Lived in a sub-division once in Union, KY. Killed a buck on a farm that I hunt that is 40 miles or so from there. Brought the buck home to hang in my garage for a day or so before getting it processed. This brought all kinds of commotion from my neighbors because there children could see this deer. After I told them all what they could do... I eventually had to take the deer to the processors.

 

Some folks don't understand... and aren't happy unless they get there way.

 

Not sure what this has to do with this thread, just wanted to get this off my chest...

Lived in a sub-division once in Union, KY. Killed a buck on a farm that I hunt that is 40 miles or so from there. Brought the buck home to hang in my garage for a day or so before getting it processed. This brought all kinds of commotion from my neighbors because there children could see this deer. After I told them all what they could do... I eventually had to take the deer to the processors.

 

Some folks don't understand... and aren't happy unless they get there way.

 

Not sure what this has to do with this thread, just wanted to get this off my chest...

Out here it causes a commotion to. All the neighbors and friends come over to congratulate the lucky hunter and they want to hear all about it. My next door neighbors boys offer to gut and skin him for practice. We break out the homemade wine and have a good ole time.

Out here it causes a commotion to. All the neighbors and friends come over to congratulate the lucky hunter and they want to hear all about it. My next door neighbors boys offer to gut and skin him for practice. We break out the homemade wine and have a good ole time.

 

That's the way it ought to be. Friends listening to your story, swapping lies now and then, and everyone having a good time while pitchin' in.

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.

 

 

Again, this area is becoming urban. North of 536 in Independence is just as 'urban' as pretty much every other city in northern Kentucky. The land being hunted on is surrounded by a public golf course, public park, subdivisions, and a railroad track. The land owner has agreed to sell the land to the developer once the current section is complete. I have no complaints about them hunting on their property, except when they're walking the property line of our subdivision with a loaded gun, and firing that gun.

 

As for talking to the land owner, that will not do any good. I got the impression from the police officer that he's not the nicest guy in the world. He kind of chuckled when we told him who owned the land.

 

My main purpose of this thread was to make people think twice about where they're hunting and just be considerate to those land owners around. I didn't want it to become a huge debate about urban and rural laws and living styles.

Again, this area is becoming urban. North of 536 in Independence is just as 'urban' as pretty much every other city in northern Kentucky. The land being hunted on is surrounded by a public golf course, public park, subdivisions, and a railroad track. The land owner has agreed to sell the land to the developer once the current section is complete. I have no complaints about them hunting on their property, except when they're walking the property line of our subdivision with a loaded gun, and firing that gun.

 

As for talking to the land owner, that will not do any good. I got the impression from the police officer that he's not the nicest guy in the world. He kind of chuckled when we told him who owned the land.

 

My main purpose of this thread was to make people think twice about where they're hunting and just be considerate to those land owners around. I didn't want it to become a huge debate about urban and rural laws and living styles.

Fair enough. Sounds like you will be better off without him. I just wanted to share my own experience on this subject.

Touchy subject for sure. Being a life-long avid hunter, I would still have to sympathize with Nees. By that I mean, I would not want high powered rifles or even shotguns fired bordering my property, especially where mine and other children are around. Nothing more alarming than sittin around watchin the ball game and a cannon being fired just outside of the window. I immediately think, are the kids OK? And then, is my property OK? Then I think, those guys are OK, they have a backstop and are responsible. But, I never really know that. There is a common decency that we hunters must abide by. To keep our rights, I think we should be very carefull on how we hunt and conduct ourselves in the field. I do deer hunt very close to a highway and somewhat residential area. However, I only hunt that area with a bow. I think the big guns should be further away from the residential areas. After all, there is plenty of God's country out there. :thumb:

 

Just the way I feel.

Again, this area is becoming urban. North of 536 in Independence is just as 'urban' as pretty much every other city in northern Kentucky. The land being hunted on is surrounded by a public golf course, public park, subdivisions, and a railroad track. The land owner has agreed to sell the land to the developer once the current section is complete. I have no complaints about them hunting on their property, except when they're walking the property line of our subdivision with a loaded gun, and firing that gun.

 

As for talking to the land owner, that will not do any good. I got the impression from the police officer that he's not the nicest guy in the world. He kind of chuckled when we told him who owned the land.

 

My main purpose of this thread was to make people think twice about where they're hunting and just be considerate to those land owners around. I didn't want it to become a huge debate about urban and rural laws and living styles.

 

 

Could that be the "BULLDOG"???? :lol::lol:

Could that be the "BULLDOG"???? :lol::lol:

 

Nope. :lol:

Touchy subject for sure. Being a life-long avid hunter, I would still have to sympathize with Nees. By that I mean, I would not want high powered rifles or even shotguns fired bordering my property, especially where mine and other children are around. Nothing more alarming than sittin around watchin the ball game and a cannon being fired just outside of the window. I immediately think, are the kids OK? And then, is my property OK? Then I think, those guys are OK, they have a backstop and are responsible. But, I never really know that. There is a common decency that we hunters must abide by. To keep our rights, I think we should be very carefull on how we hunt and conduct ourselves in the field. I do deer hunt very close to a highway and somewhat residential area. However, I only hunt that area with a bow. I think the big guns should be further away from the residential areas. After all, there is plenty of God's country out there. :thumb:

 

Just the way I feel.

I agree with you. It's the calling the law on this land owner that bothers me. He is within the law by hunting his own property. He is doing nothing illegal. Instead of talking to him first someone called the police. To him you just tried to put him in jail for nothing. If he was hard to get along with before you have just made things a lot worse. He may be doing it just because he can and is thumbing his nose at you for calling the police instead of talking to him first. Please don't get me wrong, I would not do what he did. It's the job of the parents to make sure their children don't trespass on other peoples property. The farmer isn't going to shoot at anyone or anything that is human. He knows where the line is and will make sure he doesn't shoot into it. Think about it.Don't freak out every time you hear a gun go off. If you don't look like a rabbit you won't get shot. If your kids don't look like rabbits and don't break the law by trespassing they will never be shot either. Stay on your property and you won't get hurt.

Again, this area is becoming urban. North of 536 in Independence is just as 'urban' as pretty much every other city in northern Kentucky. The land being hunted on is surrounded by a public golf course, public park, subdivisions, and a railroad track. The land owner has agreed to sell the land to the developer once the current section is complete. I have no complaints about them hunting on their property, except when they're walking the property line of our subdivision with a loaded gun, and firing that gun.

 

As for talking to the land owner, that will not do any good. I got the impression from the police officer that he's not the nicest guy in the world. He kind of chuckled when we told him who owned the land.

 

My main purpose of this thread was to make people think twice about where they're hunting and just be considerate to those land owners around. I didn't want it to become a huge debate about urban and rural laws and living styles.

Not being argumentative nees, but if they're on their own property why is it not okay for them to fire on their side of the property line, as long as they are not firing across it? Sounds like you want a buffer on their own property. Can't have it both ways, it's either okay or it's not. Just saying. And I understand your angst. I've owned a couple of different farms and would get perturbed when guys hung a stand right on the line, simply because I knew that they'd fire across if there was the right "opportunity". However, their side of the fence is still just as much their side as the middle.