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Well, I was chatting briefly on another thread about my fear of the hunters coming up in our area since hunting season started yesterday.
It came true. Last night I came home to find a hunter not 500 feet from my pens with a shotgun. I was so upset.
This guy was on MY property to hunt next to my home, next to my family, next to my animals.
Needless to say I lost it, called the Sheriff, and obtained his license plate number. The road going up to my home is actually owned by someone else, and then where my property starts, is a road leading to other property - and that road is owned by us. These people are trespassing through 2 peoples property to get to "their friends" property to go hunting.
The land is in litigation right now, as people bought land back behind us that they have no way to get to. It is in a "land lock" right now and there is to be no one except us on the roads, since we live here full time and we have permission to use the road to get to our land. Not to mention we live inside an association that does not allow hunting.
Well, I lost it on the guy - who proceeded to tell me that I need to "be checked in and get some mental help"! Excuse me for loving my family and my animals.
The sheriff told him to leave. And he did, however, I am worried about more coming up! I have huge signs all over the roads and our property about "beware of dogs", No trespassing, no hunting, private property, sheriff will be called. I put boxes in the middle of the road to get attention. The one by my house says -"for the love of our family and animals - Go hunt somewhere else! Sheriff will be called"
I am just a wreck sitting here at work - scared out of my mind! :?
Like I told the sheriff last night, since there are no laws about how close someone can be to a house when hunting - What am I supposed to do. He said unfortunately there is nothing that he can do until something happens. My response was so when I come home to dead animals you think there is going to be a freakin' note saying " sorry I accidently shot your animal / child - here is my name and information?????" I don't think so. I also told him that if something happens, I will hold him and the sheriff's department personally responsible, as I have voiced my concern over the safety and the illegal activity of tresspassing and hunting on my property. :twisted:
My gosh, it is going to be a long couple of months during hunting season. I can only imagine what this weekend is going to be like!
Allison
It came true. Last night I came home to find a hunter not 500 feet from my pens with a shotgun. I was so upset.
This guy was on MY property to hunt next to my home, next to my family, next to my animals.
Needless to say I lost it, called the Sheriff, and obtained his license plate number. The road going up to my home is actually owned by someone else, and then where my property starts, is a road leading to other property - and that road is owned by us. These people are trespassing through 2 peoples property to get to "their friends" property to go hunting.
The land is in litigation right now, as people bought land back behind us that they have no way to get to. It is in a "land lock" right now and there is to be no one except us on the roads, since we live here full time and we have permission to use the road to get to our land. Not to mention we live inside an association that does not allow hunting.
Well, I lost it on the guy - who proceeded to tell me that I need to "be checked in and get some mental help"! Excuse me for loving my family and my animals.
The sheriff told him to leave. And he did, however, I am worried about more coming up! I have huge signs all over the roads and our property about "beware of dogs", No trespassing, no hunting, private property, sheriff will be called. I put boxes in the middle of the road to get attention. The one by my house says -"for the love of our family and animals - Go hunt somewhere else! Sheriff will be called"
I am just a wreck sitting here at work - scared out of my mind! :?
Like I told the sheriff last night, since there are no laws about how close someone can be to a house when hunting - What am I supposed to do. He said unfortunately there is nothing that he can do until something happens. My response was so when I come home to dead animals you think there is going to be a freakin' note saying " sorry I accidently shot your animal / child - here is my name and information?????" I don't think so. I also told him that if something happens, I will hold him and the sheriff's department personally responsible, as I have voiced my concern over the safety and the illegal activity of tresspassing and hunting on my property. :twisted:
My gosh, it is going to be a long couple of months during hunting season. I can only imagine what this weekend is going to be like!
Allison