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Shed hunting trespassers and rule breakers
boneaddict:
Please keep this thread on track. Please do not derail it with more corner crossing debate. That is another topic.
THank you
LDennis24:
--- Quote from: 300rum on May 04, 2024, 06:13:24 AM ---I wouldn't buy property surrounded by government owned land. They always advertise that land bordering government land is somehow better but I think having private around you would be better.
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I think it would depend on how much public land was around me. If it was a parcel on the edge of a vast amount of national forest then I would not mind it. But if it's an area like a few I hunt around I know I would be too frustrated to even be able to enjoy the property most of the time. Which is where I think Rainier10 is at with his property and all that's going on with it. Just over a sense of entitlement and some shed antlers? :dunno:
Rainier10:
So I have some land locked DNR south of me. That piece is rarely a problem.
To the east of me is a huge expanse of DNR but to get to it you have to go through private or access it from the east. My place used to be DNR then in a land swap western pacific timber ended up with it and then I bought it from WPT.
I also own a piece that borders national forest.
I will say that there are really good people out there too. Multiple people have done the work and reached out to ask about access. Two people reached out when I first bought the property. One had a long range target on my property he wanted to retrieve and the other one had game cameras that he wanted to retrieve.
blackveltbowhunter:
I only know Ranier thru a mountain meeting several years ago, and his history on hunt wa. My opinion is he is going above and beyond in attempting to responsibly grant access to the adjacent public, doing it all right from the landowner side of things, [ It sounds like the dnr in question is accessible from other access points just more difficult to get to if not through Raniers land ]. IME with landowners he is in the minority. Violators should be dealt with harshly, and I wish him all success in deterring them. He should Start a go fund me for a month of private security during high traffic times! I will donate.
We need all the landowners like him we can get, most simply want to lock it up.
Rainier10:
I have had multiple people offer to come up during shed season. Problem is if someone is at round people normally behave better.
The saying goes it’s what you do when nobody is looking.
I give permission to archery guys, muzzy guys, rifle guys and permit holders so there is somebody around most of the time.
You can’t watch all of the land all of the time. I’m too busy working to pay for it all, improving the habitat, teaching hunter ed and moderating the site. :chuckle:
It started out as 20 acres near the DNR and NF that I could base camp out of to hunt the public around. As vacant land went for sale next to me I would buy them to keep the land undeveloped, its winter range for deer and elk. The biggest issue facing wildlife is loss of habitat and I’m trying to do my part to help.
I didn’t want to be the guy that blocked access even though legally I can. I heavily posted my land do others would know it was under new ownership in hopes they would stay off mine and just move through to the tens of thousands of public land. I feel like the abuse is getting worse and I know I’m starting to get real frustrated with it.
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