Venting

[Addicting]

Trying to teach kids how to be respectful and hunt legally in small acre private is tough. A 20 acre parcel here is huge. Houses are everywhere and you have to be 150 yards from any structure.

My kids have permission from a nice older landowner. We take care of her lawn all year long. It is less than a 1/2 mile from the house so the kids can go pretty easily.

The neighbor has 20 acres and 10 of it is bedding area. Most of the 10 is not legal to hunt because of the 150 yard rule. The other 10 is just tall weeds you can’t see thru.

There is a strip of farmed ground 2-3 acres that the deer feed into first on the 20 acres parcel.

Then the deer filter thru the 10 acres where my kids are on their way to corn fields. Vise versa in the mornings.

Tried to be neighborly and coordinate opening day so it is safe. Just got old curmudgeon’s response of how his son in law and his friends are hunting and we shouldn’t be on that 10 acres because it’s not kosher to his SIL. He has been there for three years and that somehow ranks better than private property laws and permission on the 10 acres parcel.

Hard to be excited for my kids to hunt with that kind of negativity around. Can’t wait to move away from this mess and get westward where there is ample public land.

 

[Addicting]

Just spent the last two hours moving the blind to appease some of the neighbors concerns. Placed it in the woods and cut all new shooting lanes. Visited with the land owner, explained why and what conversation happened. She was good with everything, had a good visit. Told her I was going to talk with the neighbor to tell him we had moved spots so they know where everything is and it’s safe.

He absolutely blew up on me and it turned into a shouting match in her yard. He is yelling at me that he is right and that is all there is to it. Banned me from using the shared driveway. Put up no trespassing signs.

Pointed out how his SIL stand is closer than 150 yards to her house and he should be hunting there anyways. He stormed up and started beating on her door.

She is 97 and doesn’t need this drama. Think I may just pull everything. What an absolute shit show.

 

[Nameless Range]

Man, I am sorry. I dealt with something similar last winter, where my permission from landowner brought drama to them from another. I ended up pulling my stuff just to avoid causing grief between neighbors, but I think it depends on the relationship one might have with the landowners in question.

A Short Story About Landowner Permission Not Being Simple

Most of the time when I think about hunting/trapping on private land, it’s about legitimate permission and staying within that permission. I had an interesting issue last week that went beyond that, and into the dynamics between two landowners. 2 years ago I received permission from landowner X...

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[Gulf of America]

Just spent the last two hours moving the blind to appease some of the neighbors concerns. Placed it in the woods and cut all new shooting lanes. Visited with the land owner, explained why and what conversation happened. She was good with everything, had a good visit. Told her I was going to talk with the neighbor to tell him we had moved spots so they know where everything is and it’s safe.

He absolutely blew up on me and it turned into a shouting match in her yard. He is yelling at me that he is right and that is all there is to it. Banned me from using the shared driveway. Put up no trespassing signs.

Pointed out how his SIL stand is closer than 150 yards to her house and he should be hunting there anyways. He stormed up and started beating on her door.

She is 97 and doesn’t need this drama. Think I may just pull everything. What an absolute shit show.

You should call LEO to report him for shooting to close to her residence as soon as a shot goes off.

 

[X13]

Offer to lease the hunting rights on the property then kick the problematic neighbor off via letter from your attorney

 

[Birdbander]

I can't think of a better example of what deer hunting in Michigan has become and why I don't miss it for a minute that I gave it up.

Hope your situation is resolved without harm.

 

[Addicting]

I can't think of a better example of what deer hunting in Michigan has become and why I don't miss it for a minute that I gave it up.

Hope your situation is resolved without harm.

I gave it up too, if it wasn’t for my kids, I wouldn’t waste my time. But this is all over a 11 year old boy hunting property next to where a 40 something SIL hunts. A guy I’ve never met, he may be a cool guy. But his FIL is a complete ass hat now.