When you guys are out there, please be considerate of your surroundings. Please don't hunt near or around a subdivision. We just had a couple hunters not 50 yards off our property line shoot a buck no 20 yards from our neighbors property line. These guys fired 3 shots to take down this buck, and at least one of those shots were aimed up at the houses. In our city, you only need to be 100' away from the center line of a public road to discharge a firearm. Therefore, according to police, these guys were doing nothing wrong.

I was driving down Taylor Mill road the other day and had to get out and help a hunter get his kill of the road as it decided to pass right square in the middle.

I was driving down Taylor Mill road the other day and had to get out and help a hunter get his kill of the road as it decided to pass right square in the middle.

 

Independence wants the people and money that suburbia brings, but they still want to operate like a rural area. If I was a few more miles out, I wouldn't mind. Or if I was sitting on a few acres. But I'm right in the middle of a subdivision full of kids, and I've got 2 guys carrying (and shooting) rifles 40 yards from my kids' swingset.

Independence wants the people and money that suburbia brings, but they still want to operate like a rural area. If I was a few more miles out, I wouldn't mind. Or if I was sitting on a few acres. But I'm right in the middle of a subdivision full of kids, and I've got 2 guys carrying (and shooting) rifles 40 yards from my kids' swingset.

 

Agreed, but this was right smack dab in front of Taylor Mill Elementary.

Well, we had another instance again tonight. Two guys were right behind our house firing their guns. The wife called the cops as we were told to do so after the last instance. They didn't show up until after dark, so nothing could be seen. Of course, there's nothing legally that can be done as our city has no ordinances or laws regarding discharging a firearm, other than the state laws. As long as they're not aiming directly at the houses, they're fine. They can stand on the hillside behind the houses and aim down into the gulley towards the houses and that's fine too. I hope there isn't anything down there that a bullet could bounce off of. The only thing the cop can do is contact the KY Wildlife Department as it's not deer season.

Most of us deer hunters wouldn't consider shooting in a subdivision.We hate to see this type of thing happen. But like everything else there will be a few bad apples in the bunch. It is also true that some people move to rural or semi rural areas and think the rules are the same as in town. A freind of mine owns a farm,98 acres,in the city limits of Alexandria KY. This farm has been in his family for over 100 years. One side of his farm is bordered by a new subdivision. He has a large family and they get together each year to hunt deer and turkeys. Every time one of these people see a man hunting they call the police. They sware every time that the hunter was pointing his gun at there house and this is a lie and the police know it. The police know and I know these hunters and we know better. The police tell them they must show up to satisfy the caller. If someone is acting in a dangerous manner and truly is pointing a gun at a house for some unknown reason they should have their hunting rights taken away. But if they are not breaking any laws then maybe the city folks should stay in the big city and leave the country for those who understand it. IMHO.

nees, were these guys rabbit hunting?

nees, were these guys rabbit hunting?

Exactly what I would assume.

Most of us deer hunters wouldn't consider shooting in a subdivision.We hate to see this type of thing happen. But like everything else there will be a few bad apples in the bunch. It is also true that some people move to rural or semi rural areas and think the rules are the same as in town. A freind of mine owns a farm,98 acres,in the city limits of Alexandria KY. This farm has been in his family for over 100 years. One side of his farm is bordered by a new subdivision. He has a large family and they get together each year to hunt deer and turkeys. Every time one of these people see a man hunting they call the police. They sware every time that the hunter was pointing his gun at there house and this is a lie and the police know it. The police know and I know these hunters and we know better. The police tell them they must show up to satisfy the caller. If someone is acting in a dangerous manner and truly is pointing a gun at a house for some unknown reason they should have their hunting rights taken away. But if they are not breaking any laws then maybe the city folks should stay in the big city and leave the country for those who understand it. IMHO.

 

 

IMO, if a rural area starts the process to become urban, then they should adjust their laws/ordinances in accordance with that change. It's those 'county' folk who are selling off their lands to the developers, and it's the city that's allowing it. Yet, it's the city folks fault for wanting changes to keep them safe???? I'm not saying they should completely stop people with a large acreage from hunting on their property. They just need something along the lines of not discharging a firearm 'x' number of yards from someone's property in a subdivision. I can legally walk out my back door and fire a gun down the street, whether it's just for the heck of it, or I'm hunting a deer in my neighbors backyard. Please tell me how that should be acceptable?

nees, were these guys rabbit hunting?

 

Exactly what I would assume.

 

I do not know what they were hunting. My wife was the one that saw them this time. The brush is so high and thick, you can't really tell. It's the same area they took down the deer back in November, and the deer wasn't seen until it came out of the brush and into my neighbor's backyard. I'm not too concerned with what they're hunting. My biggest concern is the safety of the kids in the neighborhood. We have 13 houses on our street, 7 of which border this land with a total of 20 kids, and that's not including the other street that borders this land.

IMO, if a rural area starts the process to become urban, then they should adjust their laws/ordinances in accordance with that change. It's those 'county' folk who are selling off their lands to the developers, and it's the city that's allowing it. Yet, it's the city folks fault for wanting changes to keep them safe???? I'm not saying they should completely stop people with a large acreage from hunting on their property. They just need something along the lines of not discharging a firearm 'x' number of yards from someone's property in a subdivision. I can legally walk out my back door and fire a gun down the street, whether it's just for the heck of it, or I'm hunting a deer in my neighbors backyard. Please tell me how that should be acceptable?

If people move into a rural area they need to conform to the law as it is written in that area or don't live there. Its just that simple. No one is saying that guns should be fired down the street or used in a unsafe manner. My neighbors hunt rabbits and squirrels in my front and back yard. I can see them in tree stands from anywhere on my place. Houses up here are 200 to 400 ft. apart so we are pretty close to each other. But no one feels a need to call the law because we all do it and no one gets alarmed when they hear a shot because we know there is no danger. We wait by the phone to see if they got the big one! I've always said , why move to the country just to live on top of each other,you can do that in town and save a lot of gas money. We live out here to escape the liberal attitudes of city dwellers and have the ability to walk out our door and hunt or fish. So if you don't like what we do, stay in town but don't try to ruin it for the rest of us. Did you think about confronting these people face to face and come to and agreement before calling the police. Thats the way we do it out here.

I do not know what they were hunting. My wife was the one that saw them this time. The brush is so high and thick, you can't really tell. It's the same area they took down the deer back in November, and the deer wasn't seen until it came out of the brush and into my neighbor's backyard. I'm not too concerned with what they're hunting. My biggest concern is the safety of the kids in the neighborhood. We have 13 houses on our street, 7 of which border this land with a total of 20 kids, and that's not including the other street that borders this land.

 

If the kids don't look like deer or rabbits they should not have a problem. Wildlife generally don't live in peoples houses or run there for safety and houses don't look like wildlife either so you and the kids are probably in good shape. It's been my experience that when new people call the police on hunters they almost always say the hunter pointed his gun at the house and this is usually a lie and the rural police know it. Sorry if this isn't what you wanted to hear but I felt the need to defend ethical,safe hunters who don't aim at people.

If people move into a rural area they need to conform to the law as it is written in that area or don't live there. Its just that simple. No one is saying that guns should be fired down the street or used in a unsafe manner. My neighbors hunt rabbits and squirrels in my front and back yard. I can see them in tree stands from anywhere on my place. Houses up here are 200 to 400 ft. apart so we are pretty close to each other. But no one feels a need to call the law because we all do it and no one gets alarmed when they hear a shot because we know there is no danger. We wait by the phone to see if they got the big one! I've always said , why move to the country just to live on top of each other,you can do that in town and save a lot of gas money. We live out here to escape the liberal attitudes of city dwellers and have the ability to walk out our door and hunt or fish. So if you don't like what we do, stay in town but don't try to ruin it for the rest of us. Did you think about confronting these people face to face and come to and agreement before calling the police. Thats the way we do it out here.

 

Not sure about nees, but I personally (as a non-gun-totin'-fool) wouldn't confront an armed person and try to reason with them. :lol:

Not sure about nees, but I personally (as a non-gun-totin'-fool) wouldn't confront an armed person and try to reason with them. :lol:

 

As long as you don't wear your easter bunny suit you should be OK.:lol:

As long as you don't wear your easter bunny suit you should be OK.:lol:

Correct, mom don't dress like this and you'll be fine.