Bloody Poachers

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Winchester-1897

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My Son and I hunt a small farm in Whitchurch-Stouffville area York Region Ontario. We mainly hunt Wild Turkey and have been very successful over the last 10 years or so with no problems with trespassers. Today we discovered both a Ground blind and a tree stand which is plain as day strapped to a tree with red straps. A lame attempt to hide the ground blind with numerous turkey decoys, a chair etc. was done by collapsing the ground blind over his hunting equipment. Both blinds are right across from where my Son's blind is putting him in a possible crossfire situation if both there at the same time.

I guess in the morning I am either going to catch this butt wipe and turn him over to the authorities or I am getting his nice Ameristep Doghouse for myself , either way is good. I just can believe the gall in some people.
 
It isn't mandatory that the property be posted but it does prevent trespassing creeps from being able to say, "Uh, jeez I dinna know eh."
 
Claybuster said:
It isn't mandatory that the property be posted but it does prevent trespassing creeps from being able to say, "Uh, jeez I dinna know eh."
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Best for Op to let him tell that to the cops or COs, than to Op. they can write a warning, or ticket, else he'll be back, and trash the boy's stuff too.
 
Told this story on here once before but it is good enough to bear repeating. This happened in the Hemmingford QC area which is very handy to Montreal so hunting season is always interesting. There was a pasture that was seen from the farm house kitchen sink. These clowns drove out into the pasture, parked, and proceeded to get ready to hunt. The dry heifers were always brought in during hunting season for their own safety. My cousin (just a little guy at the time) was already PO's because someone had blown away his pet ducks on the watering pond not too long before. While they are getting prepped my cousin's 85 year old uncle walked out to tell them they were on private property. They blew him off. Upon my uncle's return he decided it was time to run the honey wagon around the pasture (mixture of very ripe pig and cow manure). The windows happened to be open in the car, what a shame :). They had a very pleasant ride home, to be sure.
 
Bland said:
Told this story on here once before but it is good enough to bear repeating. This happened in the Hemmingford QC area which is very handy to Montreal so hunting season is always interesting. There was a pasture that was seen from the farm house kitchen sink. These clowns drove out into the pasture, parked, and proceeded to get ready to hunt. The dry heifers were always brought in during hunting season for their own safety. My cousin (just a little guy at the time) was already PO's because someone had blown away his pet ducks on the watering pond not too long before. While they are getting prepped my cousin's 85 year old uncle walked out to tell them they were on private property. They blew him off. Upon my uncle's return he decided it was time to run the honey wagon around the pasture (mixture of very ripe pig and cow manure). The windows happened to be open in the car, what a shame :). They had a very pleasant ride home, to be sure.
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Hopefully that left them with bad tasting memories :)
 
First thing a cops going to say is unless the land is posted with red dots and signs all all sides that they won't do squat. And then they will only get a warning. You don't have property rights in onterrible.

But if you remove his stuff you are now a criminal in the laws eyes.

Best take it all down and pile it In the ditch with a sign saying stay off my property. Or park your truck and wait for him.
 
Agricultural land does not have to be posted if it is being worked.

Under section 3(1) of the Trespass to Property Act, entry is prohibited without signs to;

a “garden, field or other land under cultivation, including a lawn, orchard or vineyard” (fields are "under cultivation" whether seeded or not; snow covered fields are "under cultivation" if seeded),

land enclosed in any way that shows the occupier's intention to keep people off or animals on the premises,

any property where trees have been planted but have not grown to an average height of 6½’ (2 metres), or

woodlots on land used primarily for agricultural purposes.
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The only proper, and likely legal, recourse is speak to the trespasser and come to an accord or simply phone the police/MNFR and have them deal with it (best solution imo).
 
sulisa said:
Best for Op to let him tell that to the cops or COs, than to Op. they can write a warning, or ticket, else he'll be back, and trash the boy's stuff too.
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The guy who owns the farm where I hunt on Manitoulin Island ran a couple of trespassing hunters off only to find that the very next weekend somebody had shot the lights out in his tractor.
Make sure you take smartphone pics of the trespassers and their vehicles showing license plates.
Take the pics as discreetly as possible for obvious reasons.
 
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