Rules

[Hatchet Jack]

The more this thread evolves, the more I laugh and shake my head. Unfreakin'believable!!!
White Eagle, I'm sure you're a nice guy, but.......If I were your neighbor, and I read this thread, you would never step foot on my property ever again.

 

[Jitterbug]

I do understand that it is his property but the whole rule thing get's me.

In the end, the part I put in bold is the most important-
IT’S HIS PROPERTY!

Hunt away from the boundary as much as possible,

Only take “good” shots, that should anchor the deer right there.
(That’s just ”Ethics 101,” anyway.)

Be grateful that he’s willing to let you on, at all.

Around here, we get the same folks, year after year, who want to “track a wounded deer” hither and yon. Other landowners get tired of having the blaze orange army traipsing across their land, making noise and leaving who knows what kinds of scent behind…

Everywhere that I’ve ever lived, or hunted… going onto the neighbor’s property has only been possible when they’ve extended a courtesy to me.

As a young man, I thought it would be nice to own a chunk of hunting land. Now that I see the continuous hassles that many landowners go through continuously around here… “No, Thanks.”

 

[Jitterbug]

this neighbor and I have a history

Finally, on post #55 of this thread… we begin to get “the rest of the story.” Paul Harvey would be proud!

It would be interesting for you to find out his perspective.

His request seems reasonable, to me. Many other forum members here seem to think so, as well.

Perhaps he could have handled it better- maybe given you a call, or stopped by, instead of texting. Or… maybe texting was the best option.

Any way I look at it, he has still left you a window of opportunity to retrieve game. I’d count that as a win, and be cordial in my future dealings with him.

“Can’t hurt, might help!”

Be well.

 

[Shorty]

50 years ago when i started hunting, i could go anywhere i wanted, 360 degrees from my house. Everyone new or excepted this practice on their land. What comes around goes around. We could also be hunting our land and have people walk through. It was excepted and everyone was courteous to each other, waved to each other. This worked to everyone’s advantage as the deer kept moving and we all got our bucks. You could drag your deer to the road and people that came by would gladly give you and your deer a ride to your house. Unfortunately people get old and families split up and pass on, way of life. Land comes up for sale, new guy buys it and does not know any neighbors and just paid an arm/leg price for said piece of land. He now owns the parcel and wants his piece of land to hunt himself and not worry about other people ruining his hunt on his land, so he posts the living crap out of his piece of the American dream. This is called evolution, not a bad thing but a complete reversal from when we where young. I call myself lucky as i know a few people that we have mutual respect for each other and still gain permission to hunt private land. Sometimes all it takes is a kind gesture on your part as in unloading hay, mowing lawn, helping with chores, etc. this is the future now, live with, embrace it, or you will be left behind. Its what is happening now, respect each other’s wishes, enjoy the great outdoors, enjoy gods creatures big and small. Hunt responsible, respect each other, life is good…

 

[birdog]

All of my neighbors get along really well with each other. If one of us shoots a deer and it's too warm to let it sit we make a call to that particular landowner and we go get it. If it can sit awhile we do just that but we always call and let the other guy know we have a deer to track or recover. If no one is hunting or it won't disturb our hunt then we go get it right away and usually help each other with the recovery. We are all very respectful of each other and recover our deer in the least intrusive way possible. Go in quietly and get out quickly. If my neighbor shot a deer and it died within sight of my stand on a warm day then I'm done hunting that stand for the day and we go get it. Recovering that deer is the number one priority, period.

I suspect there's more to the op's situation that even he might not be aware of. Bottom line is it's his land so he gets to make the rules.

With all that said if someone told me I had to wait to recover my deer I would not have a problem with that. Thankfully none of us would let a deer sour in the field no matter what. The most important thing for me is getting along with my neighbors because not getting along sucks!

And for the earlier poster who implied owning land was not worth it because of potential neighbor issues I say absolutely not. There is nothing better than owning your own dirt.

 

[SteveB]

In Missouri, you have to get permission to enter private property to recover game. They property owner has the right to say no. A guy I work with had this happen earlier this week after a doe jumped the fence to a neighbors fence after his FIL shot it. The guy refused to let them recover the deer.

Same in NYS.

 

[eekjellander]

no it has to do with a guy I personally don't care for telling how to hunt
I shoot deer and I find deer, done.

If you brought your ethics (Lack there of) by me you'd be done as game wardens would be sayin carry your deer to (MY TRUCK) and join me up front for the ride to court !!!/Ed

 

[white eagle]

If you brought your ethics (Lack there of) by me you'd be done as game wardens would be sayin carry your deer to (MY TRUCK) and join me up front for the ride to court !!!/Ed

what are you sayin
air pretty thin up on that high horse buddy
My land my rules
I don't tell anyone how to hunt
might be in your country that's the way you do it
but in America we don't tell others what they can do pal
as for your truck it's probably a import

 

[MrTom]

My land my rules

As long as you understand that your rules stop at the property line. What goes on on the other side is no business of yours as long as what's going on does not enter your property.

 

[Jitterbug]

as for your truck it's probably a import

Hard to say, anymore...

I had one Dodge built in Canada, and one built in Mexico.

I wanted an American truck, so in 2001 I bought a Toyota made in Indiana!

Still driving it…

 

[Renegadehunter]

Someone telling you when you are allowed on THEIR property is not telling you how to hunt. Not even close. You do not have the right to just go anywhere on anyone else's property anytime you want to track a deer you shot. You'd have to be living under a rock to not recognize that in this day and age.

There are some States that have retrieval laws so that a GW can be called and escort you to recover your animal, but they are getting fewer and fewer. Idaho used to do that, but they revised their trespassing law a few years back and now if a landowner says no, that's the end of it. Yes it sucks, but so does getting a trespassing ticket and losing the right to hunt for one year (Idaho trespassing law automatically suspends the right to hunt for one year if you are convicted of trespassing).

Think waiting to recover when your neighbor allows is going to take too much time? I have to wonder what the time frame is of contacting a F&G officer, having them arrive, checking that you're all legal, seeing where you were and where the deer was when you shot, confirming the blood trail leaves your property and goes onto your neighbor's, then contacting the property owner to talk with them about retrieval, and then MAYBE getting you permission to retrieve it.

Count yourself lucky that he will still allow you to go on his property at all. Ignore his wishes and it will likely progress to a simple "stay off my property no matter what" text.
I'd tread lightly on this one. It sounds like he likes to hunt just as much as you do and doesn't want his hunts ruined by people coming onto his place willy-nilly whenever they feel like it.
Find me a hunter that wouldn't feel that way. I'll wait.

 

[chubby ninja]

I agree w Clairebear , since adopting the "high shoulder shot" I haven't lost a deer.Afew years ago my SOL shot a 10 pt. in his backyard .Deerran onto neighbors property.Notsure who the landowner was he went and retreived the animal.He got a visit from the Mi. Dnr saying he should have asked permission.He explained he didn't know `who owned the land.They let him off with a warning.A few days later he came home from work to find every tree on the property line posted with a no hunting or trespassing sign. My guess was the neighbor was hunting the same big buck during early archery season.Saw him and couldn't close the deal. Oh well.

 

[Waxxy]

I'm thinking of contacting my neighbors before season starts and get a feeling of where they are at. I don't perceive any problems but one should never just assume.