Keeping Trespassers off your land!

[Mayfly]

So who out there owns land and has a heck of a time keeping people off? I think the hardest part is posting the back of your land which meets the other property line.

I saw these signs today at the Game Fair that are pretty nice. Thought i'd pass it along.....

http://www.borderpatrolsigns.com/

[bowhunter73]

I too have seen these signs.If i remember they were made well and really stand out
 
 I think the only reason we don't see them everywhere is the cost of them.

[Mayfly]

I think the smaller ones are $12.95 each and the big ones with the post are $19.95


You're right though...they are really nice and very easy to spot!!

[Ryan]

Considering the price of land that does not seem all that expensive to me.  I also see that you get a 10 year warranty with each sign.

[JD]

Keeping people off your land is very frustrating.  Two years ago on the opening of deer hunting, I was walking to my stand, it was still dark so I was walking with a flashlight.  I was about 30 yards from my stand when I shined my flashlight at my stand an seen a person in my stand.  He quickly climbed down and ran off through the woods, even after I yelled at him to stop.  I have signs all over my property, but people don't care.  Those are nice signs though.

[iceman]

might be a little hard signing your name to them sticks..

[Bufflehead]

 We have a 150acer farm that we live on. Here, I expect people to stay off my posted land.

 We also own a cabin and 20 acers where I have it posted but I expect and know that the nieghbors tresspass on the place. The one nieghbor has a fourwheeler trail that crosses our place and goes to the land next to us.

 We don't know any of these nieghbors.

 In turn, I hunt grouse up there and cross this nieghbors place who has the fourwheeler trail.

 I figure you use my land, we will use yours.

 So far so good but he hasn't run into me and I haven't run into him.

 If and when this does happen. If he has a poop fit, his fourwheeler trail is closed. If not, we have a understanding on land use.

 If I own land and don't live there. I expect that people are going to tresspass and hunt it. Just a fact of not living there and I guess I don't have a problem with it

[hookie01]

I’m not really sure if those would be considered for legal posting.  I don’t own any land but the way I see it’s up to me to make sure I’m not trespassing. I do most of my pheasant hunting in ND and it’s just as bad if not worse there. People think cause you’re their neighbor it’s ok to hunt on the land w/o permission. I ran in to a group of guys pushing a coolly (which I intended to hunt) I asked them what they we doing there and if they had permission to be on the land (knowing the owner granted me permission only). They said they were neighbors so it was ok to hunt the land so I left it at that. I did manage to take down the plate number, type of truck they drove and gave it to the land owner.  I guess he confronted them later that day (At the farm) and told them to stay off the land or the sheriff would be called. They said they’ve hunted there before w/o any problems than he added maybe but without permission.

[jigglestick]

Hookie01, I would like to welcome you to MNoutdoorsman!

that kind of thing must happen all the time now.
it's only going to get worse :-[

just keep the good image by asking permission and offering to do chores or anything needed to gain entrance to private land. it only helps the image of hunters overall.

[schwinger]

I do most of my pheasant hunting in ND and it’s just as bad if not worse there.

I have never hunted in ND but I have been told by numerous people that there trespassing laws are different in ND. I was told you can hunt any unposted private land in the state. Maybe this is posted but I didn't see that mentioned in your post.. I am not sure about any of this as I have never been there....Anyone else hear of this and know if this is true??

[GRIZ]

I work out in ND quit a bit. Everyone out there tells me that if it's not posted you can legally hunt it.

That does not mean the land owners will be happy about it if they see you out there. Some landowners might not care were others expect you to ask regardless of how the law reads.

So you prolly can go hunt it without getting a legal fine but that don't mean the owner won't come and chew your behind for ya.

[schwinger]

Oh believe me I thought it was really odd when I heard it. Even if it was an accepted practice by everyone I would feel very wierd walking on land I knew belonged to someone else just trying to confirm what I heard. Its too bad that alot of people don't feel the same way....

[hookie01]

I emailed the ND fish and game and here's the response I got back. "Yes, but always recommended to contact landowner." I guess I would ask first to avoid any problems.

[GRIZ]

Exactly

[kenhuntin]

Alot of people like to purchase land that abuts public. if that is the case you wont be able to keep people off without personally confronting them they either say they thought it is public or didn't see any sign don't waste money on something expensive that will be ignored anyway.

[Realtree]

I think that even if the land is not posted, it shows responsible hunting practices to always contact the landowner for permission before stepping any foot on their property whether it be to hunt, trail or scout. If more people did this, there would be a lot less people closing their land off completely to everyone. I know several people in my area of south central MN who own tons of land, don't hunt themselves, but won't let anyone else hunt either because of someone trespassing previously.

Always be responsible and ask permission. Represent your fellow hunters with ethical hunting practices.