Enfielder
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My gf lives on a small postage stamp of land surrounded by a private ski resort of which we are patrons and yearly ticket holders. There are more than ample white tails here before the snow flys. Much of the land in undeveloped and creates a perfect habitat for a hunter like me. Sweet, I thought, I’ve got a honey hole to shoot on and it’s not posted in any way.
My mistake is that I never sought permission. That is my bad and after reviewing the law, I am completely guilty of trespass. Mea Culpa. My decisions were based on New England’s laws and attitudes on private land use. If it’s not posted, you’re able to hunt/hike/exist on it legally unless asked to leave, which you then must. What I’m here to chat about is how I was treated by a person who leases the land around mine to hunt. I was moving a tree stand to a spot and doing some light scouting in a creek bottom that my sweetie recommended. This is a three minute walk from the back yard and a place I spend a lot of time in through the out the year. The kids fish the creek for chubs and I dream of the dream buck to step out.
Today, there was a truck parked on the edge of the land down the road 125 yards from the house. I took a walk to drop my stand and I was approached by a guy who was making bee-line to me. He then proceeded to berate and yell at me for being on HIS lease (which it was) and was quite the a** to me. I tried to de-escalate his attitude and he just kept going.
I don’t suffer BS for very long. I know when I’m wrong and I was but I don’t deserve to be yelled and **** talked by a guy who spends two weekends of daytimes in what I consider my backyard extension on land that see zero use beside us and some ATV riding locals. I expressed that I lived here and that we were neighbors and that he could show some respect. Basically, this guy was a total ass and irrational and rude. I get it, he pays for the privilege to hunt but he does not pay nearly enough to be rude to me in my hood. He also threatened to have me arrested. That’s about when I lost my **** and told him to f** off. Nothing he did today in that situation will be good for him.
That being said, if you have a lease and you see someone on it and it’s not posted in the least bit, don’t be a jerk. Talk. Tell the person what the deal is. Being respectful goes both ways.
Now, I walk in my yard and can only think this wanker. My (secondary) weekday morning hunting spot at the comfort of my Gf’s home has been ruined by this rude toolbag. I admitted my wrong but I refuse to accept such disrespect in my neighborhood.
Needless to say, I’m now having all my boys peeing in bottles and saving it up for the magic night before opener. Just kidding, but damn if I didn’t think of it.
I imagine that there will be plenty of discussion here and some of you will have some co trashing opinions. Keep in mind, I do admit what I did wrong, but I never deserve to be treated poorly. I don’t care what you lease or own. Nothing gives you that right. Have some freaking manners.
My mistake is that I never sought permission. That is my bad and after reviewing the law, I am completely guilty of trespass. Mea Culpa. My decisions were based on New England’s laws and attitudes on private land use. If it’s not posted, you’re able to hunt/hike/exist on it legally unless asked to leave, which you then must. What I’m here to chat about is how I was treated by a person who leases the land around mine to hunt. I was moving a tree stand to a spot and doing some light scouting in a creek bottom that my sweetie recommended. This is a three minute walk from the back yard and a place I spend a lot of time in through the out the year. The kids fish the creek for chubs and I dream of the dream buck to step out.
Today, there was a truck parked on the edge of the land down the road 125 yards from the house. I took a walk to drop my stand and I was approached by a guy who was making bee-line to me. He then proceeded to berate and yell at me for being on HIS lease (which it was) and was quite the a** to me. I tried to de-escalate his attitude and he just kept going.
I don’t suffer BS for very long. I know when I’m wrong and I was but I don’t deserve to be yelled and **** talked by a guy who spends two weekends of daytimes in what I consider my backyard extension on land that see zero use beside us and some ATV riding locals. I expressed that I lived here and that we were neighbors and that he could show some respect. Basically, this guy was a total ass and irrational and rude. I get it, he pays for the privilege to hunt but he does not pay nearly enough to be rude to me in my hood. He also threatened to have me arrested. That’s about when I lost my **** and told him to f** off. Nothing he did today in that situation will be good for him.
That being said, if you have a lease and you see someone on it and it’s not posted in the least bit, don’t be a jerk. Talk. Tell the person what the deal is. Being respectful goes both ways.
Now, I walk in my yard and can only think this wanker. My (secondary) weekday morning hunting spot at the comfort of my Gf’s home has been ruined by this rude toolbag. I admitted my wrong but I refuse to accept such disrespect in my neighborhood.
Needless to say, I’m now having all my boys peeing in bottles and saving it up for the magic night before opener. Just kidding, but damn if I didn’t think of it.
I imagine that there will be plenty of discussion here and some of you will have some co trashing opinions. Keep in mind, I do admit what I did wrong, but I never deserve to be treated poorly. I don’t care what you lease or own. Nothing gives you that right. Have some freaking manners.