I have recently acquired a new piece of property with a river on one side, roads on two others and a neighbor on the back side. The owner of the property is elderly and has no reason to be back in the "hunting grounds" and does not have his property lines posted. There is a tripod stand of the neighbor's right on the property line and today while putting up no trespassing signs I noticed a trail camera right on the property line near the tripod stand (facing into the neighbors property). While out scouting the land earlier this season I found a ladder stand unquestionably on the property, but I can't say for sure it's the neighbor's. Do I go meet the neighbor and try to strike up a friendly relationship or do I just deal with any issues as they may come up? Thanks for the help! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
First, make sure you are certain of the property lines. Stop over and introduce yourself and make sure to politely bring up the stands and camera and just ask him if they are his, if they are then just let him know that he's a little over the border and offer to help him move them to his property. If they aren't his, then they might belong to someone who has permission to hunt his property and is taking advantage of your property. Just offer to help them move everything but say it in a manner like you are excited to work with them on going after big bucks and exchange phone numbers. They might be interested in co-op deer management. EDIT: I think you'll quickly find out if they were just ignorant of the lines or maybe the previous owner didn't care OR you will find out that they are idiots who just don't care. I hope it's the first one.
Does the land owner care enough to press trespassing chargers against his neighbor? Because even if the neighbor is hunting on his land he is the only one who can do anything about it. I would just enjoy hunting it until there is a problem, especially if it is a permission type situation rather than a high dollar lease.
Always best to start off on the right foot with new neighbors.. I'd tell him what you found and ask him about the stand you found on you. Since the tripod is on the line I'd try to get an agreement about following deer onto each other if they cross the line.... You gotta remember there is nothing that says he can't set a tripod right on the fence on his side of the fence row...
your in a tough situation. i would definatly want to meet the neighbor preferably before i bought the land, but i would talk to him and be friendly but maybe not mention the stands rather ask questions like do they hunt and how much gun or bow. the stands probably are close to property lines but are not worth getting into a disspute over it. lots of people think the grass is greener on the other side and maybe it is and put stands too close ethically to property lines. the last thing you want is to make the neighbor mad then things could get ugly escpecially if your wounded deer goes on his land etc. good luck
First it is always good to know your neighbors so I would want to go introduce myself regardless if I had an issue or not. You can start saying you will be hunting and asking him if it is ok for you to track deer onto his property if needed. You might get a good idea about him by his response and the direction might get him to tell you about anybody with permission on his own. How long has he and the previous owner of your land owned the properties? If he has had it for a long time he might not know exactly where the lines are. They didn't always have the gps and other means to get as accurate as we can today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'm sorry, I didn't give many details about my acquisition of the land. It is by permission only. And only my father-in-law and myself have permission.
tread lightly since you both are new to the property. the more years you are there the more pull you will have.
