Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Signs, Signs, Everywhere There's Signs...

A recent debate I read on a web-forum revolved around the image to the right (awesome shot by the photographer!).

  
Courtesy of 'divingduck2006' of www.fishingbuddy.com
Posted Property is always a hot button issue for the modern era hunter. High hunter concentration throughout MN and ND makes finding a chunk of private property a challenge for those that aren't lucky enough to own land. I plan on writing a full article on this subject, but here is the question for today.

This posted sign has no land owner signature, is semi obstructed, and clearly has seen more than one winter in its time.

So, what would you do if you saw this posted sign and behind it was the biggest buck of your life at 100 yards? Or maybe you saw a whole mess of pheasants flush into that slough? I am not shocked that some on the forum members didn't hesitate and honestly stated they would go onto the property because it wasn't a 'legal' sign.

Everyone has different levels of respect for boundaries, and personally, I would not access that property without having a signed permission slip in hand. But clearly some would without a second thought.

What would you do?

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  1. J-RegsJanuary 19, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Depends on where I was, if I was out in the middle of no where and a property was not posted correctly then fair game shoot to kill. If I was in a local area that I new was private then no. I am fortunate enough to have my own private land to hunt on but I understand and feel for people that have to compete with hundreds of hunters for a spot. The cost to hunt is what is driving people away, sometimes hundreds of dollars just for a tag to hunt out of state, thats ridiculous!!! We protect our state to state boarders better than we protect our country borders.

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