Came home from work and found some women in my back yard, asked her what she was doing on my property and she replied just taking pictures of my beautiful trees. Asked her to leave once and was ignored so I told her to take those pictures on the run and introduced her to my Rottiie
Hey there Stevespecs and welcome to my channel!! Gracious, that must have been interesting seeing someone in your backyard taking pictures of your trees? Wow and you were ignored upon questioning her, yep, pictures on the run!! Some folks have no respect for another persons property!! Thanks for watching sir, come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Thanks so much for the mention ! And thank you for advising restraint before all else... A polite word (especially here in the south) will get you further than anything else... You can always escalate the situation to meet a threat, but there is no need to start there - or a southern boy might escalate to meet your level - then you have a problem that didn't need to be... Appreciate ya putting this out there ! Thanks for sharing ! Peace.
Home In The Sticks - Thank you so much for lending your perspective to the topic brother... I had a sneaking suspicion it would be well received - as it appears to have been ! Great job ! Je vous souhaite de l'ombre sur le dos, de la glace dans votre thé et de la viande supplémentaire dans votre gombo ...
on my way to Birmingham from Memphis about 20 years ago, i pulled off the interstate near Peppertown, Mississippi. ended up losing my sense of direction and on county roads away from 'town'. i drove by a place with a long driveway and noticed some people sitting in lawn chairs so i stopped, backed up and pulled in to ask for directions. obviously they looked upon me with suspicion at first, but after explaining my situation they understood that i was just a fellow southerner in need of assistance. we ended up having an hour long conversation and although ill never see them again i felt like i had made some new friends that day. im pretty sure this wouldn't happen up north.
I'd have to say that you made some new friend in the Sip truth matters!! It's just one of them things in rural America, most folks over here are sure enough good folk that will help if they can!! Thanks for watching and ya have a great weekend!! Dan
Come visit PA sometime before you judge, its wonderful where I was born and raised. We got more churches than bars, there ain't a single adult store in my county and acres upon acres of farmland and mountains. People still stop along the road if they see you in trouble. We are a carry state too and we have castle law on the books, trespassing is serious but kindness and respect will probably get ya directions and sweet tea not a gun....and yeah we love sweet tea too! LOL Just stay out of the cities they are full of trash for sure.
I have 2 gates between my house and the county road. This has helped in keeping people from inviting themselves on my property. Some good advice. Have a Blessed Day Dan!
2 gates is certainly a good thing, you'd think folks would heed the first gate and not come onto your property lol!! Thanks for watching sir, y'all have a great week!! Dan
I have a homestead in south east Alabama. I have my No Trespassing Sign. I don't have a to many problems. But I have an very protective Australian shepard and she will bit anyone she doesn't know. If I get a trespasser it is most likely that person will be bloody. I have no beware of Dog signs because if you put those up, that means in court they you are aware that your dog is dangerous.
Thank ya for watching and commenting sir, welcome to our community and the channel!! It's good to hear you don't have many problems with trespassers, unlike many other folks that have posted comments on folks just taking over there property!! Can't beat a good dog on the homestead for sure!! Have a good un!! Dan
Well Dan this is the video I missed and I did it kind of on purpose. I had my reasons. Now that I've watched it, it was pretty good. In Florida you are only allowed to open carry on your own property. My property is totally fenced and gated. To trespass you have to open a gate. A few times I've had knocks on my door that were strangers. I do the same thing every time. As I am going to the door I pick up my shotgun and lean it up inside against the frame. I the look out a window to size up who is there. I simply answered the door in all cases except 1 and those times someone just looking for somebody else. The one time I picked up my shotgun and held it with my right hand pointing down. It was some thug looking young man asking about a car I had sitting in my yard or so he says. I told him he had some nerve just waltzing in someones yard out here. All I got were yes sirs and no sirs out of him but his looks were fishy. I asked him to not return and I never saw him again. Would I pull my gun on someone? If I felt threatened I would. But like you said politeness works best. We have only old people on our dead end street and we watch out for strangers. I felt I did the right thing by putting a little fear in him. It is what it is. Take care Dan.
Ya have to do what makes you feel safe Big Ron but yes sir, politeness goes a long way!! Thank ya for watching my friend, stay safe and have a good week!! Dan
Dan, thank you for today's video. At first I thought something had happened on your property, I'm glad it didn't. I think knowing your neighbors and who belongs in your "neighborhood" is a big help to many people. They look out for one another. When you live somewhere and no one wants to know the neighbors or be a part of a neighborhood, well, that makes it hard to know the strangers. Being polite is always the best way to be, but it is sad that a good deal of the time, that doesn't always help. I believe that when a person is unsure, and can't determine "who" someone is, it is best just to call law enforcement. It's their job to help and be sure that everyone is safe. Thanks for sharing. Catherine
This is so true! I let my neighbors know a tractor and a group of guys were on their land down in the bottom corner. Found out later it was the electric company coming through clearing out the limbs away from the power lines. Never know around here, but we always look out for our neighbors and their place. I want them to do the same for our little farm!
That's a good relationship to have with your neighbors Mrs Chassity, my neighbor is always keeping an eye on my place for me!! Thanks for watching mam, have a great week!! Dan
Love it!! Having so much land that everyone knows where the other neighbor lives. I feel like folks in the country are a lot more friendlier and tight knit then people in the city living right next to each other. It's sad but true, we barely know any of our neighbors, it's like a culture or something. Thanks for sharing :)
Yes mam, it's a different lifestyle living in a rural area, but don't get me wrong, I have a few boneheads that live in my community lol!! Thanks for watching mam and you have a wonderful week!! Dan
Yes...you are correct. We have family in California who came here to Oklahoma for the funeral of a family member. Our California family was asking...who are all these people? There were probably 50 cars parked up and down the road at the house. People bringing food so the family didn't need to cook. Ladies from the church all in the kitchen washing dishes...Lmao they couldn't believe it. People mowing the yard etc. And its like that for about 2 weeks people calling and dropping off food. Its nothing to have a flat tire and 3 or 4 cars stop trying to help....especially if you are a Lady...or elderly. That's how it is around Tishomingo, Oklahoma where I live.
As a Southerner from the great state of Georgia, I concur; If you see someone on your property, whether it is marked or not, be polite, be aware of your surroundings, and keep in mind your safety it is first and foremost. If you don't feel safe, trust your feelings, your not! Put a barrier between you and the trespasser, a closed door, rolled up car window, five or six feet, whatever it takes. If you see two trespassers take note you may be in danger. Deal with them from a distance or with other people that you know as backup or witnesses. Personally, I am always armed and I have my dog with me at all times. No one wants to mess with a great big Rottweiler or any other large dog. If things are going well, don't argue with the idiot, just excuse yourself, go inside and call the police, or have someone inside the home do so if they feel things are getting bad. If they start to talk shit, just walk away and make your phone call. If they decide to get froggy and jump on your lily pad; give them the rude awaking. After all they would have deserve it. Things are different in each part of the country. If you are out in the country, you learn to be more on your guard. If you are in the sticks and know your neighbors; then you have a support group to draw upon for help. If you live in the suburbs, then let the police handle it. They can be there faster than a greased pig at the county fair. Trespassers look for weakness so stand tall and strong. Don't put up with any crap. Just remember these four rules: 1.) Train your family members what to do and how to do it. 2.) Safety first, you and your family 3.) Be polite, but, be firm. Let it be known that they are trespassing and are not welcomed on your property. 4.) You will defend yourself if need be. Good video Dan. Keep 'em coming.
Well said Jumpoff A, and I agree 100%!! I personally never had any issues with trespassers but I have some neighbors that have and still do. Nothing more discouraging than someone hunting on your land and that's a big problem over here. Thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! dan
Approach a trespasser with extreme caution ! A cowboy who was checking cattle approached 2 men fishing his pond. He got shot in the head with a 357. They found his feed truck still running and then found the man lying on the pond bank DEAD ! This happened a 1/4 mile from where I lived. They eventually caught the 2 men...They were trespassing and fishing, but they had a history. So be extremely cautious !
Thanks for breaking it down Dan. It’s always good when your neighbors have your back. Typical the further away your neighbors are the closer you are to each other. City dwellers don’t even know who their neighbors are. Be sure to drink water buddy. Brian
Thanks for watching my brother, heck yeah, I hydrated up lol!! Folks down here are particular about trespassing that's for sure!! Have a great week bro and be safe!! Dan
Very well put Dan my man. On the job I had to deal with a lot of that. Most of the time just being calm and asking a few questions gets the job done. But you will alway have that one person that does not respect others so you will have to be prepared for that. Great video brother.
I agree Dan. Most of the time you can politefully inform someone that they are on your property and you would rather they not do that and from my experience it works but if it doesn't then move on to other things. But most of the time it's just that people don't understand the rules of rural America. For instance people who have never owned land. Great video Dan! You stay safe out there.
Ha ha city folk see a field or patch of woods and think theres nothing here, we can pull in barbecue some lunch. Then along comes the Farmer or landowner toting his gun.
Hello Mrs Laura and welcome to my channel mam!! No mam, I try to be as polite and courteous as possible if someone should stumble onto my property, a kind word does go a long way!! I thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Be polite, no profanity, advise them they are trespassing, ask them to leave, if that fails call law enforcement, but always be polite. Just because you can carry, do not think you can use a weapon on your property with no legal consequences or repercussions.
you're not entitled to politeness when you're trespassing you do not tell people how to talk. You leave when you're told to or the land owner enforces their castle doctrine rights and you'll never be anyone's problem again.
This is why you put signs up that its 1)Private Property, 2) Its got cameras 3) you are heavily armed. Anyone who continues despite the warning signs obviously has bad intentions.
Hello VF1Skullangel, welcome to the channel and our community!! I agree with ya 1000%, multiple warnings and one still proceeds probably means one is up to no good!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good Wednesday evening!! Dan
Definitely a great topic friend! So many scenarios and so many outcomes. I agree, if being nice doesn’t help, then do what you have to do to protect yourself and your family. 😊
I used to do security in Boston. For years, I was most people’s first contact on most sites, especially overnight. I’ve learned to make friends quickly with the homeless in the area, being polite helps a lot and always being prepared to handle anything that pops up. I grew up in NC, where we are miles apart from each other. Now that I live in NY (we recently bought a house here) our property isn’t huge.... it’s about an acre and 1/4 heavily wooded. We’ve only been here a few months, but, have had several instances of trespassing. Mostly, people thinking the previous owners still live here, a few looking for their dog, and teenagers.... thanks for your video.
Hello Heather and welcome to my channel!! I bet that's a big change going from NC to NY. I don't get very many trespassers, mainly lost folks!! Thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Have a great weekend mam!! Dan
Home In The Sticks you’re very welcome! I was raised hybrid- I was born in Mass, spent time in Maine, moved to NC for middle and high school (definitely a culture shock) then moved back to Mass for college. Two months ago my other half and I bought a house in NY. My move to NY (upstate) wasn’t very difficult, since I’d insisted on living somewhere rural (rural here means I have an acre vs a condo) My other half works in NYC, so, we live within 45 minutes of that. I’m home alone most days. So, even when I’m working out in the yard, my dog is with me.... he’s huge and would definitely get my point across. Since we’ve dealt with the last trespassers, we’ve not had any issues. Maybe word got around not to come here. Who knows. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for more posts.
My parents raised me right, I would never think of trespassing on property that doesn’t belong to me. I don’t understand people who feel entitled to act this way. Told an 85 year old man who lives down the street to stay off my property. Polite, but direct. He’s been walking thru my yard for a while now, also peeking thru the slats on the privacy fence. That was the last straw! Warned him that next time I will contact the police. Felt bad since he’s so old, but don’t want him doing it.
Gracious, some folks but glad you stood your ground with this person!! Thank ya for watching and commenting Rach C, welcome to our community and the channel, have a good Thursday and come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Some old folks ain’t got no manners no more and no care got to take everyone as a potential treat he can be a pedo u never know treat him as u would any weirdo doing those things
Hi . Im English. I have been visiting the southern states of America a couple of times a year for over 20 years . I always visit the back roads rather than the tourist spots . If I get lost "which does happen sometimes" !!!! I have found the folks I meet to be the most descent , humble , friendly, charming human beings around. I have never met an angry man nor had a gun waved at me etc . I think when they hear our accents they think we are just crazy "British" . they normally want to feed us , a lot want to adopt us ! lol . the hospitality is truly humbling . I always offer to pay , always being mindful not to offend even when clearly sometimes feeding another couple of mouths is a struggle . but to refuse us also insulting so its hard . I ask if I can leave money for a local charity they can donate it to instead . that always goes down well and they want to adopt us even more ! you have wonderful countryside and wonderful people in the south . being polite and apologising is all anyone ever expects or asks . your lucky to live in such a lovely place .
Hello Mr David and welcome to my channel sir, glad to have ya!! Most southern folk are about hospitality and I myself believe in being polite to folks that may be lost or in some kind of predicament. I thank ya for the kinds words regarding us southern folk, plenty of good folk out there!! I thank ya for watching sir and hope ya come back and visit when ya can!! Have a great day!! Dan
I am very polite, ask what they are doing, you never know. Then politely ask them to leave. I tell them I don't let anyone on property due to past liability issues. If they don't leave call sheriff. Of course I am armed and may have backup but not worth anyone getting hurt.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Mike, welcome to the channel and our community!! Yes sir, politeness goes a long way sometimes in instances like that!! Dan
The problem we have in rural Oregon is people who are onbmeth and looking for something easy to steal while people are gone to their jobs or to the store. They walk up and see nobody around and they start taking what ever they can to sell for drugs!!
same in Florida, got no trespassing signs, Trees painted every 10 feet, and crammers on my sing I put my phone number down a free number that I use told them they better call before going any futher
This seems familiar ☺️ I live in Texas which is also an open carry state. If anyone makes it past the security cameras and German Shepherds and No Trespassing signs, I will treat them politely 😉 Seriously,most people are okay around here. Usually just hipster kids looking for an antique store or something 🤔 We try to be friendly but we don't take unnecessary chances. Needless to say,we know how to handle firearms.
Hello Mrs Reagan and welcome to my channel mam!! Amen and I agree with ya, most folks here in the Sip will be polite one time after that it will be a different story!! I agree with you on not taking any unnecessary chances as well!! I thank ya for watching and hope ya come back and visit when ya can!! Have a god holiday weekend!! Dan
true mate being polite pays out in 99% but always can happen something wrong right??? i remember one situation when somehow come out big storm with thunder and all that things then one van stop next to my house and wee can see they try to make tiny camp for get worm up and drink some coffee so my mother go out in that stormy weather and ask them to come inside of our home just to worm up and stay safe after all we find out it is some lost turist from sweeden if i remember right but even tho they not able tom comunicate with annother my mom still get christmas card from them every year
That was sure enough nice of your mother to do that my friend!! Kindness is a wonderful thing I tell ya!! Much respect to your mom!! Thanks for watching bro!! Dan
Rafal Scrapper,,,I got caught in a bad rainstorm on my motorcycle and sought refuge under an awning. The folks across the street invited me to park my bike in their garage and fed me lunch. Best friends I've ever accidentally made. Thanks for sharing!
In Aroostook county Maine we all pack heat concealed and don't need a permit so we get very few trespassers. Cause you just don't know who's got a gun on em. I like it like that.
I have a sign at the beginning of the driveway; MY PITT BULLS CAN MAKE IT FROM THE DOOR TO THIS SIGN IN 3.8 SECONDS, CAN YOU? I don't get many visitors.
Hello beast from the east and welcome to my channel!! That's a good sign indeed, certainly deter folks that are your property for criminal purposes!! Dan
Home In The Sticks - sub'd your channel thanks for the acknowledgement nothing like good dog's to have your 6, I trust them with my life. Be safe . Beast
Here in my town I can tell them to leave and when I do I make sure they can see that I am armed. Out in the county (I live in town now so it is illegal to discharge a firearm in town limits), as long as your property is marked NO TRESPASSING and filed through the courts, you can shoot and ask questions later.
uk. Today I had a neighbour trespassing on my property. There was a planning application going on and the Council had put it up on our driveway instead of the main road. The neighbour walked on the private driveway and up to the driveway to the house in question. I pretended not to know who he was and then he said he was a neighbour wanting to read the Notice. I said it is PRIVATE PROPERTY. How would you like it if we walked on his private land? He refused to move and then I said I will call the police. The neighbour said Go on Then. I then said I am going to get my Camera. It was when I said that he started moving lol I did report him to the police and reminded them we had problems with him previously and even then we contacted the police. Some of these trespassers have history which works against them. He will get a visit from the police. I wish I had my camera every time I am out of the house. I told the police that I was a Neighbourhood Watch Co ordinator which meant they would listen to me more lol I spoke to the Council and got them to move the Notice to somewhere more suitable. I said it was attracting strangers and paedophiles to the farm where there are young girls riding ponies we didnt want that lol
Thank ya for watching and commenting peridotkent art, welcome to the channel and our community!! Sorry for the late reply as I'm just now receiving comments on several videos!! I'm glad you got that resolved over there, that could have turned out differently for sure, folks don't respect over folks property anymore, seems like it's only getting worse!! Take care over there and do come back and visit when ya can, have a good weekend!! Dan
Interesting topic indeed. If it is a friendly, there is an opportunity to give the person some tomato plants and talk to them about gardening and maybe plant a seed that creates a new farmer. If it is an unfriendly, it can be turned into fertilizer for one's tomato plants. It's a win win either way really. Put the trespasser to work on your farm... or compost them. Cheers
O, buddy...other than being professional and blunt, I heard no suggestions when professional and blunt don't work. Neighbors, total strangers, walked onto my place passing the very clear No Trespassing sign and up to my motor home. I was kind, cordial, listened to their invitation to visit their church. After declining diplomatically, I asked if they'd seen my sign. "Yes, but nobody out here pays attention to that." Lots of residents in my "subdivision" have No Trespassing signs on their fences. It's not visitors to the neighborhood who're being warned off--it's other land owners. This is a very sad place, indeed. Their attitude is, Do whatever you're big enough to do. And, certain homeowners have game-camed the roads, other folks' property, know when you're home or not. Criminal mischief is rampant and the sheriff is impotent, sides with his favorites. Presently, they're piping noxious fumes into my home at night, 11 p to 5 a. Nobody, not sheriff, not deputies have been able or cared enough to stop it. I was told, if I ramp up my response, the neighbors will do the same. I've already had their bullets whiz over my head, hit the ground within 8 ft. of me. Rule: if someone wants to be a friend, wants to make nice, first, abide by my home rules. It's no friend that can't do that. Trees for privacy? It just gives them more places to hide.
Thank ya Gore, welcome to the channel and our community!! Kindness goes a long way in my book!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good week!! Dan
I'm from New Jersey so if someone is on your property we call the cops and let them handle it. Nice video Dan it's always best to be nice especially if someone is lost or sick looking for help but then again someone could be looking for trouble.
I been hearing a chain saw close? I go up with my mom into my woods theirs paths cut through downed trees towards my back door and I get towards the top and there's cameras there. I go to the county building and get the a plot map and its exactly the same as it has always been. they had blue tape every where,....but its way on me not near the property lines.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Nakoa Warrior, welcome to the channel and our community!! Wow, sounds like ya may have to mark the boundary lines of your property somehow, folks will definitely make your property their own!! I hope ya get this figured out!! Dan
Great thoughts Mr. Dan! I like hearing it from the side of a police officer, even if it ain't in my state...I just met my new neighbors today up at my new land, I've got "no trespassing" signs up for when I ain't up there, but they waited until they seen me there, just pulled in the driveway right off the road and stopped, and got out real polite like and introduced themselves like good old country folks do, and I liked that. You're right, polite can go a long way before you gotta take it anywhere else, esp. if you're like me moving into a new rural area and it may just be a neighbor introducing themselves, I like what you said, something like "find out what's going on" first, before you just start blasting with a shotgun, lol.
Oh yeah brother, being polite will get ya far!! Most folks over here are just that but some aren't and ya can't be polite to them!! Just one of those things!! Thanks for watching Andy and you sure enough be safe at the new home place my friend!! Dan
How does trespassing work in this situation, me & my ex own a house together & still both live in it. Trying to figure out a way out of the situation currently. But now she’s starting to bring another man to my house when I’m not home. Do I have any rights to tell him not to be here? Also what do I do if I never catch him while I’m home? Thanks in advance
Thank ya for watching and commenting, welcome to our community and the channel!! Wow, sounds like you're in a pickle sir and sorry to hear about this. I'd most definitely check with your local LEO agency and see what they advise, that could be a touchy situation for sure!! Dan
I was driving down the road, a guy has a lot of horses on his property they was out running down the road, He has No Trespassing sings and people in the area says that he means it. So I did not tell him that his horses was out just kept on driving,, sometimes you cannot have it both ways
Thank ya for watching and commenting altha 20214, welcome to our community and the channel!! I understand what you're saying and no sir, can't have it both ways for sure. I have a few neighbors up the road that are the same way!! Have a good Thursday and stay safe over there!! Dan
Here in East Central south Carolina the law don't care.call them after your house been broke into they will tell you it's drug addicts and shrug it off.
Great video, I enjoyed it! "Don't let anybody dull your shine!" How is that not on a bumper sticker or T-shirt?! Merchandising possibilities there for ya!
Hey Mr Scott and welcome to my channel sir!! Lol, I'm actually thinking about getting that phrase on some of my channel shirts!! I thank ya for watching and I hope ya come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Great video. I own both a house in a small town and a rural property in a remote area, and your conclusion - don't escalate if it's not necessary - is exactly right. I don't even really have a plan should things escalate. I live in Canada, however, and we have a very different attitude towards guns. It is very interesting to hear attitudes from people who live in a place such as Mississippi.
Hey Kris and welcome to my channel!! It's all about being polite and respectful IF possible. Most folks over here that end up on someone's property, 90% of the time are lost. I thank ya for giving my channel a look, do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
True Mr. Huy and unfortunately I live in Commiefornia. I have guns and I also support the Second Amendment and these commies get angry that I support the Second Amendment.
We have an acre pond at the back of our property. We have cought a lot of strangers up there. My husband always goes up there packing a gun. He tells them to leave and so far no problems. It doesn't hurt that he is 6'5 and about 250. Thanks for the information Dan.
I live in Arkansas. In my are, trespassing is not really treated as a crime, and the law really protects them more than anything. People can repeatedly "visit" your property. If you call the police, they will tell them to leave, but they will not do anything, even after multiple trips. One piece of land we own has a squatter living on it. We cannot make them leave without a costly legal process. Doing anything physically to them puts the legal burden on you.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Eric, welcome to the channel and our community!! I'm sorry to hear you're having problems with folks on your property, it works a lil differently here in MS!! You have a good weekend and stay safe!! Dan
Good points for sure, things are the same here in the PA sticks. Grew up with a junkyard and diesel garage family business. Many times found people getting in the cars at night, one particular time found two young guys diggin in the trunk of a junker. So with my shottie I asked them what they were doing? They blew a tire along the road on the edge of the yard and didn't have a jack...middle of the night so I was already tuned up! They weren't armed and were scared to death. So I opened the garage and got them a real jack, gave them the scrappy one they were gonna steal anyway and lol helped em and sent them on their way. My statement to them was just knock on the dang front door next time! I wish kindness was the worst disease we suffered as human beings.
Hello Mr Rob and welcome to my channel sir!! The last 2 sentences of your comment are sure enough good ones!! Most folk around me will bend over backwards to help, if ya ask!! I thank ya for watching and sharing an incident that happened to you!! Take care sir!! Dan
I agree to a certain extent ... Say it is night time you get woke up by say a barking dog alerting you something isn't right . From experience anyone that's on your property at an odd hour of the night is usually up to no good . You have no idea if there is more than 1 person it's dark That in it's self is a threat that a person should not take lightly. My family has been in law enforcement totaling 50+ yrs in very much rural / Sticks of Southern Ohio . Have a good 1
Thank ya for watching JJD1913 and thank ya for your input, my family has been involved in LE for quite some time as well. Circumstances dictate actions. dan
,,hello,,Dan,, very good advice,, i have had people wonder on my place before,, what i don`t like is when someone dumps there trash i have had to clean it up before,, the police did catch them once,, i was happy to hear that they got caught,, thanks for sharing,,
Yes sir Mr James, folks to that over here as well, trash and beer cans!! Lawd help em if I happen to see someone dumping trash!! Thanks for watching sir, y'all have a great week!! Dan
I just had a women come over when I was collecting eggs. She had to be on drugs because she said her chickens lay 3 eggs each a day because she hugs and kisses them !! Now I have to keep an eye on my chickens !!
In daylight I would record the process of informing the trespassers that they are not allowed on the property. Dark, be safe and vigilant, record if possible. In texas I believe any detainment of trespassers can get sticky, like forcing them to stay while waiting for police, or telling them to move from here to there at gunpoint (potentially kidnapping). If the only crime is trespassing it is my understanding we can not hold them.
Wow, it's a bit different in Mississippi Pat. If you get caught trespassing in MS, said trespassers will probably be looking down the barrel of a shotgun. The sheriff has no problems with land owners protecting their property. Thank ya for watching and welcome to my channel!! Do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Home In The Sticks it was a houston police officer in the city that gave me trouble regarding this, , I suspect where I am now, population 700 or so, the sheriff's are more likely to use officer discretion in favor of land owner
Thanks for thw video. My niece works for West Sacramento PD. I was a deputy for Navajo County in 1996. Goos and informative. Esp about manners. Approach determines response usually Stay safe. Semper Fi
Hello Mrs Amy and welcome to my channel mam!! I can only speak for Mississippi but we don't have very many shootings here in the county that I live in and I would have some dogs but we have some folks that like stealing dogs!! I thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
I and my wife put two down on thier bellys, waited on the County to show up, the ar15's convinced them after one became very beligerant. And honestly that's usually what were faced with, if you are nice, they want to be fed dinner. That's Ga., I'm retired LEO.
Hello Mr Michael and thank ya for watching sir!! Good to hear another perspective from a retired LEO!!! Some times that's the only language folks will listen to unfortunately, thank goodness I've never had any problems like that over here. A patrol rifle or shotgun will settle things down sometimes!! Have a good weekend brother and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Even this Granny packs a gun here in Northern Mississippi , Will ask nicely first but see you more than once trespassing on my property not to good .. Good video thanks
During the daytime, this 'might' work... But at 0300 hours, there is no way I am polite.. unless me sticking a .12 gauge in your face is considered to be.. Today, you can no longer assume.. And if your property is CLEARLY marked, there is also NO reason someone should be trespassing. We are not talking about those who come down the drive in plain view.. we are talking about those sneaking around in the woods or field you have. Yes you can be polite... but don't ever let them think your politeness is also weakness.. For me, I am 80 miles out from the nearest major town or city in Wisconsin... and it can take 25 minutes for the Sheriff to get here... Out here neighbors are your first responders and whether it is drug addicts coming to steal to support their drug habit or someone stealing the copper cables from irrigation systems ($23,000 to replace), unless you are INVITED onto my land, to me you are a threat to me and my family until proven otherwise.
Roger that and well said brother. Over here most folks know their neighbors and then again, most folks over here know what I do for a living, so I don't have many trespassers, more folks that show up lost. Thank ya for watching and welcome to my channel!! Dan
Open Carry sounds great! However, I cannot carry a weapon into a town. Unless, I have a concealed carry permit. I open carry up here all the time though! Mississippi sounds a bit like Kentucky! Yes, being polite is always the best approach!
In your open carry state if you have a gun on your person and you get pulled over by law enforcement how does that work out with a cop talking and possibly giving a traffic citation to a person. In los angeles a cop would be very upset if he found a gun on the person and would immediately pull his gun out and point it at you, It would be a very tense situation. Unless you have a guard card and a permit to carry a weapon for your work, if he finds it in your car he wll arrest you. It is foreign to me to have regular citizens interacting with policemen in public whern both are armed with pistols. PLEASE RESPOND
Hello Mr Bradley and welcome to my channel sir!! In Mississippi, most folks will let the police officer know that he/she is armed during a traffic stop, also in Mississippi if a persons drivers license is checked during a traffic stop, my state will let us police officers know that the person stopped is a concealed carry permit holder. I can't comment on California as I don't know much about that states laws regarding open carrying a weapon or concealed carry. Hope this answers your question!! Dan
I got no trespassing signs, Trees and Fence Post painted every 10 feet, Cameras, no m sings I got a phone number on it and wrote better call before going any futher
@@HomeInTheSticks Try to just hard to look after it living 3 hours away. I'm 60 I have Parkinsons, Not much time left for me.. Thinking about making it into a CSA getting about 5 families who want to use it. I have no kids none of my nieces and nephews deserve it.. It has been in my family for generations just do not want to sell it.. Least by putting it in a land trust in a CSA I can still control it and it will be passed down to people who wants to enjoy it.. I got two people interested now, A guy that is a carpenter and another guy owns tractors and heave equipment, just want to get it set up right to protect my interest and the other families
Hello J A HOUSER, welcome to the channel and our community!! I never fully relied on my GPS lol but I know the feeling you're talking about lol!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, you have a good weekend!! Dan
I found that each case is different. The turkey hunter hunting in my front yard sees a much different side of me, than the mushroom hunter, or the trespassing kids do. I rarely go anywhere (even when I go to town) without my camcorder, cell phone, and 9mm (backed up w/20ga.). The best weapon is video! It's sad that people don't respect private property.
Well said OUredneck and that's very true, folks these days don't respect private property and I have a lot of friends that use trail cameras on their property. It's bad when a person will trespass on a game wardens property!! Thanks for watching and welcome to my channel!! Dan
Thank ya for watching and commenting Jack Hammer, welcome to the channel and our community!! We have numbers on mail boxes but not so much on the houses, just how it is in rural Mississippi!! Dan
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr John, welcome to our community and the channel!! Sometimes prayers don't work sir, there's a lot of folks that have no respect for another person's property!! Dan
Good topic. I have lived in southern states it's always been that way. unlike the north it's a free for all up here.and keeps you on your toes all the time.again thanks for your vid,,,Johnny 1.out.
Hey there Johnny and welcome to my channel sir!! I've never been up north but I've heard some things about this topic from folks up that way. Stay safe and watch your 6!! Thanks for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
We had problems with a group of assholes riding their atv's through my family's property in Pennsylvania. Confronted them and told them to stop, they continued to do it after that. My dad threw a few handfuls of roofing nails on the route they were using. Apparently it was funny as shit watching a bunch of assholes try to get their atv's out with flat tires.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Nothing, welcome to our community and the channel!! Sometimes one has to do what they have to do to keep trespassers off their land!! You have a good week and stay safe over there!! Dan
What kind of advice would you give some one like me. I'm a t-11 paraplegic which basically means I am confined to a wheelchair. I am building myself a small home in a rural area and I am very concerned about security. I'm originally from Detroit so I know crazy when I see them . But the south is a little different . Because of my disability I have had a few people me, just to see what I'm about and if I'll make it easy target. When I first moved here I had a few people knock on my door two three in the a.m. one asked for a ride the other (I kid you not)asked me if I had any beer. I let them know as politely as I could that I'm not for the games, and please don't ever come to my home again at that time of night. for one it's very disrespectful and at night it's not very safe for me or them.
Hello Kamal 1994 and welcome to my channel!! All I can say is wow on the folks that were knocking on your door at that hour of the morning, only advise that I could offer is protect yourself and your property. Because you are confined to a wheelchair that doesn't mean you can't tote around a shotgun with ya especially if your moving to a rural area. Another piece of advise is if your in the position to do so, add some security cameras around your house and property, you'd have the advantage of seeing them before they see you. Thank ya for watching and be safe my friend!! Dan
Home In The Sticks hey thanks a lot for replying. funny thing is I was just watching your "dangerous heat" video. I'm building myself what is called a tiny home on 4 acres of land I purchased here in Alabama and I can't wait to get started on it. I have a service dog I plan on getting another one and I do concealed carry. I was pretty good with a shotgun when I was in the Marine Corps I bought myself the Winchester Marine Defender haven't got a chance to use it yet at the range but I do plan on putting in a lot of range time with it because I haven't used one since my injury. Again thanks a lot for the advice my friend and I'm going to look at a lot more of your videos and I have subscribe to your Channel.
Awesome and thank ya for your service brother, good to know you conceal carry, that's a good thing. Your service dog and another one around the home place isn't a bad idea either!! Stay safe brother and thank ya for subscribing to the channel!! Dan
Thank ya for watching Kick a Poo, welcome to the channel and our community!! Seems as tho a lot of folks have given up on trespassing signs, it's just a shame some folks don't respect other folks property!! Dan
Hello AKDARIUS and welcome to my channel!! I about stopped using GPS when I'm on the road for the reason your stating, I end up somewhere other than where I'm supposed to be lol. I thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
I’ve had hunters trespassing on my land which is marked “No hunting or trespassing”. It’s scary to go out and confront them just after I’ve heard a shot. I’d probably not be my usual friendly self.
That's blatant disregard for someone's property and I sure hate that for you Mrs Susan!! Have you contacted your local wildlife and fishery service? Hunting on posted private property is a big no-no over here!! Dan
The DEC officer came in with camouflage to catch the person in action. He found two deer stands in one tree, illegal here and the person had “baited” the deer, also illegal. Corn and deer treats going right up to the deer stand on my property. This is a normally quiet rural area which is beautiful and I feel safe. A few things though have also happened like finding a big patch of marijuana growing in my field!
I lways ask them what they are doing then point out the property line, and usualy do not have an issue, sometimes however I get a smart ass that ask me if I am sure I own my land, and argue with me that it is wearhouser land and that they have a right to be here, sometimes though I will just sen my dog after them and they leave in a hurry, right now i am in the process of putting in a road around my land so that I can put up a fence becuse all the notrespassing signs are not working aperently people do not know how to read, and so far i have ha a few people think my road is a public access road for mushroom picking, bearry picking or even poaching deer, lost count of th number of times I had someone walk out of the woods right into my back yard, litaraly walking right past a no trespassing and no hunting sign.
Hello MacGabhann, welcome to our community and the channel!! Gracious, that's a lot of work to keep folks off your property, no trespassing signs don't work to good over here in the Sip either!! It can certainly be annoying when ya have to argue with someone that's trespassing on your land, done that a time or three myself!! Hope the new road helps with the problem your having over there!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good weekend!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks this year alone Ive dealt with to many trespassers to count most of them since covid-19 and all of them from a nearby city, I have even found a dump site where someone has been dumping furnature and appliances on the land behind mine but as I am down hill from that and due to gravity it has been ending up on my land. even had to chase someone off in the middle of the night becuse they where planining on siponing my fuel tank on my tractor when it was out in the woods stuck in a mud hole, turns out to be a great place for a well though.
Wow, sounds like ya may need to let the dogs run in the woods at night sir!! Folks have no respect for other folks property, that's a given these days!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks yea when that happened when the tractor was out there we where in between dogs as our other two had died but the new dog is working our great she chased off her first trespasser yesterday, anyway you got any recomendatins for a trail cam ive never used them but thinking of putting a few up along the main trail everyone keeps using.
My front door neighbor who is very nice comes near my yard and we "RENT" from the same landlord. He comes to often and I live next to a beauty shop which isn't being used and he cuts the grass beside it and behind it. I have a trail cam for my backyard animals and I caught him on it many times and he's used the excuse that his iddy biddy dog wants to pee over there and I've had enough of seeing him. He has his own yard and once my camera caught him at 11 pm. He's married and his wife is very nice just like him. I'm sick of looking at him. He doesn't come every day but once I walked out of my back door and I raised my shirt slightly to scratch my stomach and there he was looking at me.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Wendy's Place, sounds like you may have a "peeping tom" of sorts living near you!! I'd definitely let you local police/sheriff know about those incidents, especially the 11 pm incident!! Stay safe over there!! Dan
Thank ya for watching and commenting Spectral-_-Sight, welcome to our community and the channel!! Preciate ya stopping by the channel, have a good week!! Dan
Yeah well let's all go back 60 years just 60 years when I could hunt in any direction without a worry of tress pass that was when you respected everyones property and was free to walk anywhere . Let's head in that direction fellows .
Hey Mike and welcome to my channel!! Yes sir I do agree with you, back in the day, most folks had a lot of respect for other folks property. I had several friends that hunted on another friends property, 5000 acres worth of hunting property, now he's shut down his land due to poachers and the like. Sad. Thank ya for watching sir!! Dan
Well that was a quantum leap from shotgun totin' and a head pointin' allll the way over to having a nice wee chat about it - only thing missing was nice cuppa tea! It would be interesting to hear law enforcement perspective on those totin' and head pointin' inclined members o' society - my guess it wouldn't be too favorable... Don't let anyone dull ya shine, I gunna remember that one! :)
Hey Mr Robert and welcome to my channel sir!! I can only speak for Mississippi but most private land is marked with a sign stating "Private Property/No Trespassing" over here. I do used to do a lot of hunting on private land, but I'd look at what your states laws say about both. I agree with you tho, I like to walk in the woods myself but I always know who's woods I'm walking in!! Thanks for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
I don't think that's a key element bigeram as I carry a firearm with me always, yet you'll never see it. Diplomacy always works better for me, if that doesn't work I go to the next level. Thanks for watching sir and welcome to my channel!! Dan
hi man , i need serious help so hear my story - i have 1 hectare of farm land and it is isolated from the public on a private place where there are a lot of private owned lands. My land is beside the "street" , the street is going in my land - there is a path in my land. This path leads to the bridge across the canal. This bridge is the only way for farmers that own the other lands to get across the canal. So because of that they were walking over my land for the past 20 years. Its been soo long , today they even think that that path belongs to the goverment and they argue to my father saying "why did you cultivate half of the path, are you crazy , my tractor wont fit" and my father has to explain that this is not goverment street , but its our own land and he is trespassing over it the whole time. My question to you would be what would you do if farmers have to walk over your land in order to get to their own land? Can you please advice me what to do?
Hello Nenad G, welcome to the channel and our community!! Wow, the bridge on your property, is it a structure you or your family put up or did the government put the bridge in place? I notice you used the term "hectare" of land, what country do you live in? I would put up no trespassing signs around the perimeter of my property and seek legal counsel, I also read that it's been going on for 20 years as well. Here in MS, if my property ends at X location and I don't mark the boundaries of my property, my neighbor can encroach on my property legally since I didn't mark the boundary line marked, serval disputes such as this have been noted and both parties have gone to court over this as well. Clearly marking the boundary lines of one's property is the best way to go and if someone trespasses onto that property, after seeing that the property is "private property", legal action can be taken. I don't know if I answered your question, but under MS law, that's how it would work. Dan
I just seen a video on UA-cam from a guy that has that problem but in his case it's a slick drug dealer that keeps putting drugs in his woods and he owns a farm
Thank ya for watching and commenting Brian Stewart, welcome to the channel and our community!! Unfortunately I've heard many stories about folks hiding things in other folks woods, it's sad but a truth!! Preciate ya stopping by the channel, you have a good Sunday!! Dan
Hello r cla and welcome to my channel!! As far as poachers, in Mississippi, I'd contact the wildlife and fishery and let them know I may have poachers on my land. Being a police officer, I'd probably approach poachers in the same manner as I would a person that may be trespassing on my property. Thank ya for watching!! Dan
Came home from work and found some women in my back yard, asked her what she was doing on my property and she replied just taking pictures of my beautiful trees. Asked her to leave once and was ignored so I told her to take those pictures on the run and introduced her to my Rottiie
Hey there Stevespecs and welcome to my channel!! Gracious, that must have been interesting seeing someone in your backyard taking pictures of your trees? Wow and you were ignored upon questioning her, yep, pictures on the run!! Some folks have no respect for another persons property!! Thanks for watching sir, come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
But it's the land of the free. How can you ask a trespasser not to enjoy your home too?
I've had to put a shotgun into action before to defend my home. While that individual didn't speak any English, they were fluent in Mossberg.
Sometimes things like that happen V Star 1300!! Thanks for watching and welcome to my channel!! Dan
Locked And Loaded! Respect dude!
Loading a round seems to be International Language for OH SHIT
And when Mr. Mossberg speaks, Everybody listens!
@@onthesideofright9755 Ya vul .
Thanks so much for the mention ! And thank you for advising restraint before all else... A polite word (especially here in the south) will get you further than anything else... You can always escalate the situation to meet a threat, but there is no need to start there - or a southern boy might escalate to meet your level - then you have a problem that didn't need to be... Appreciate ya putting this out there ! Thanks for sharing ! Peace.
Thanks so much Mrs R.D ! I appreciate it !
Thanks for watching brother and I thank you for getting me on this topic, it's certainly a good un!! Y'all have a great week brother!! Dan
Home In The Sticks - Thank you so much for lending your perspective to the topic brother... I had a sneaking suspicion it would be well received - as it appears to have been ! Great job ! Je vous souhaite de l'ombre sur le dos, de la glace dans votre thé et de la viande supplémentaire dans votre gombo ...
on my way to Birmingham from Memphis about 20 years ago, i pulled off the interstate near Peppertown, Mississippi. ended up losing my sense of direction and on county roads away from 'town'. i drove by a place with a long driveway and noticed some people sitting in lawn chairs so i stopped, backed up and pulled in to ask for directions. obviously they looked upon me with suspicion at first, but after explaining my situation they understood that i was just a fellow southerner in need of assistance. we ended up having an hour long conversation and although ill never see them again i felt like i had made some new friends that day.
im pretty sure this wouldn't happen up north.
I'd have to say that you made some new friend in the Sip truth matters!! It's just one of them things in rural America, most folks over here are sure enough good folk that will help if they can!! Thanks for watching and ya have a great weekend!! Dan
everybody in the south is friendly if you are polite to them. that is a fact.
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Come visit PA sometime before you judge, its wonderful where I was born and raised. We got more churches than bars, there ain't a single adult store in my county and acres upon acres of farmland and mountains. People still stop along the road if they see you in trouble. We are a carry state too and we have castle law on the books, trespassing is serious but kindness and respect will probably get ya directions and sweet tea not a gun....and yeah we love sweet tea too! LOL Just stay out of the cities they are full of trash for sure.
I have 2 gates between my house and the county road. This has helped in keeping people from inviting themselves on my property. Some good advice. Have a Blessed Day Dan!
2 gates is certainly a good thing, you'd think folks would heed the first gate and not come onto your property lol!! Thanks for watching sir, y'all have a great week!! Dan
A high voltage fince works. So does a sign,. Warning trasspassees will be shot!
Good topic, Dan. Everyone who knows me knows to call and say they're on the way over. I don't like surprise visits.
Thanks for watching Mrs Michele, that's the same way for me over here, most folks call ahead of time if they stop by!! Have a great day mam!! Dan
What do you do when they don't give a F?
I have a homestead in south east Alabama. I have my No Trespassing Sign. I don't have a to many problems. But I have an very protective Australian shepard and she will bit anyone she doesn't know. If I get a trespasser it is most likely that person will be bloody. I have no beware of Dog signs because if you put those up, that means in court they you are aware that your dog is dangerous.
Thank ya for watching and commenting sir, welcome to our community and the channel!! It's good to hear you don't have many problems with trespassers, unlike many other folks that have posted comments on folks just taking over there property!! Can't beat a good dog on the homestead for sure!! Have a good un!! Dan
Well Dan this is the video I missed and I did it kind of on purpose. I had my reasons. Now that I've watched it, it was pretty good. In Florida you are only allowed to open carry on your own property. My property is totally fenced and gated. To trespass you have to open a gate. A few times I've had knocks on my door that were strangers. I do the same thing every time. As I am going to the door I pick up my shotgun and lean it up inside against the frame. I the look out a window to size up who is there. I simply answered the door in all cases except 1 and those times someone just looking for somebody else. The one time I picked up my shotgun and held it with my right hand pointing down. It was some thug looking young man asking about a car I had sitting in my yard or so he says. I told him he had some nerve just waltzing in someones yard out here. All I got were yes sirs and no sirs out of him but his looks were fishy. I asked him to not return and I never saw him again. Would I pull my gun on someone? If I felt threatened I would. But like you said politeness works best. We have only old people on our dead end street and we watch out for strangers. I felt I did the right thing by putting a little fear in him. It is what it is. Take care Dan.
Ya have to do what makes you feel safe Big Ron but yes sir, politeness goes a long way!! Thank ya for watching my friend, stay safe and have a good week!! Dan
Dan, thank you for today's video. At first I thought something had happened on your property, I'm glad it didn't. I think knowing your neighbors and who belongs in your "neighborhood" is a big help to many people. They look out for one another. When you live somewhere and no one wants to know the neighbors or be a part of a neighborhood, well, that makes it hard to know the strangers. Being polite is always the best way to be, but it is sad that a good deal of the time, that doesn't always help. I believe that when a person is unsure, and can't determine "who" someone is, it is best just to call law enforcement. It's their job to help and be sure that everyone is safe. Thanks for sharing. Catherine
Thanks for watching Catherine, I believe in diplomacy first, then go from there!! You have a wonderful week mam!! Dan
This is so true! I let my neighbors know a tractor and a group of guys were on their land down in the bottom corner. Found out later it was the electric company coming through clearing out the limbs away from the power lines. Never know around here, but we always look out for our neighbors and their place. I want them to do the same for our little farm!
That's a good relationship to have with your neighbors Mrs Chassity, my neighbor is always keeping an eye on my place for me!! Thanks for watching mam, have a great week!! Dan
Love it!! Having so much land that everyone knows where the other neighbor lives. I feel like folks in the country are a lot more friendlier and tight knit then people in the city living right next to each other. It's sad but true, we barely know any of our neighbors, it's like a culture or something. Thanks for sharing :)
Yes mam, it's a different lifestyle living in a rural area, but don't get me wrong, I have a few boneheads that live in my community lol!! Thanks for watching mam and you have a wonderful week!! Dan
Yes...you are correct. We have family in California who came here to Oklahoma for the funeral of a family member. Our California family was asking...who are all these people? There were probably 50 cars parked up and down the road at the house. People bringing food so the family didn't need to cook. Ladies from the church all in the kitchen washing dishes...Lmao they couldn't believe it. People mowing the yard etc. And its like that for about 2 weeks people calling and dropping off food. Its nothing to have a flat tire and 3 or 4 cars stop trying to help....especially if you are a Lady...or elderly. That's how it is around Tishomingo, Oklahoma where I live.
She live in the city goober. But she can see the difference , and that people in country more tight. Its true. we got each others back, believe that.
we live on a farm and our neighbours are not friendly and greedy for money
As a Southerner from the great state of Georgia, I concur; If you see someone on your property, whether it is marked or not, be polite, be aware of your surroundings, and keep in mind your safety it is first and foremost. If you don't feel safe, trust your feelings, your not! Put a barrier between you and the trespasser, a closed door, rolled up car window, five or six feet, whatever it takes. If you see two trespassers take note you may be in danger. Deal with them from a distance or with other people that you know as backup or witnesses. Personally, I am always armed and I have my dog with me at all times. No one wants to mess with a great big Rottweiler or any other large dog.
If things are going well, don't argue with the idiot, just excuse yourself, go inside and call the police, or have someone inside the home do so if they feel things are getting bad. If they start to talk shit, just walk away and make your phone call. If they decide to get froggy and jump on your lily pad; give them the rude awaking. After all they would have deserve it.
Things are different in each part of the country. If you are out in the country, you learn to be more on your guard. If you are in the sticks and know your neighbors; then you have a support group to draw upon for help. If you live in the suburbs, then let the police handle it. They can be there faster than a greased pig at the county fair. Trespassers look for weakness so stand tall and strong. Don't put up with any crap.
Just remember these four rules:
1.) Train your family members what to do and how to do it.
2.) Safety first, you and your family
3.) Be polite, but, be firm. Let it be known that they are trespassing and are not welcomed on your property.
4.) You will defend yourself if need be.
Good video Dan. Keep 'em coming.
Well said Jumpoff A, and I agree 100%!! I personally never had any issues with trespassers but I have some neighbors that have and still do. Nothing more discouraging than someone hunting on your land and that's a big problem over here. Thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! dan
You bet-cha, Dan.
Approach a trespasser with extreme caution ! A cowboy who was checking cattle approached 2 men fishing his pond. He got shot in the head with a 357. They found his feed truck still running and then found the man lying on the pond bank DEAD ! This happened a 1/4 mile from where I lived. They eventually caught the 2 men...They were trespassing and fishing, but they had a history. So be extremely cautious !
Gracious, that's really close to home!! Thank ya for watching Kel4everSmiles and welcome to my channel!! Be safe!! Dan
Thanks for breaking it down Dan.
It’s always good when your neighbors have your back. Typical the further away your neighbors are the closer you are to each other. City dwellers don’t even know who their neighbors are.
Be sure to drink water buddy.
Brian
Thanks for watching my brother, heck yeah, I hydrated up lol!! Folks down here are particular about trespassing that's for sure!! Have a great week bro and be safe!! Dan
Very well put Dan my man. On the job I had to deal with a lot of that. Most of the time just being calm and asking a few questions gets the job done. But you will alway have that one person that does not respect others so you will have to be prepared for that. Great video brother.
Thanks for watching brother, always have to be prepared, that's for sure!! Have a great week Spicy!! Dan
Thank you for this very informative video. I've had quite a few incidents on my property. Thanks for sharing!
Thank ya for watching sir, just something that will happen living in a rural area!! Dan
I agree Dan. Most of the time you can politefully inform someone that they are on your property and you would rather they not do that and from my experience it works but if it doesn't then move on to other things. But most of the time it's just that people don't understand the rules of rural America. For instance people who have never owned land. Great video Dan! You stay safe out there.
Mrs. R.D thank you very much! I truly appreciate that hope you enjoy!!
Well said Mr Ed and you're 100% correct, folks don't understand the rules of rural America!! Thanks for watching sir and y'all have a great week!! Dan
Ha ha city folk see a field or patch of woods and think theres nothing here, we can pull in barbecue some lunch. Then along comes the Farmer or landowner toting his gun.
One of best answers I have seen on this issue. Have no idea why , but countless believe they can hold someone at gunpoint or other crazy ideas.
I really like the fact that you showed it's not necessary to immediately resort to violence! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!! 😊
Hello Mrs Laura and welcome to my channel mam!! No mam, I try to be as polite and courteous as possible if someone should stumble onto my property, a kind word does go a long way!! I thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Be polite, no profanity, advise them they are trespassing, ask them to leave, if that fails call law enforcement, but always be polite. Just because you can carry, do not think you can use a weapon on your property with no legal consequences or repercussions.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Ralph, welcome to our community and the channel!!!! Have a great weekend!! Dan
you're not entitled to politeness when you're trespassing you do not tell people how to talk. You leave when you're told to or the land owner enforces their castle doctrine rights and you'll never be anyone's problem again.
Hey Dan, since our homestead is 1/2 mile off the blacktop & behind a locked gate, it won’t be pretty when “someone shows up”! - Dan 🦊
I truly understand y'all, but some folks don't see a locked gate or sign and end up wondering on one's property!! Thank y'all for watching!! Dan
Excellent video my friend.. covering a really important topic...Thank you for you advise and expertise.. Big thumbs up to you!!!
Thank ya mam!! Just one of those things that has to be dealt with in rural America!! Dan
This is why you put signs up that its 1)Private Property, 2) Its got cameras 3) you are heavily armed. Anyone who continues despite the warning signs obviously has bad intentions.
Hello VF1Skullangel, welcome to the channel and our community!! I agree with ya 1000%, multiple warnings and one still proceeds probably means one is up to no good!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good Wednesday evening!! Dan
Definitely a great topic friend! So many scenarios and so many outcomes. I agree, if being nice doesn’t help, then do what you have to do to protect yourself and your family. 😊
Thank ya for watching Zule!! I hope all is well in your neck of the woods my friend!! Dan
I used to do security in Boston. For years, I was most people’s first contact on most sites, especially overnight. I’ve learned to make friends quickly with the homeless in the area, being polite helps a lot and always being prepared to handle anything that pops up. I grew up in NC, where we are miles apart from each other. Now that I live in NY (we recently bought a house here) our property isn’t huge.... it’s about an acre and 1/4 heavily wooded. We’ve only been here a few months, but, have had several instances of trespassing. Mostly, people thinking the previous owners still live here, a few looking for their dog, and teenagers.... thanks for your video.
Hello Heather and welcome to my channel!! I bet that's a big change going from NC to NY. I don't get very many trespassers, mainly lost folks!! Thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Have a great weekend mam!! Dan
Home In The Sticks you’re very welcome! I was raised hybrid- I was born in Mass, spent time in Maine, moved to NC for middle and high school (definitely a culture shock) then moved back to Mass for college. Two months ago my other half and I bought a house in NY. My move to NY (upstate) wasn’t very difficult, since I’d insisted on living somewhere rural (rural here means I have an acre vs a condo) My other half works in NYC, so, we live within 45 minutes of that. I’m home alone most days. So, even when I’m working out in the yard, my dog is with me.... he’s huge and would definitely get my point across. Since we’ve dealt with the last trespassers, we’ve not had any issues. Maybe word got around not to come here. Who knows. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for more posts.
My parents raised me right, I would never think of trespassing on property that doesn’t belong to me. I don’t understand people who feel entitled to act this way.
Told an 85 year old man who lives down the street to stay off my property. Polite, but direct. He’s been walking thru my yard for a while now, also peeking thru the slats on the privacy fence. That was the last straw! Warned him that next time I will contact the police. Felt bad since he’s so old, but don’t want him doing it.
Gracious, some folks but glad you stood your ground with this person!! Thank ya for watching and commenting Rach C, welcome to our community and the channel, have a good Thursday and come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Some old folks ain’t got no manners no more and no care got to take everyone as a potential treat he can be a pedo u never know treat him as u would any weirdo doing those things
Hi . Im English. I have been visiting the southern states of America a couple of times a year for over 20 years . I always visit the back roads rather than the tourist spots . If I get lost "which does happen sometimes" !!!! I have found the folks I meet to be the most descent , humble , friendly, charming human beings around. I have never met an angry man nor had a gun waved at me etc . I think when they hear our accents they think we are just crazy "British" . they normally want to feed us , a lot want to adopt us ! lol . the hospitality is truly humbling . I always offer to pay , always being mindful not to offend even when clearly sometimes feeding another couple of mouths is a struggle . but to refuse us also insulting so its hard . I ask if I can leave money for a local charity they can donate it to instead . that always goes down well and they want to adopt us even more ! you have wonderful countryside and wonderful people in the south . being polite and apologising is all anyone ever expects or asks . your lucky to live in such a lovely place .
Hello Mr David and welcome to my channel sir, glad to have ya!! Most southern folk are about hospitality and I myself believe in being polite to folks that may be lost or in some kind of predicament. I thank ya for the kinds words regarding us southern folk, plenty of good folk out there!! I thank ya for watching sir and hope ya come back and visit when ya can!! Have a great day!! Dan
I am very polite, ask what they are doing, you never know. Then politely ask them to leave. I tell them I don't let anyone on property due to past liability issues. If they don't leave call sheriff. Of course I am armed and may have backup but not worth anyone getting hurt.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Mike, welcome to the channel and our community!! Yes sir, politeness goes a long way sometimes in instances like that!! Dan
The problem we have in rural Oregon is people who are onbmeth and looking for something easy to steal while people are gone to their jobs or to the store. They walk up and see nobody around and they start taking what ever they can to sell for drugs!!
That's sad Mr Mark and I know what you're talking about, I deal with it over here occasionally!! Be safe sir and thanks for watching!! Dan
same in Florida, got no trespassing signs, Trees painted every 10 feet, and crammers on my sing I put my phone number down a free number that I use told them they better call before going any futher
This seems familiar ☺️
I live in Texas which is also an open carry state.
If anyone makes it past the security cameras and German Shepherds and No Trespassing signs, I will treat them politely 😉
Seriously,most people are okay around here.
Usually just hipster kids looking for an antique store or something 🤔
We try to be friendly but we don't take unnecessary chances.
Needless to say,we know how to handle firearms.
Hello Mrs Reagan and welcome to my channel mam!! Amen and I agree with ya, most folks here in the Sip will be polite one time after that it will be a different story!! I agree with you on not taking any unnecessary chances as well!! I thank ya for watching and hope ya come back and visit when ya can!! Have a god holiday weekend!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks Thank you,I enjoy your content.
I think security cameras and dash cams are a worthwhile investment.
Enjoy your adventure, neighbor👋
You mean daddy's property most likely. You're just trespassing til you've bought it.
true mate being polite pays out in 99% but always can happen something wrong right??? i remember one situation when somehow come out big storm with thunder and all that things then one van stop next to my house and wee can see they try to make tiny camp for get worm up and drink some coffee so my mother go out in that stormy weather and ask them to come inside of our home just to worm up and stay safe after all we find out it is some lost turist from sweeden if i remember right but even tho they not able tom comunicate with annother my mom still get christmas card from them every year
That was sure enough nice of your mother to do that my friend!! Kindness is a wonderful thing I tell ya!! Much respect to your mom!! Thanks for watching bro!! Dan
Rafal Scrapper,,,I got caught in a bad rainstorm on my motorcycle and sought refuge under an awning. The folks across the street invited me to park my bike in their garage and fed me lunch. Best friends I've ever accidentally made. Thanks for sharing!
Frugal Farmer Channel there is still a good people in this world...
In Aroostook county Maine we all pack heat concealed and don't need a permit so we get very few trespassers. Cause you just don't know who's got a gun on em. I like it like that.
Wow, gotta have a permit to carry concealed in MS, but it's so true, ya never know who's carrying a weapon!! Thanks for watching Mr Dan!! Dan
I have a sign at the beginning of the driveway; MY PITT BULLS CAN MAKE IT FROM THE DOOR TO THIS SIGN IN 3.8 SECONDS, CAN YOU? I don't get many visitors.
Hello beast from the east and welcome to my channel!! That's a good sign indeed, certainly deter folks that are your property for criminal purposes!! Dan
Home In The Sticks - sub'd your channel thanks for the acknowledgement nothing like good dog's to have your 6, I trust them with my life. Be safe . Beast
Thank ya for subscribing Beast!!! Dan
In Texas trespassers know what time it is. People still do it, but they usually get somewhere else when they see the landowner. From what i've seen.
Thank ya for watching DUCK DROP and welcome to our community and my channel!! Dan
What do you mean by that exactly?
Here in my town I can tell them to leave and when I do I make sure they can see that I am armed. Out in the county (I live in town now so it is illegal to discharge a firearm in town limits), as long as your property is marked NO TRESPASSING and filed through the courts, you can shoot and ask questions later.
Oh gracious, that could be a rough one Mrs Michelle!! Thanks for watching!! Dan
uk. Today I had a neighbour trespassing on my property. There was a planning application going on and the Council had put it up on our driveway instead of the main road. The neighbour walked on the private driveway and up to the driveway to the house in question. I pretended not to know who he was and then he said he was a neighbour wanting to read the Notice. I said it is PRIVATE PROPERTY. How would you like it if we walked on his private land? He refused to move and then I said I will call the police. The neighbour said Go on Then. I then said I am going to get my Camera. It was when I said that he started moving lol I did report him to the police and reminded them we had problems with him previously and even then we contacted the police. Some of these trespassers have history which works against them. He will get a visit from the police. I wish I had my camera every time I am out of the house. I told the police that I was a Neighbourhood Watch Co ordinator which meant they would listen to me more lol I spoke to the Council and got them to move the Notice to somewhere more suitable. I said it was attracting strangers and paedophiles to the farm where there are young girls riding ponies we didnt want that lol
Thank ya for watching and commenting peridotkent art, welcome to the channel and our community!! Sorry for the late reply as I'm just now receiving comments on several videos!! I'm glad you got that resolved over there, that could have turned out differently for sure, folks don't respect over folks property anymore, seems like it's only getting worse!! Take care over there and do come back and visit when ya can, have a good weekend!! Dan
Interesting topic indeed. If it is a friendly, there is an opportunity to give the person some tomato plants and talk to them about gardening and maybe plant a seed that creates a new farmer. If it is an unfriendly, it can be turned into fertilizer for one's tomato plants. It's a win win either way really. Put the trespasser to work on your farm... or compost them. Cheers
It's just one of them things brother, happens often in rural areas!! Thanks for watching!! dan
Great info Sir! Lock & Load is the way we go over cher! We are also a legal open carry state. Keep that shine on brother!
Thanks for watching brother, everyone over here in the Sip has a weapon of some sort lol!! Y'all have a great week!! Dan
On your own property you should be able to open carry anytime
I agree and do sir!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, welcome to our community and the channel!!! Dan
O, buddy...other than being professional and blunt, I heard no suggestions when professional and blunt don't work. Neighbors, total strangers, walked onto my place passing the very clear No Trespassing sign and up to my motor home. I was kind, cordial, listened to their invitation to visit their church. After declining diplomatically, I asked if they'd seen my sign. "Yes, but nobody out here pays attention to that."
Lots of residents in my "subdivision" have No Trespassing signs on their fences. It's not visitors to the neighborhood who're being warned off--it's other land owners. This is a very sad place, indeed. Their attitude is, Do whatever you're big enough to do. And, certain homeowners have game-camed the roads, other folks' property, know when you're home or not. Criminal mischief is rampant and the sheriff is impotent, sides with his favorites.
Presently, they're piping noxious fumes into my home at night, 11 p to 5 a. Nobody, not sheriff, not deputies have been able or cared enough to stop it. I was told, if I ramp up my response, the neighbors will do the same. I've already had their bullets whiz over my head, hit the ground within 8 ft. of me.
Rule: if someone wants to be a friend, wants to make nice, first, abide by my home rules. It's no friend that can't do that. Trees for privacy? It just gives them more places to hide.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mrs JoAnne, welcome to the channel and our community!! Dan
Interesting topic Dan. Diplomacy is always the best options I’d say. Take care. Nick
Yes sir Nick, I agree with ya 100% , thanks for watching sir!! Dan
Very well put. Start off with being polite and then go from there. We all are too quick to anger these days.
Thank ya Gore, welcome to the channel and our community!! Kindness goes a long way in my book!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good week!! Dan
I'm from New Jersey so if someone is on your property we call the cops and let them handle it. Nice video Dan it's always best to be nice especially if someone is lost or sick looking for help but then again someone could be looking for trouble.
Thank ya for watching mam, you stay safe!! Dan
I been hearing a chain saw close?
I go up with my mom into my woods theirs paths cut through downed trees towards my back door and I get towards the top and there's cameras there.
I go to the county building and get the a plot map and its exactly the same as it has always been.
they had blue tape every where,....but its way on me not near the property lines.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Nakoa Warrior, welcome to the channel and our community!! Wow, sounds like ya may have to mark the boundary lines of your property somehow, folks will definitely make your property their own!! I hope ya get this figured out!! Dan
Great thoughts Mr. Dan! I like hearing it from the side of a police officer, even if it ain't in my state...I just met my new neighbors today up at my new land, I've got "no trespassing" signs up for when I ain't up there, but they waited until they seen me there, just pulled in the driveway right off the road and stopped, and got out real polite like and introduced themselves like good old country folks do, and I liked that. You're right, polite can go a long way before you gotta take it anywhere else, esp. if you're like me moving into a new rural area and it may just be a neighbor introducing themselves, I like what you said, something like "find out what's going on" first, before you just start blasting with a shotgun, lol.
Oh yeah brother, being polite will get ya far!! Most folks over here are just that but some aren't and ya can't be polite to them!! Just one of those things!! Thanks for watching Andy and you sure enough be safe at the new home place my friend!! Dan
Great topic buddy. I’m glad you shared this
Thanks for watching Jay!! Dan
How does trespassing work in this situation, me & my ex own a house together & still both live in it. Trying to figure out a way out of the situation currently. But now she’s starting to bring another man to my house when I’m not home. Do I have any rights to tell him not to be here? Also what do I do if I never catch him while I’m home? Thanks in advance
Thank ya for watching and commenting, welcome to our community and the channel!! Wow, sounds like you're in a pickle sir and sorry to hear about this. I'd most definitely check with your local LEO agency and see what they advise, that could be a touchy situation for sure!! Dan
I was driving down the road, a guy has a lot of horses on his property they was out running down the road, He has No Trespassing sings and people in the area says that he means it. So I did not tell him that his horses was out just kept on driving,, sometimes you cannot have it both ways
Thank ya for watching and commenting altha 20214, welcome to our community and the channel!! I understand what you're saying and no sir, can't have it both ways for sure. I have a few neighbors up the road that are the same way!! Have a good Thursday and stay safe over there!! Dan
Here in East Central south Carolina the law don't care.call them after your house been broke into they will tell you it's drug addicts and shrug it off.
Oh gracious, that ain't good!! Here in Mississippi, folks don't take to that very well!! Thank ya for watching!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks Same in Texas.
The cops are no help.
That's why we take responsibility for our own safety.
Ga, is the same, you may stand out there in a field 2 hrs and get a call that they aren't coming.
Very good Brother Dan! It is good to address a subject like this and I think you were spot on as always! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching brother Scott!! Hope you and lil man are having a great week!! Dan
Great video, I enjoyed it!
"Don't let anybody dull your shine!"
How is that not on a bumper sticker or T-shirt?! Merchandising possibilities there for ya!
Hey Mr Scott and welcome to my channel sir!! Lol, I'm actually thinking about getting that phrase on some of my channel shirts!! I thank ya for watching and I hope ya come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Great video. I own both a house in a small town and a rural property in a remote area, and your conclusion - don't escalate if it's not necessary - is exactly right. I don't even really have a plan should things escalate. I live in Canada, however, and we have a very different attitude towards guns. It is very interesting to hear attitudes from people who live in a place such as Mississippi.
Hey Kris and welcome to my channel!! It's all about being polite and respectful IF possible. Most folks over here that end up on someone's property, 90% of the time are lost. I thank ya for giving my channel a look, do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
here in Nevada we shoot first, and then drag the body inside the house for questioning 😸. 🦁👍👈👈#112
Lol that's a good one brother!!! Thanks for watching!! Dan
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The Laughing Lion Um sound like here in upper Midwest missouri we do that to but we make sure they can't talk so they can't sue dead can never sue..
+Laughing Lion.....I LIKE IT! No sympathy for sneaks.
True Mr. Huy and unfortunately I live in Commiefornia. I have guns and I also support the Second Amendment and these commies get angry that I support the Second Amendment.
We have an acre pond at the back of our property. We have cought a lot of strangers up there. My husband always goes up there packing a gun. He tells them to leave and so far no problems. It doesn't hurt that he is 6'5 and about 250. Thanks for the information Dan.
Thank ya for watching mam!!! Dan
I live in Arkansas. In my are, trespassing is not really treated as a crime, and the law really protects them more than anything. People can repeatedly "visit" your property. If you call the police, they will tell them to leave, but they will not do anything, even after multiple trips. One piece of land we own has a squatter living on it. We cannot make them leave without a costly legal process. Doing anything physically to them puts the legal burden on you.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr Eric, welcome to the channel and our community!! I'm sorry to hear you're having problems with folks on your property, it works a lil differently here in MS!! You have a good weekend and stay safe!! Dan
They gotta change this law
Good points for sure, things are the same here in the PA sticks. Grew up with a junkyard and diesel garage family business. Many times found people getting in the cars at night, one particular time found two young guys diggin in the trunk of a junker. So with my shottie I asked them what they were doing? They blew a tire along the road on the edge of the yard and didn't have a jack...middle of the night so I was already tuned up! They weren't armed and were scared to death. So I opened the garage and got them a real jack, gave them the scrappy one they were gonna steal anyway and lol helped em and sent them on their way. My statement to them was just knock on the dang front door next time! I wish kindness was the worst disease we suffered as human beings.
Hello Mr Rob and welcome to my channel sir!! The last 2 sentences of your comment are sure enough good ones!! Most folk around me will bend over backwards to help, if ya ask!! I thank ya for watching and sharing an incident that happened to you!! Take care sir!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks Thank you sir. Stay safe Leo.
Roger that, thank ya sir!! Dan
I agree to a certain extent ... Say it is night time you get woke up by say a barking dog alerting you something isn't right . From experience anyone that's on your property at an odd hour of the night is usually up to no good . You have no idea if there is more than 1 person it's dark That in it's self is a threat that a person should not take lightly. My family has been in law enforcement totaling 50+ yrs in very much rural / Sticks of Southern Ohio . Have a good 1
Thank ya for watching JJD1913 and thank ya for your input, my family has been involved in LE for quite some time as well. Circumstances dictate actions. dan
When you said to be polite and professional, it made me think of the Mad Dog Mattis quote
Oh yes, best way to be. Dan
,,hello,,Dan,, very good advice,, i have had people wonder on my place before,, what i don`t like is when someone dumps there trash i have had to clean it up before,, the police did catch them once,, i was happy to hear that they got caught,, thanks for sharing,,
Yes sir Mr James, folks to that over here as well, trash and beer cans!! Lawd help em if I happen to see someone dumping trash!! Thanks for watching sir, y'all have a great week!! Dan
I just had a women come over when I was collecting eggs. She had to be on drugs because she said her chickens lay 3 eggs each a day because she hugs and kisses them !! Now I have to keep an eye on my chickens !!
Oh gracious, yes mam, I'd do the same!!! Thanks for watching mam and you have a great day!! Dan
LOL.. crackheads are good for a laugh if nothing else
Carry a shovel. Fire warning shots to be fair. Remember people can get lost so give people a chance to leave.
Thank ya for watching Mrs Rosalina and welcome to my channel!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks I am Latina but respect your right to bear arms and defend your home as long as you do not discriminate.
In daylight I would record the process of informing the trespassers that they are not allowed on the property. Dark, be safe and vigilant, record if possible. In texas I believe any detainment of trespassers can get sticky, like forcing them to stay while waiting for police, or telling them to move from here to there at gunpoint (potentially kidnapping). If the only crime is trespassing it is my understanding we can not hold them.
Wow, it's a bit different in Mississippi Pat. If you get caught trespassing in MS, said trespassers will probably be looking down the barrel of a shotgun. The sheriff has no problems with land owners protecting their property. Thank ya for watching and welcome to my channel!! Do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Home In The Sticks it was a houston police officer in the city that gave me trouble regarding this, , I suspect where I am now, population 700 or so, the sheriff's are more likely to use officer discretion in favor of land owner
Thanks for thw video. My niece works for West Sacramento PD. I was a deputy for Navajo County in 1996. Goos and informative. Esp about manners. Approach determines response usually
Stay safe. Semper Fi
Roger that and thank ya for your service Mr Robert!! manners can get ya a long way!! Thank ya for watching sir and welcome to my channel!! Dan
Although this vlog is over a year old , I found it very informative . Thank you for sharing
Thank ya mam and I thank ya for watching!! Dan
I wonder if shooting crimes are less in states with open carry compared to states that don’t. I am in the country too and I have dogs.
Hello Mrs Amy and welcome to my channel mam!! I can only speak for Mississippi but we don't have very many shootings here in the county that I live in and I would have some dogs but we have some folks that like stealing dogs!! I thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
I and my wife put two down on thier bellys, waited on the County to show up, the ar15's convinced them after one became very beligerant. And honestly that's usually what were faced with, if you are nice, they want to be fed dinner. That's Ga., I'm retired LEO.
Hello Mr Michael and thank ya for watching sir!! Good to hear another perspective from a retired LEO!!! Some times that's the only language folks will listen to unfortunately, thank goodness I've never had any problems like that over here. A patrol rifle or shotgun will settle things down sometimes!! Have a good weekend brother and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
So what did happened to them exactly?
Dan, if that little drone can carry enough ammo, you won't even have to get off the sofa! Your sweet tea will never get warm! :) Good luck.
Hehehe what ya sayin!! Thanks for watching sir!! Dan
"ye just got to do what ye got to do" heehe good advice start out polite....
Thanks for watching sir!!! Dan
Interesting topic especially from your point of view due to the line of work you're in. Appreciate ya sharing.
Thanks for watching brother!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks
First time viewer, like your style. Subbed!
Even this Granny packs a gun here in Northern Mississippi , Will ask nicely first but see you more than once trespassing on my property not to good .. Good video thanks
Yes mam, that's right!! Folks sure enough don't like trespassers over here in east central MS!! Thanks for watching mam!! Dan
During the daytime, this 'might' work... But at 0300 hours, there is no way I am polite.. unless me sticking a .12 gauge in your face is considered to be..
Today, you can no longer assume.. And if your property is CLEARLY marked, there is also NO reason someone should be trespassing. We are not talking about those who come down the drive in plain view.. we are talking about those sneaking around in the woods or field you have.
Yes you can be polite... but don't ever let them think your politeness is also weakness..
For me, I am 80 miles out from the nearest major town or city in Wisconsin... and it can take 25 minutes for the Sheriff to get here... Out here neighbors are your first responders and whether it is drug addicts coming to steal to support their drug habit or someone stealing the copper cables from irrigation systems ($23,000 to replace), unless you are INVITED onto my land, to me you are a threat to me and my family until proven otherwise.
Roger that and well said brother. Over here most folks know their neighbors and then again, most folks over here know what I do for a living, so I don't have many trespassers, more folks that show up lost. Thank ya for watching and welcome to my channel!! Dan
Great information and very helpful coming from your perspective.
Thank ya for watching!! Have a great day!! Dan
Open Carry sounds great! However, I cannot carry a weapon into a town. Unless, I have a concealed carry permit. I open carry up here all the time though! Mississippi sounds a bit like Kentucky! Yes, being polite is always the best approach!
Hey brother, we also have the CC permits and the ACC permits thru the state!! I carry all the time!! Thanks for watching bro!! Dan
In your open carry state if you have a gun on your person and you get pulled over by law enforcement how does that work out with a cop talking and possibly giving a traffic citation to a person. In los angeles a cop would be very upset if he found a gun on the person and would immediately pull his gun out and point it at you, It would be a very tense situation. Unless you have a guard card and a permit to carry a weapon for your work, if he finds it in your car he wll arrest you. It is foreign to me to have regular citizens interacting with policemen in public whern both are armed with pistols. PLEASE RESPOND
Hello Mr Bradley and welcome to my channel sir!! In Mississippi, most folks will let the police officer know that he/she is armed during a traffic stop, also in Mississippi if a persons drivers license is checked during a traffic stop, my state will let us police officers know that the person stopped is a concealed carry permit holder. I can't comment on California as I don't know much about that states laws regarding open carrying a weapon or concealed carry. Hope this answers your question!! Dan
I got no trespassing signs, Trees and Fence Post painted every 10 feet, Cameras, no m sings I got a phone number on it and wrote better call before going any futher
Seems like the signs don't work anymore lol but it sounds like you have your property squared away!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks Try to just hard to look after it living 3 hours away. I'm 60 I have Parkinsons, Not much time left for me.. Thinking about making it into a CSA getting about 5 families who want to use it. I have no kids none of my nieces and nephews deserve it.. It has been in my family for generations just do not want to sell it.. Least by putting it in a land trust in a CSA I can still control it and it will be passed down to people who wants to enjoy it.. I got two people interested now, A guy that is a carpenter and another guy owns tractors and heave equipment, just want to get it set up right to protect my interest and the other families
I understand that, awesome to want to let other folks use the property, kudos!! Dan
I’ve had my GPS take me to areas in the mountains of Tennessee I had no business being - scary
Hello J A HOUSER, welcome to the channel and our community!! I never fully relied on my GPS lol but I know the feeling you're talking about lol!! I thank ya for watching and commenting, you have a good weekend!! Dan
Excellent advise Dan!! Have a blessed and beautiful weekend!
Thank ya for watching Mr Doug, just took YT 2 years to show this comment to me!! Dan
I found that each case is different. The turkey hunter hunting in my front yard sees a much different side of me, than the mushroom hunter, or the trespassing kids do. I rarely go anywhere (even when I go to town) without my camcorder, cell phone, and 9mm (backed up w/20ga.). The best weapon is video! It's sad that people don't respect private property.
Well said OUredneck and that's very true, folks these days don't respect private property and I have a lot of friends that use trail cameras on their property. It's bad when a person will trespass on a game wardens property!! Thanks for watching and welcome to my channel!! Dan
My home is far enough from the road that anyone who comes over the hill is coming to see me or really lost. The lost ones don't stay long.
I know that's right, it's just one of those things we have to deal with living in a rural area!! Thanks for watching!! Dan
NO NUMBERS ,NO ANYTHING ? My god how you get mail ? Hope there's no fire to report. YES- the house of jedi down from zed.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Jack Hammer, welcome to the channel and our community!! We have numbers on mail boxes but not so much on the houses, just how it is in rural Mississippi!! Dan
All sides and across the hall and...WEIRDOS!If prayer doesn't work how the Hell would bullets?!
Thank ya for watching and commenting Mr John, welcome to our community and the channel!! Sometimes prayers don't work sir, there's a lot of folks that have no respect for another person's property!! Dan
Good topic. I have lived in southern states it's always been that way. unlike the north it's a free for all up here.and keeps you on your toes all the time.again thanks for your vid,,,Johnny 1.out.
Hey there Johnny and welcome to my channel sir!! I've never been up north but I've heard some things about this topic from folks up that way. Stay safe and watch your 6!! Thanks for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Right on Dan, good tips :)
Thanks for watching brother!! Dan
We had problems with a group of assholes riding their atv's through my family's property in Pennsylvania. Confronted them and told them to stop, they continued to do it after that. My dad threw a few handfuls of roofing nails on the route they were using. Apparently it was funny as shit watching a bunch of assholes try to get their atv's out with flat tires.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Nothing, welcome to our community and the channel!! Sometimes one has to do what they have to do to keep trespassers off their land!! You have a good week and stay safe over there!! Dan
What kind of advice would you give some one like me. I'm a t-11 paraplegic which basically means I am confined to a wheelchair. I am building myself a small home in a rural area and I am very concerned about security. I'm originally from Detroit so I know crazy when I see them . But the south is a little different . Because of my disability I have had a few people me, just to see what I'm about and if I'll make it easy target. When I first moved here I had a few people knock on my door two three in the a.m. one asked for a ride the other (I kid you not)asked me if I had any beer. I let them know as politely as I could that I'm not for the games, and please don't ever come to my home again at that time of night. for one it's very disrespectful and at night it's not very safe for me or them.
Hello Kamal 1994 and welcome to my channel!! All I can say is wow on the folks that were knocking on your door at that hour of the morning, only advise that I could offer is protect yourself and your property. Because you are confined to a wheelchair that doesn't mean you can't tote around a shotgun with ya especially if your moving to a rural area. Another piece of advise is if your in the position to do so, add some security cameras around your house and property, you'd have the advantage of seeing them before they see you. Thank ya for watching and be safe my friend!! Dan
Home In The Sticks hey thanks a lot for replying. funny thing is I was just watching your "dangerous heat" video. I'm building myself what is called a tiny home on 4 acres of land I purchased here in Alabama and I can't wait to get started on it. I have a service dog I plan on getting another one and I do concealed carry. I was pretty good with a shotgun when I was in the Marine Corps I bought myself the Winchester Marine Defender haven't got a chance to use it yet at the range but I do plan on putting in a lot of range time with it because I haven't used one since my injury. Again thanks a lot for the advice my friend and I'm going to look at a lot more of your videos and I have subscribe to your Channel.
Awesome and thank ya for your service brother, good to know you conceal carry, that's a good thing. Your service dog and another one around the home place isn't a bad idea either!! Stay safe brother and thank ya for subscribing to the channel!! Dan
Everyone dismisses my NO TRESPASSING sign as not meant for them cuz they have an agenda. Moving to phase 2.
Thank ya for watching Kick a Poo, welcome to the channel and our community!! Seems as tho a lot of folks have given up on trespassing signs, it's just a shame some folks don't respect other folks property!! Dan
The amount of times my GPS has put me in the wrong place since I end up in alot of different states is about 20 to 30 times.
Hello AKDARIUS and welcome to my channel!! I about stopped using GPS when I'm on the road for the reason your stating, I end up somewhere other than where I'm supposed to be lol. I thank ya for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
I’ve had hunters trespassing on my land which is marked “No hunting or trespassing”. It’s scary to go out and confront them just after I’ve heard a shot. I’d probably not be my usual friendly self.
That's blatant disregard for someone's property and I sure hate that for you Mrs Susan!! Have you contacted your local wildlife and fishery service? Hunting on posted private property is a big no-no over here!! Dan
Yes, I have contacted the DEC several times. There was someone poaching deer on my property at 2:00 and 3:00AM !
Oh gracious Mrs Susan, might me time to set some traps up yourself!! Dan
The DEC officer came in with camouflage to catch the person in action. He found two deer stands in one tree, illegal here and the person had “baited” the deer, also illegal. Corn and deer treats going right up to the deer stand on my property. This is a normally quiet rural area which is beautiful and I feel safe. A few things though have also happened like finding a big patch of marijuana growing in my field!
I lways ask them what they are doing then point out the property line, and usualy do not have an issue, sometimes however I get a smart ass that ask me if I am sure I own my land, and argue with me that it is wearhouser land and that they have a right to be here, sometimes though I will just sen my dog after them and they leave in a hurry, right now i am in the process of putting in a road around my land so that I can put up a fence becuse all the notrespassing signs are not working aperently people do not know how to read, and so far i have ha a few people think my road is a public access road for mushroom picking, bearry picking or even poaching deer, lost count of th number of times I had someone walk out of the woods right into my back yard, litaraly walking right past a no trespassing and no hunting sign.
Hello MacGabhann, welcome to our community and the channel!! Gracious, that's a lot of work to keep folks off your property, no trespassing signs don't work to good over here in the Sip either!! It can certainly be annoying when ya have to argue with someone that's trespassing on your land, done that a time or three myself!! Hope the new road helps with the problem your having over there!! Thank ya for watching and commenting, have a good weekend!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks this year alone Ive dealt with to many trespassers to count most of them since covid-19 and all of them from a nearby city, I have even found a dump site where someone has been dumping furnature and appliances on the land behind mine but as I am down hill from that and due to gravity it has been ending up on my land. even had to chase someone off in the middle of the night becuse they where planining on siponing my fuel tank on my tractor when it was out in the woods stuck in a mud hole, turns out to be a great place for a well though.
Wow, sounds like ya may need to let the dogs run in the woods at night sir!! Folks have no respect for other folks property, that's a given these days!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks yea when that happened when the tractor was out there we where in between dogs as our other two had died but the new dog is working our great she chased off her first trespasser yesterday, anyway you got any recomendatins for a trail cam ive never used them but thinking of putting a few up along the main trail everyone keeps using.
Dan, great advice!
Thank ya Mr James, welcome to our community and the channel sir!! Preciate ya watching and commenting, you have a good Thursday evening!! Dan
My front door neighbor who is very nice comes near my yard and we "RENT" from the same landlord. He comes to often and I live next to a beauty shop which isn't being used and he cuts the grass beside it and behind it. I have a trail cam for my backyard animals and I caught him on it many times and he's used the excuse that his iddy biddy dog wants to pee over there and I've had enough of seeing him. He has his own yard and once my camera caught him at 11 pm. He's married and his wife is very nice just like him. I'm sick of looking at him. He doesn't come every day but once I walked out of my back door and I raised my shirt slightly to scratch my stomach and there he was looking at me.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Wendy's Place, sounds like you may have a "peeping tom" of sorts living near you!! I'd definitely let you local police/sheriff know about those incidents, especially the 11 pm incident!! Stay safe over there!! Dan
Im more of a defense approach to trespassers
Ever heard of *land mines* , *Vietnamese spike claymores* or the best defense *a big log*
Thank ya for watching and commenting Spectral-_-Sight, welcome to our community and the channel!! Preciate ya stopping by the channel, have a good week!! Dan
@@HomeInTheSticks no problem man
How to deal with trespassers, recoil management.
Thank ya for watching and commenting Crookedfoot, welcome to our community and the channel!! Have a good week!! Dan
Yeah well let's all go back 60 years just 60 years when I could hunt in any direction without a worry of tress pass that was when you respected everyones property and was free to walk anywhere . Let's head in that direction fellows .
Hey Mike and welcome to my channel!! Yes sir I do agree with you, back in the day, most folks had a lot of respect for other folks property. I had several friends that hunted on another friends property, 5000 acres worth of hunting property, now he's shut down his land due to poachers and the like. Sad. Thank ya for watching sir!! Dan
Well that was a quantum leap from shotgun totin' and a head pointin' allll the way over to having a nice wee chat about it - only thing missing was nice cuppa tea! It would be interesting to hear law enforcement perspective on those totin' and head pointin' inclined members o' society - my guess it wouldn't be too favorable... Don't let anyone dull ya shine, I gunna remember that one! :)
Thank ya for watching and welcome to my channel sir!! Dan
How do you know what is private property and public land?
I myself like to walk in the woods or camping.
Hey Mr Robert and welcome to my channel sir!! I can only speak for Mississippi but most private land is marked with a sign stating "Private Property/No Trespassing" over here. I do used to do a lot of hunting on private land, but I'd look at what your states laws say about both. I agree with you tho, I like to walk in the woods myself but I always know who's woods I'm walking in!! Thanks for watching and do come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
Robert Barbour if you dont know you shouldnt be there.
Dutch seems to brandishes a firearm. Would you say that is a key element?
I don't think that's a key element bigeram as I carry a firearm with me always, yet you'll never see it. Diplomacy always works better for me, if that doesn't work I go to the next level. Thanks for watching sir and welcome to my channel!! Dan
Just common sense is not so common anymore unfortunately.
Ya got that right Mr John!! Thank ya for watching sir and welcome to my channel!! Hope you come back and visit when ya can!! Dan
hi man , i need serious help so hear my story - i have 1 hectare of farm land and it is isolated from the public on a private place where there are a lot of private owned lands. My land is beside the "street" , the street is going in my land - there is a path in my land. This path leads to the bridge across the canal. This bridge is the only way for farmers that own the other lands to get across the canal. So because of that they were walking over my land for the past 20 years. Its been soo long , today they even think that that path belongs to the goverment and they argue to my father saying "why did you cultivate half of the path, are you crazy , my tractor wont fit" and my father has to explain that this is not goverment street , but its our own land and he is trespassing over it the whole time.
My question to you would be what would you do if farmers have to walk over your land in order to get to their own land?
Can you please advice me what to do?
Hello Nenad G, welcome to the channel and our community!! Wow, the bridge on your property, is it a structure you or your family put up or did the government put the bridge in place? I notice you used the term "hectare" of land, what country do you live in? I would put up no trespassing signs around the perimeter of my property and seek legal counsel, I also read that it's been going on for 20 years as well. Here in MS, if my property ends at X location and I don't mark the boundaries of my property, my neighbor can encroach on my property legally since I didn't mark the boundary line marked, serval disputes such as this have been noted and both parties have gone to court over this as well. Clearly marking the boundary lines of one's property is the best way to go and if someone trespasses onto that property, after seeing that the property is "private property", legal action can be taken. I don't know if I answered your question, but under MS law, that's how it would work. Dan
I just seen a video on UA-cam from a guy that has that problem but in his case it's a slick drug dealer that keeps putting drugs in his woods and he owns a farm
Thank ya for watching and commenting Brian Stewart, welcome to the channel and our community!! Unfortunately I've heard many stories about folks hiding things in other folks woods, it's sad but a truth!! Preciate ya stopping by the channel, you have a good Sunday!! Dan
How would you deal with poachers?
Hello r cla and welcome to my channel!! As far as poachers, in Mississippi, I'd contact the wildlife and fishery and let them know I may have poachers on my land. Being a police officer, I'd probably approach poachers in the same manner as I would a person that may be trespassing on my property. Thank ya for watching!! Dan