Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow
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Vote in poll, please.
Schools of thoughts / Opinions:
A. You never, ever, under any circumstances, hunt on someone else's private land without permission, posted or not, fenced or not, period.
B. It's perfectly fine to hunt on someone's else's land without permission if they've done neither any fencing nor any posting; that's just how it works; if they don't want someone hunting on their land, then they need to fence it, or post it with signs every so many feet, or perhaps both. I will stay off if it has any sign telling me to stay off, *OR* if it has a fence with no signs.
C. Forget that - if it's not BOTH fenced & posted with signs, I'm going in.
D. If it's posted with signs, then you stay out, regardless of whether fenced or not. If it's not posted with signs, you can go in, regardless of whether fenced or not.
E. If it's fenced, then you stay out, regardless of whether posted with signs or not. If it's not fenced, then you can go in, regardless of whether fenced or not.
Personally, I subscribe to "B", but my buddy insists "A" is correct. I used to subsribe to "D" (my first year of hunting, when I did not know any better), but quickly decided that was wrong, and changed to "B". I think "C" and "E" are wrong, but I don't think my buddy is "right either", that "A" is more correct.
I think in the 'old days', most if not everyone subscribed to "D", and in some areas, that may be the going cultural norm. But as I say, I run with "B" now. Isn't "A" a bit too strict, though?
What do you say? Please remember, this question is NOT asking about legality. "D" is legal IINM, nearly everywhere, and "B" is legal almost everywhere, if not everywhere. This is a MORAL question only!
Schools of thoughts / Opinions:
A. You never, ever, under any circumstances, hunt on someone else's private land without permission, posted or not, fenced or not, period.
B. It's perfectly fine to hunt on someone's else's land without permission if they've done neither any fencing nor any posting; that's just how it works; if they don't want someone hunting on their land, then they need to fence it, or post it with signs every so many feet, or perhaps both. I will stay off if it has any sign telling me to stay off, *OR* if it has a fence with no signs.
C. Forget that - if it's not BOTH fenced & posted with signs, I'm going in.
D. If it's posted with signs, then you stay out, regardless of whether fenced or not. If it's not posted with signs, you can go in, regardless of whether fenced or not.
E. If it's fenced, then you stay out, regardless of whether posted with signs or not. If it's not fenced, then you can go in, regardless of whether fenced or not.
Personally, I subscribe to "B", but my buddy insists "A" is correct. I used to subsribe to "D" (my first year of hunting, when I did not know any better), but quickly decided that was wrong, and changed to "B". I think "C" and "E" are wrong, but I don't think my buddy is "right either", that "A" is more correct.
I think in the 'old days', most if not everyone subscribed to "D", and in some areas, that may be the going cultural norm. But as I say, I run with "B" now. Isn't "A" a bit too strict, though?
What do you say? Please remember, this question is NOT asking about legality. "D" is legal IINM, nearly everywhere, and "B" is legal almost everywhere, if not everywhere. This is a MORAL question only!
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