How To Catch A Trespasser
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- There are several ways to catch a hunting land trespasser and even if you don't actually catch them, there are ways that you can make sure that they know to never come back. Let's face it - a trespasser is a thief. Trespassers steal tour hard earned hunting opportunities, ginseng, mushrooms, timber...and trespassers need to be prosecuted. Here are several ways to use trail cams and other tools to make sure that you stop trespassers on your hunting land...sometimes before they even trespass.
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Good information on the trail cams. I’m a state trooper and work in a rural area. When I talk to burglary victims I tell them the same thing about putting trail cameras on their driveway. Biggest thing is hide them good, put a camera covering a dummy camera. And get pictures of vehicles and license plates; it’s easier to find a vehicle sometimes, especially in a rural community, than finding a guy in full camo who has a face mask on. Good info.
Your approach to trespassers is spot on. You have to be super tough. In my experience the nicer you are the more likely you’ll see them again and they tell their buddies.
Amen to that Robert! You never want to be the neighborhood whipping boy. It just gets worse. Have to think of trespassers as bullies...
And then the war begans
Hey is there a good brand you could recommend to me for an uninterruptible feed and…
Something rain proof that I can view from my phone?
Ty I’m looking to save as much money as I can.
Another great video. I've gotten three trespassers on video on my property just within the past month. We used to only be here during the summer months until I retired last year and moved here permanently where I can now hunt. Great advice, Jeff, and I will do what you've suggested here. Thanks!
Jeff, I love your videos. I stopped using straps on any of my cameras. I use camo 550 cord, and hang cameras high. The 550 cord is hard to see even if you are looking for it.
Rule # 1. Always show them you’re crazier than they are.
Rule #2. Signs OR contact dispatch and have them log on the record that trespassers will be prosecuted.
3. Watch those pesky ass neighbors “friends”. They will take full advantage like you said.
Hope y’all are doing ok brother.
Make some nail throws,
and bury thing on your paths that they are sneaking in on..
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And pop some nails through it,
And then bury it with the nails sticking up...where they are sneaking in..
Install a camera to catch their faces
when they realize they have to buy new tires..
If they are minors, Sue the parents for the damage done to planted crop.
Adults go to jail, along with paying for all land and crop damage.
Work with local police and ask that when they catch the trespassers that they impound the bikes..
So they have to pay for damage caused, trespassing fees, and have to pay to get their bikes out of impound.
And ask the local police to put it on the news
the consequences the trespassers had to pay..
Once parents of minor trespassers
and adults trespassers see the possible consequences.
It will stop..
Trespassers are essentially bullies in my opinion. If a trespasser is in my property and I run into him, I ask how they missed the posted signs. I didn’t see any isn’t an excuse as you’d have to be blind not to see the hundreds I have posted. I don’t get mean, but I’m not nice either. I just say this is private property and I have cameras for proof of trespassing. That’s it. I’m a rather quiet guy and I believe the saying is true...watch out for the quiet ones. Never had a repeat offender 😀
A lot of great tips and strategies here Jeff! One thing I would add and something we’ve been doing at Exodus is replacing the camera strap with paracord. We’ve had great success with that so far!
Thanks a lot Chad and man, I live that advice!! I had a goal of doing that with all of my trail cams this year. Thanks for the tip...don't be a stranger ☺️
Great suggestions. Most of us have had trespassing issues on our hunting land. The problem in Wisconsin is that our trespassing laws and fines are very minimal and the DNR wardens are not currently authorized to ticket trespassers. One has to call the sheriff, and they are extremely busy, and prosecutors are reluctant to spend a lot of time of a trespassing case. A few years ago we had a trespasser stealing sheds on our land and three adjacent farms. We found him and it was very difficult and time consuming to prosecute, and in the end he walked away with a minimum fine. Also, in Wisconsin if a trespasser harvests a deer with a legal weapon during legal shooting hours, his only violation is trespassing... if he is caught.
Thanks, Bob
Last October I had two trespassers walk by my tree stand with fishing poles that spooked deer from me. I got them on video with my phone and told them to stay out...was getting down from my stand to have a "chat" with them and they just booked it. Told my dad and he picked me up and we drove to the street where we think they came from and found them. Got their names, contact information and told them to not come back again or we would press charges. Had about 5 different trespassers last year and we usually don't have many, why can't people respect property if it's not theirs and clearly posted?
Because there is a general idea that "it's woods, what's the big deal, just move over. " Unfortunately, this is the same bullshit that President Trump is dealing with in our Govt. They call it implied concent. It means if you don't stop them , you by saying nothing, said yes. Total bullshit. Be polite and firm. Restrain your anger but be prepared to defend your life. Stupidity comes out very quickly. Be safe.
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Don't ask for their info they wl give u fake names atleast the smart ones I've never trespassed but I mea if I did I wouldn't be dumb enough to give you my real information
@@JC-mb1jm exactly 💯 I couldn't imagine someone walking up to me asking my info after I just committed a crime! It would be all hands and fist's get the f away from me before you get hurt.
Good Ideas Jeff! Just purchased 73 acres in southwestern Wisconsin and have a few old cams to use for bait. I have a few other properties in the area and you are 100% correct about the mushroom and Ginseng hunters! Prosecuted a few in the past, also plan on the kind introduction to the neighbors when I finalize in the next couple weeks. Kind but stern don't trespass introduction! Great content as always! Thanks!!!
Thanks a lot and man, enjoy the land...I bet you are so excited!! Very cool. I like that too...stern but kind ☺️ You have to or in most situations hunters are taken advantage of...
MY GOSH!!! The best advice ever given online. Yes, you have to make your neighbors think your a little crazy. I have all these and ore problems with trespassers. But not anymore. Everyone knows they better not step one foot on my land because I don't give second chances anymore. If Fact, When I new neighbor moves in, the day they move in I go to their house and tell them who I am and make it clear I dont want them, their kids, their dogs or friends on my land and I will be installing cameras behind their house to be sure they listen. Some understand and we become good neighbors and watch out for each other, but a few dont listen, and have paid the price..
John Lennon: Imagine all the people sharing all the world
Me: Get off my land hippie!
Man I'm glad to see you touch on this subject.2018 and 2019 I had 2 climbers stolen from private property I had permission to hunt.after the second tree stand was stolen I put out a lock on stand and cameras to hopefully catch the asshole who was stealing and trespassing.for some reason no one took the bait.in the meantime my friend who owns the property went to a couple of his neighbors and asked about my tree stands and no one knew anything about it.as of this texting I'm sending you now I still have cameras monitoring his property.thank u for addressing this issue Jeff.
The best way to stop trespassing is to prosecute everyone. NO EXCEIPTIONS. That is what grandpa said and it is still holds true.
I have a sign on my cabin "Anyone found here at night, will be found here in the morning"
How do you prove in court that your camera was on "trespassing" land? Do you need to take an enforcement officer to the location where the picture was taken?
As a LE officer I can say this for certain. You Or someone spent a lot of money on your land. You also spend a lot of money on hunting and fishing gear. Spend money on good quality signs that are aluminum and have your states trespassing law printed on them. Screw them to nice plywood backed that you can screw to trees or put on posts. Well posted property that looks like someone actually spent time posting is a lot less likely to be trespassed on than a property with old or faded signs that are often far apart or sometimes missing. Use cameras in use signs, gate off roads and hang cameras. People are less apt to mess with someone who looks like they take care of their property as well as are neat. Also cutting a deep uncrossable ditch near your gate helps. Hide some planks to drive across nearby for your use. I have also put my phone number on all my signs so no one can say they tried to find out who owned the land and couldn’t.
Outstanding advice Roy...thanks a lot for commenting! Extremely good tips and much appreciated...
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 should pin that to the top Jeff. Good ideas!
Excellent ideas. In SC all land, unless posted otherwise, is considered private and posted.
We don’t have to use posted signs here.
This is a great video Jeff. We appreciate it
Another good location for a camera (besides high up) is a place on the trail where the terrain forces you to pay attention. Like a set of ruts, or a washout. The trespassers wont be looking for a camera when he needs to be focusing on the path or road.
This is great advice
My Dad has a sign on his gate that says "smile for the camera" 😂
I always love that one 😁
in Indiana we have a purple paint law.... better than not trespassing signs. I painted big purple smiley faces on the tress and it has stopped them so far.
Home Depot sells them
Funny story Jeff... Last fall in sept. One of my first bow sits, sitting in a tree looking around I see a camera in a tree at about twenty yards. My fist thought was when did I put a camera there? The hunts over I take it home, put card in computer got over 200 Videos, had 5 videos in the middle of July red pickup driving on my property then backing up to drive out, stopping. The driver (young Gentleman) get out has his what I ASSUME is his wife,( I saw rings) jump in the back seat of his truck about 1/2 hour later got another video of them outside the truck finishing getting dressed......the wife and I laughed so hard we couldn't get mad! As far as your straps I got rid of those I use an I-lag bolt that will thread into tree thumb screwed together with another regular threaded I- bolt that threads into camera it really works good. heade for the woods have a great day!
Ha that's really funny...not sure I've heard that one before ☺️ Good advice too...I like ones that allow the camera to sit tight to the tree. Have a good weekend!
They may have been married, but sounds like maybe not too each other. Lol
Great video...I'm here because a few days ago someone stole our stealth cam camera at our gate entrance. We put the camera up because people were stealing our packages. Our baby girl was born last October and people stole a bunch of baby clothes and supplies. I'm sure they didn't need it when they opened it and probably just threw them away but it was very frustrating. So now I'm buying the Spartan Ghost cams that have gps tracking in them. We own many acres and do not allow trespassing and have signage up but still see where people are driving around our gate and moving about our land.
Caught two guys two years ago on cam . Early winter with 5 inches of snow and they ripped into my property passed a No Trespassing sign and into a meadow i had just planted a few months earlier with seedlings on snow machines . Perfect pic of the license . Called the game warden who went to the guys place who admitted it . Got a $175.00 fine in court . The minute court was over i was in the office filing suit against him in small claims court for the damage . I was awarded $5,000.00 . That made the local paper and the tv news . Here it's absolutely legal to shoot an , at large dog . I haven't but would in a heart beat .
Ohh wow, What would happen if it was a small dog?
Great info Jeff! I hunt public land and I would say that maintaining "No Trespassing" signs should be a priority also. I've seen posted signs so old you could barely read them. Some of the property owners adjoining the public land don't even post while I've seen others post with orange boarders around the sign near problem areas. I just think that this kinda indicates if the owner is complacent or actively cares about their property.
Excellent advice - thank you! Also I agree about exodus cameras, by far best I have found and don’t want them stolen!
Great topic. I love the UP.
A simple answer.
Dont be nice
Great video. I've been doing these things for years and have had a few people prosecuted or at least warned. Another tip is if you have access points where you know people are entering, such as a gate or two track, put cameras high...like to the point where you need a ladder or tractor bucket to get them down. Professional trespassers are really good at picking out cameras even 10 feet off the ground. Also I recommend buying the biggest card your camera will accept and using video mode rather than photo mode. It is sometimes difficult to get a pic clear enough to identify someone, because they happen to look down or look away at the very moment. But during a 10-20 second video, you will often get a good view that you can screen shot, and also you may get something identifiable like their walk, voice, noisy muffler, etc.
Wow I am so glad it’s not like that out here where I live
I have a property on a mountain hillside that is only 0.65 acres. I want to fence the entire property and place cameras to monitor the fence line. Someone asked me. What if someone breaks through your fence, sees your 'no trespassing' sign, ignores it, sees the camera, ignores the camera and still enters your property (looking to steal stuff). What do you do?
Love the video! There are a lot of great tips in here. The 80 acres I own shares a 40 line with a family that lives on the property and has 3 dogs.The dogs just run freely where ever they want to go. Anytime I walk within 100 yards of the property line they hear me and start barking and run towards the sound until they can see what it is. I have a camera 100 yards off the property line and have pictures of their dogs running by. I feel like the guy in your video where he lets the neighbor hunt the property line and now he is losing 10 acres. I feel the same way about trying to avoid these dogs so I dont spoke the deer on the property. Any tips on how to keep the dogs off the property? Thank you
In Texas, we look forward to catching trespassers because we get to keep whatever they bring on our property. They can either give you all of their property and walk home, or they can start digging their own grave...
Gotta love Texas!!!
Texas sounds like a great place
I live in Tx and didn't know this
Great video, aggravating subject. We have busted trespassers with the up high camera and in some situations used artificial vines from the craft store for extra camo in some areas. And agree with others ,go to para cord , less visible. Keep up the good work
Great tips Jeff thanks for the help
You are very welcome Chris I hope that they help!
I climb up pine trees and stick them high, have had so many stolen, don't even want to put them out , it gets a guy angry
Thanks for the tips. We have a new neighbor that moved in and likes to WANDER and was told by a real estate agent that his property was surrounded by "wildife preserve," which they didn't realize meant a hunting lease!
Unfortunately, the land is arranged in such that we really need to cross their land in a short section to access much of our land. We have mostly negotiated that he can wander a little bit during the off seasons, and limited to once every other week or so, until we get to the lead-up before turkey or deer season. Not the best, but a compromise we had to make.
I did freak him out early on though after a cell camera caught him walking in the middle of deer season. A quick phone call fixed that issue but its still been a negotiation due to our need to get across their property.
Now, I do still need to stop by a house that I know has had some casual trespassers and have a frank conversation about expectiations!
Sending them pictures of a big wandering bear and telling them that we are trapping coyotes has seemed to help too!!
@Meateater Whitetail72, I completely agree with you. I framed my comment poorly. What I meant was people trespass during deer season and use I shot a deer and it ran over here” excuse when caught. I’m always willing to help a fellow hunter, so I offer to help. When I say let’s go back to state land where you hit the deer, look at your arrow, hair, blood, tracks ext...where you shot it. When they can produce no evidence, it’s clear they are lying and that saying probably has worked in the past for the trespassers. If you legitimately shoot a deer and it runs over, I will give permission and even help drag out. Hope this clarifies my comment.
Jeff, I live in Watertown, Jefferson County, WI. I was just out yesterday to hunt deer and retrieve my SD cards from a couple of cameras. Got some HUGE bucks on film but then my heart deflated when I saw FOUR different trespassers on camera! In your experience, how aggressive is the DNR in helping locate and prosecute these law-breakers? Or, is it more left to the county sheriff's dept. or other local law enforcement? The north private property line is not long with public land on other side. It is WELL marked with signs and yet it's a chronic problem. Do I call DNR for my county? Thanks Jeff.
Thanks for this video. I have a few questions I'm really hoping can be answered-- Im from SE OH. Probably some of the best deer hunting in the state, if not the country. However, when you search crime statistics, you will see a lot of those(poorer) areas WAY above national averages in property crimes(violent crime to a lot of time). So, have you ever looked into this and seen a correlation with say, low property crime rates having less trespassing problems reported, anecdotally or otherwise?
I am saving and dreaming for my ideal property in the future, and just the thought of constantly dealing with this crap makes it seem almost not even worth the time, $, or trouble..
Great stuff! That Exodus plug was money 😂
Ha, didn't even know I did it...will have to let them know 😁
Thanks for the great advice!
Great info Jeff I had posted signs (enlarged) to 2’x2’ made for each corner aha I definitely look nuts aha
I have had 2 trespassers prosecuted from trail cam pics. My wife put the picture on and within just a few hrs had names of the individuals. Contacted the Mi DNR and they prosecuted
I had 2 cameras stolen this past summer. Put No trespassing signs up as a start. Some good advice here. Thanks! Have you ever prosecuted anyone? What does that amount to? Fines? Sheriff's office?
I have just bought a property where the owner had let all the locals use it anytime. How do I now get people to stop coming in that are used to free use of the property especially after dark?
I put up new signs the other day and put my name on it plus the landowner. He asks me if it’s ok for someone to go on the parcel
Great suggestions Jeff. I am dealing with dog hunters on a new property I am leasing that drop their dogs off at the road which runs one side of the property and they run right thru - confronted them and then another truck of 8 guys with loaded shotguns drove up behind me while I was getting into the “leader”. I did a 180 and started laying in to them to about being on video. Truck of guys hauled butt outa there. My next step for this season is to put either barbed wire along the road edge about 25 yards into the wood line or electric fence line. Interested in your thoughts. I don’t mind dog hunting in certain circumstances but VA is having problems with encroachment on private lands and dog hunters can claim they “can’t control where their dogs go” so my warden said I have to get them on camera.
I also have Coyote hunters that think they can go anywhere, I hate Coyote so I don't push it but I think they found out I wasn't happy, so I think it stopped, all they have to do is ask but don't
Try posting that it is a "Predator Control Zone" Leg Hold Traps in Use. Works for me. I actually do trap and don't want dogs on my land. If you don't trap, let them think you do. Just an idea.
Thank you again Jeff!
When you get back in the sticks where property is if someone caught you on their property you'd probably be looking down the barrel of a gun. Should be that way anywhere lol
Would be funny to throw a stick through a bikers tire..
And watch it lock up and He flipped right off..
And then let the dogs have a snack..
Mostly sue the parents of the teens...
And have the police info the parents
to not give their minors dirt bikes..
if you don't have private land for them to ride on.
Or get ready to pay the fines
every time when they trespass..
Along with damages.
Adults get jail time...
Because they know better..
Be safe out there and GOD BLESS you and your family brother Amen 🙏.
I hung a trail camera 12 feet up in the tree and someone stole it.We had a picture of them but police would do nothing
Hey Jeff:
I really appreciate your content, and hope to give back a little here:
In lieu of the strap that comes with the cameras I use Brown Vine-Wrapped Craft Wire (a.k.a. Brown Grapevine Wire). Blends in better, and with just 1-2 twists it hung. Using this wire allows for bending it for easier positioning of the camera too.
Personally, I use the 4 holes on the camera and thread two equal lengths of the wire through creating an X pattern before wrapping it around the tree. Leave a little slack if you need to angle the camera. It stays put.
Hope this suggestion helps save time, reduce the easy spotting of the strap, and potential theft of cameras.
It’s a constant battle for me. I have 50 acres and the laws in PA are so weak it’s almost futile.
I live in PA, since wardens can arrest them for trespassing now it helps. If you are caught trespassing with a loaded firearm, they can hit you with felony trespass but magistrates where I live think that's to steep, so they hit them with the $50 fine. I hunt all public land, so I have lots of people to deal with..
Yep pa suck let's legal to sit on property line and shot on your neibors property just can't retrieve what they shot, who the heck makes these laws, my local Warden just had a big article for bird he saved but didn't do shit about trespassing neibor that shot two big 145 class buck off my posted property PGC is clueless
What do you consider to close to the property line. I have a stand 10 to 15 yards off my neighbors property line. They really nice people and I don't want to start any trouble.
“The grass is always greener.”
Go ask the neighbor and see what they think. Good neighbors are a wonderful thing.
I know it's not related to this video but I noticed a lot of different lines about the size of a ATV cut in your food plots are in your Fields what are the different sections for.
It looks like extraterrestrial alien marks. Probably didn't spell that right I'm a horrible speller LOL
Cameras,catching deer and 2 legged animals as well,a very important tool Jeff!!
Amen Tex 😁
Had a trespasser hang an expensive stand on my daughters property,nailed a chainsaw chain on the tree ,and that stand was gone in short order!! @@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751
What trail cameras do you recommend? For game and or trespassers.
Is there really that much trespassing in Vernon Co? We owned property over by Hillsboro and I never remember it being bad. Moved to TX a few years ago and its definitely a problem here.
I have just moved back to a family property this last july , with my father hunting this land only for the mature buck of the area, for the past 20 yrs, I did just like what you said , talked to my neighbors and said "I and my sons ( with my dad) will be hunting the property and I have several cameras out, with that being said. our one neighbor contacted me and said he had shot a buck and went 20 yds onto our property, he retrieved it but field dressed it on his property and said he had seen the wide 8 pt that didn't come in close and went onto our property. I shot that wide 8 pt the next morning, would he of called and said a deer died on our property If I hadn't talked to him most likely not. Being a courteous neighbor can be helpful !
Great advice, wonder if I can uses this on the guy that thinks the middle of my yard is a jogging path 😁
Yes and the "proud gun owner one" 😁. I like the one that reads with an arrow pointing to you and then your neighbor, "proud gun owner....not a gun owner", lol
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You talked a lot about trail cameras. I saw you put a stick behind your one. You have any videos on hanging trail cameras? I get great pictures but I also caught EVERYTHING else in my camera like the sun or moon. How do you hang them?
Hey brother I’ve went through it a couple years ago and they threw mothballs in my food plot
I done have had 2 trail cams stole this year and a 15' ladder stand i have them anchored with tie straps and somebody actually cut my straps let my stand fall and just left it...i still aint figured that one out.
Any suggestions to stopping road hunting and poachers that shoot deer at night? Live in Dunn county and just had a well known poacher get caught poaching a 172" buck from our property at night. Thankfully he was turned in but over the last 3 years I have found over 10 dead bucks plus numerous nice bucks that vanished.
Which State?
Michael Evinger WI
I have put bark off my fire wood over my cameras. Drill hole for lens cut out for lights. Then l use tie wire to hold camera, you can look right and not see it. And when elevated real effective.
If you post it properly , it becomes criminal tresspass, which requires a court date
Unfortunately all states vary greatly...to the point a sign barely matters. However, catching someone stealing something from your land raises the bar
The year after I bought my whitetail property the next door neighbor sent his hunters to my place and they poached a few deer. I caught them after hearing the shots and had them cited by the game warden. I may not be on good terms with the neighbors, but they haven't sent any hunters for past two years and haven't had a trespasser since. Hang 'em High! The cameras.
Here in SW Michigan I had to first post my entire 90 acres before I could enforce trespassing according to state law. So then I had the property surveyed which worked out in my favor. I then invited our local Conservation Officer to view our postings. It was a pain having to jump these hurdles but it paid off to this day.
S.C. is completely different. Our law reads “All lands in SC unless otherwise posted are considered private and posted”.
We don’t have the requirement to post signs.
Yes, you have to post no trespassing signs or directly inform the individual they are not welcome on the property. After that, you can press charges for trespassing.
Great video, no scum worse than trespassers
I hunt la crosse and Houston County as well and had trespassers. I feel like many do it shed hunting.
If u put it high how much should I angle it
I just barely cover what needs to be close with the bottom of the frame...
I caught two trespassers turkey hunting on my property last spring. Both were armed with shotguns. They were dressed in full camo. They tried to tell me they thought it was their uncle's land. I told them I knew that was a load of bull because all hunters in my state are required to wear blaze orange, and neither of them were wearing blaze orange. I took photos of their truck, and license plate, and told them this was their only warning. The next time I was going to call the Sheriff and the Game Warden.
Nice
"Hang'm High" not only goes for the cameras!
hahahahaha
for Squatters... They will meet my long barrel and dogs..
And be told you have less that a minute before
I set you and all your belonging on fire..
to get off my land
and do come back..
And just for the hell of it play some banjo music...lol
We were on a sout georgia property where the trespassers would leave the camera, but steal the cards so we couldn't get their vehicle description/plates.
Man that’s a nice giant buck behind you! Looks like he was on steroids lol
Ha, they grow bug around here ☺️ Likely 6 years old too...
I thought that’s what happened when you feed them steroids...lol
Those with two tracks. Place a 2x4 with a lot nails coming up out of it facing up a few inches under the ground.. It might end up being a long walk back for someone...
Just gave me something to with a couple broke cameras!! Thanks!!
Ha...don't throw them away ☺️ Bait em in 👍 Hope it works for you!
Great idea Jeff....thanks.
Give them bling bling and nail them
Trespassers are rude and arrogant! Lowest forms of humans on the earth! Great video!
Pretty sure you're the lowest form of life for putting possessions above human life.
Jeff I have problems with coyote hunters dropping their dogs off at the gate of my property and then going around the next block and wait while their dogs run through my property. I have had pictures of them dropping the dogs off and pictures of deer running while the dogs were running around my land. I only get to the property every couple weeks so they know when I'm not around. The problem is the previous land owner allowed other people to hunt the property and I'm sure didn't know or didn't care about the coyote hunters. Not sure what to do about it, because I don't know who they are
Good vid Jeff! Sometimes u got to get a bit physco and let em know your a bit nuts to get your point across. I tell alot of them to let your balls drop and buy your own land lol
Just yesterday when I was leaving my property a silver 4 runner came up the road behind me, I was already down the road a ways, and they stopped in front of my property entrance and pulled over. I stopped in the road too and watched them. After about 30 seconds I put it in reverse and they kept going. I don't want to have to confront anybody. I won't be nice about it. I have signs very very visible from the road no trespassing
I’m dealing with surgery supposedly April the 7th if it’s not canceled that’s one reason I’m late watching brother. Just hurting bad
Caught a couple trespassers over the years, “looking for a deer” they shot across the road on state land. Best results when extinguishing fire immediately!
If you "track deer" onto our land, you just donated to Hunters for the Hungry!
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the "I'd turn back if I were you" sign and the always popular "nothing ahead worth dying for" sign.
Had a trespasser come stomping up a trail right while I was grunting in a decent buck last year , so I know the frustration happy hunting all
I don’t own land, hunt public. I use ONX hunt(phone ap). Shows property lines as well as topography. Great tool. Be respectful of other people’s stuff 👍🏻.
I used to have a 2007 roadstar with 9,000 mi on it I put it in my front yard one time when we had still in the neighborhood I put a sign on it said if you could get me out of the yard for my own accused you you can have me sit there for months and months nobody messed with it wonder why
great tips to stop unwanted guests
Facts!
Ha...love it! Thank you Shawn and good morning ☺️
This year we had a hunter pull off the side of the road and shot a deer that was on our land. Well my uncle had shot at another deer and didn’t know if he hit it. My uncle found the deer that the other people shot.(We knew because of the entrance and exit hole.) Anyway the trespassers came back and saw our cameras while they were looking for the deer and stole the chip out of the camera. My relatives weren’t very happy but didn’t care when other people used dogs earlier this month to shoot coyotes. Have a great weekend and keep pumping the videos out!!!
Just put a camera up last night and what would ya know within 8 hours I had ten photos of them riding back and forth on ATVs and walking with there dogs across the line. I’m so pissed 😡 and they’ve been scaring all the deer away and ripping up my food plots!!!
I found a good way to stop night time trespassers is with my M1A, night vision scope and a silencer, a whisper in the dark sends troubles running or falling, depends on my mood.
Caught trespassers on camera several times. Right after buying property. Two of which turned out to be my nieghbor and his son Not during hunting season. Ended up meeting them becoming very good friends. Before building our cabin he let me stay at his house during season because I live over hour away. So that turned out to be a good outcome. Still got one guy trying to find.
132 thumbs up, 1 down. Who is the trespasser?
My most annoying trespassers are dogs chasing deer. How do you deal with that. Had them in now range several times. I couldn't do it. Because I realize its not the dogs fault they don't no any better. its owners.
Find out who the owners are- let them know you trap your land.
Jeremiah bowe thanks for the like. I thought about trapping them and taking them to my animal control an hour away from property to make it more of a pain in the ass for owners. All have collars.
keeping them is great for bears too have a lot less cameras stolen by bears when there high!
Oh for sure...when deer, bears or even people can see them at face level it is never a good thing...
Great comment, thank you!
I have caught one person via camera on my land (40 acres) which is surrounded by 10's of thousands of acres of National Forest, did not pursue it because he never showed up again and the boundaries are not marked very well (yet) but my plan is to put a sign every 50 yards or so - we have a lot of mushroom hunters around here too - I would allow them in the spring to come and look for mushrooms but I would want them to be respectful and ask for permission... Also if someone on public land shoot a deer and it ran on my land, so long as they ask I would be happy to allow them to track the deer and even help them... it's all about respect and just being decent people.
In the U.P of Michigan , we have to use bear boxes had three cameras chewed up.
I've seen that before! Although setting them at least 6' off of the ground helps TREMENDOUSLY! Gets them out of their face...eyes.
We switched to paracord over the straps, it helps
I had a trespasser on trail camera and reported them to sheriff which stopped it. I put up a good gate, tossed brush piles on side of gate for briars to grow on, I have signs as well.