ok...its tv but why is there a hog problem!

[22-rimfire]

It always comes down to lawyers and money. As long as land owners see dollar signs associated with hogs, they will continue to breed and spread quickly and there will be no controlling them by paid sport hunting alone.

 

[der Teufel]

Unfortunately our litigious society has made most land owners not want hunters on their property...

Yep. The folks who get annoyed when landowners complain about hogs, but won't allow free hunting on their land aren't looking at both sides of the story.

I may not like the damage the hogs are doing, and I may complain about it, but I also don't like the liability and possible damage a bunch of strangers might do. Often I'll stick with the devil I know (the hogs) as opposed to taking a chance on a different possible problem.

Hogs are bad, the alternative might be worse. In that case I usually stick to bad and try to deal with it. Typically when it gets so bad that a landowner needs to try another approach, he can often find a neighbor or friend whom he knows to be a responsible person to come shoot at the hogs. Failing that he might get a referral from someone he knows. You might say it all comes down to relationships, either personal or family.

 

[baylorattorney]

I wouldn't blame litigation as to the main reason I dont want armed strangers on my land at night.

 

[baylorattorney]

I mean the simple signing of a WAIVER OR RELEASE prevents any invitee from suing or winning a lawsuit. So that ain't the reason. Use your head man! Armed strangers running around your land at night?

 

[Double Naught Spy]

I mean the simple signing of a WAIVER OR RELEASE prevents any invitee from suing or winning a lawsuit.

It may keep them from winning, but that doesn't mean there won't be a protracted lawsuit. Also, the wavier/release only takes care of the person who signs. What do you do about the neighbor whose prize cow just got shot by your waiver signing shooter? Your neighbor didn't sign. Your neighbor very well may sue you for letting the unsafe trigger happy buck fevered moron hunt on your property.

http://tribune-Democrat.com/outdoors/x519131516/JOE-GORDEN-Public-access-in-limbo
http://blog.pennlive.com/lvbreakingnews/2008/01/measure_would_ban_rifle_huntin.html

I know, the landowner is only responsible for 10% which isn't much by percenage, but if it is a $5 million settlement, that is only a half million out of his pocket.

I always find this strange, how hunters confuse things for deer, like horses, horses with riders, or other livestock. In most of the incidents, the hunters are firing across some sort of property line. Here, Oree was shot from the neighbor's property, thought to be a deer. The hose was only valued a $50,000.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/aiken/2011-11-29/aiken-hunter-who-shot-horse-instead-deer-charged

I have posted on several such stories previously. Is your bank account and possibly your insurance going to be able to cover the damages caused to people, animals, or property off of your property by hunters you have allowed to hunt on your property? Do you know that the hunters you have using your property are really responsible?

This sort of thing is scary to me as a property owner. Except for the road, my property is surrounded by horse and cattle operations as well as by some very nice people. I understand these events don't happen often. There may be just a few document off property incidents resulting in property damage, injury, or death of people and/or animals, but I may not be able to afford it if it happens even once by a hunter on my property.

 

[Art Eatman]

Enuf. Starting to wander...