the law to allow game meat to spoil. Hopefully a more peaceful outing awaits you on your next hunt.
 
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