I still think sweet talk is option 1. Option 2 is airsoft.
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Okay, I can't hold it in any more! Derrick, I'm so infuriated reading your post. Someone explain to me why people no longer seem to have a 'set' and will let others dictate what they do?!!! If I'm a landowner and give someone access to my property, any neighbors of mine would have a miserable life if they got out of line with my guests the same as if they got out of line with me. What the h*ll is wrong with people! Derrick, you should have asked your landowner to look in his wife's purse. Maybe he would've found his cahones there. Okay, end of rant.racking up points wrote:I had a similar situation.
The neighbour's were "animal lovers" so they spray-painted my bait piles red! Not sure what that accomplished but they felt good about themselves. They'd let the dogs loose to chase me. They'd ride their ATVs on their land to disrupt the hunt. When that didn't discourage me, they'd trespass and ride in the bush I had permission to hunt in. I mentioned this to the landowner casually, and he spoke with them and called me back a few hours later and he asked me to take my stands down.
If I'd have just kept my mouth shut, I'd still have a place close to home to hunt.
I feel sorry for you sledhead. I'm afraid that it is going to be tough to continue hunting the property without a lot of patience. If the guy wants to let his dogs roam free, I'm not sure there is anything you can do without spoiling your permission. If a dog were to come up missing, it is already your fault and your current situation will only get worse. The best you can hope for is that the dogs don't completely ruin the area. That depends a lot on the dogs and the deer.sledhead wrote: Lately he has been letting his dogs roams free and they make their way to under our stands thus ruining the hunt. The guy is an a**hole and we've had a few unpleasant exchanges with him in the past. We've also had theft of trailcams, ladders and damaged stands and highly suspect him but don't have the proof.
I guess I should elaborate a bit. The neighbours had leverage that I did not know about at the time I made a complaint. The landowner is a farmer and he farms the neighbours land. When he called to politely ask that they stop interfering with my hunt, they threatened to pull the land out from underneath him and give the acreage to another farmer, so in the end I don't really blame the farmer, that's his livelihood, he did what he had to do.paulaboutform wrote:Okay, I can't hold it in any more! Derrick, I'm so infuriated reading your post. Someone explain to me why people no longer seem to have a 'set' and will let others dictate what they do?!!! If I'm a landowner and give someone access to my property, any neighbors of mine would have a miserable life if they got out of line with my guests the same as if they got out of line with me. What the h*ll is wrong with people! Derrick, you should have asked your landowner to look in his wife's purse. Maybe he would've found his cahones there. Okay, end of rant.racking up points wrote:I had a similar situation.
The neighbour's were "animal lovers" so they spray-painted my bait piles red! Not sure what that accomplished but they felt good about themselves. They'd let the dogs loose to chase me. They'd ride their ATVs on their land to disrupt the hunt. When that didn't discourage me, they'd trespass and ride in the bush I had permission to hunt in. I mentioned this to the landowner casually, and he spoke with them and called me back a few hours later and he asked me to take my stands down.
If I'd have just kept my mouth shut, I'd still have a place close to home to hunt.
paulaboutform wrote:Bear spray IS legal in Canada, the small size pepper spray is not. I like the idea of talking to the owner like Anthony said. Eg. I just wanted to make you aware that there are trespassing thieves and vandals around the area so you can keep an eye out for any strange activity or people in the area. If this doesn't seem to take ask if he has any insurance....personally! You know, accidental death, dismemberment, etc.... Sorry, I'm just following Anthony's lead...and I am Sicilian.I guess old habits die hard.
Good luck with the whole situation friend.
Great idea. Like Boo and many others here I love the pups and couldn't harm one for simply wandering around. Skunk cover scent may encourage the AH neighbors to be more responsible with their dogs.bob watkins wrote:spray the dogs with skunk scent wont hurt the dog might bother the owner .. do this a couple times he might get the point
Perfect!paulaboutform wrote:Great idea. Like Boo and many others here I love the pups and couldn't harm one for simply wandering around. Skunk cover scent may encourage the AH neighbors to be more responsible with their dogs.bob watkins wrote:spray the dogs with skunk scent wont hurt the dog might bother the owner .. do this a couple times he might get the point