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Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:45 pm
by Bourbon
My company owns a 260-acre tract we planted back to hardwoods. This land was cattle pasture for many years prior to our acquisition.
We are having severe trespassing problems. I know we have some smart people on the board who have dealt with this and am just looking for any options we may have.
They have already cut the fence twice.
We plan on talking with the Parish Sheriff and surrounding landowners. But I know the people that are trespassing either won't talk to us or won't care what we say or do.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:57 pm
by Smoke68
If they are cutting the fence in the same spot each time, repair it and put up a camera. Carry that to the sheriff and file charges.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:26 pm
by duckkiller
Electrify the fence
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:31 pm
by Blake Williamson
duckkiller wrote:Electrify the fence
^^^^THIS^^^^
And add a camrea!
Then you got material for America's most funniest video!
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:37 pm
by Jeffro B
Just so happens, I am going through something similiar. I have been noticing some well worn 4 wheeler trails on one of my leases. So I skipped a beautiful afternoon (Sunday) of deer hunting to try and catch em. At 3:15 here comes two 4 wheelers across the fence they cut, pass the No Trespassing signs on to the logging road to where I was waiting. I was furious, but was able to hold back, and politely tell them they were trespassing and not to come back. And if caught again, they would have to explain to the game warden. They apologized, said they didn't know the boundaries and left, which we all know is bullcrap. I could have been ugly to em, but i am sure they know where some, if not all of my stands are so I tried the nice guy approach. We will see.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 3:45 pm
by greenheadman1
Caught some guys red handed on my place last year, well actually the GW did after I saw them and he caught them. GW wrote them up for trespassing, the guys knew they were in the wrong as they were all piled up in my stands. Put it this way..they ain't been back! Best thing to do is work with the local LEO and let them handle it. Make sure you press charges cause that's the only way they will learn IMO.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:34 pm
by Bourbon
Thanks for suggestions. We put out cameras, but they miraculously disappeared.
We have tried to be civil, but they apparently is not working. We have contacted local authorities.
Will keep plugging away.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 5:20 pm
by MSDawg870
I hope you get this problem solved. This weekend a guy in camp had someone drive a 4wheeler in on him from the back of our property. He saw him sittin in the stand and turned around. I'll bet my paycheck he was going to hunt that stand. The SOB even had orange on. There are some very bold folks out there these days.
One of the best suggestions for dealing with trespassers I've ever read on this board....
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 7:11 pm
by Northbigmuddy
Physical presence is the only thing I've found to really work. If the property isn't being used "they" will figure it out and take advantage. My biggest issue is/was folks who know me. They are the hardest to catch and the most offensive IMO.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 8:08 pm
by JaMak84
Can yall lease it? If folks are gonna use it, might as well get something out of it.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:27 pm
by Faithful Retrievers
We have the same problem. The only way is to stay out there to catch them. Usually they will play dumb and a threat to call the law will work, but then you have the dumb local that's been hunting it for 20 years and thinks he has rights. Then you press charges and have to be careful where you park or what you leave out there. On another note it usually only takes making an example out of one of them for the word to travel in the outlaw community.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:52 am
by free78
Hit em with a boat paddle!
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:32 am
by blgros1
Bourbon wrote:Thanks for suggestions. We put out cameras, but they miraculously disappeared.
We have tried to be civil, but they apparently is not working. We have contacted local authorities.
Will keep plugging away.
What Parish you having these issues in Bourbon?
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:44 am
by fireplug
Not sure what the trespassing rules are in Louisianer, but if I'm not mistaken, in Ms you go to jail on the spot and get about $1500 in fines. If that's not
true, it should be, and maybe you Louisianer boys can talk to your legislature to get some new rules.
Re: Trespassing Help/Suggestions
Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:47 am
by Curtdawg88
[quote="Bourbon"]Thanks for suggestions. We put out cameras, but they miraculously disappeared. quote]
Please tell me you had the camera locked and they cut the lock and that the camera wasn't just strapped to the tree??
People are crazy. We had some trespassers on our camp a while back. A guy in our camp approached him while in a tree stand and told him he was own private land. The looked at him and said "So." At that point he walked away and called the law. To no avail.