April 16th, 2012 Finds!!!!

[mike7mm08]

The trouble is it is mainly neighbors. The property owner is 80 years old. He has owned the property since the 70's. Up until five years ago his family only deer hunted a couple days a year. Rest of the year it was the neighborhoods 1100 acre playground. Since I have taken over watching the property no one gets a pass. Still some people just don't get it. Most still are trying to play the I have permission and no the landowner card. I had the landowner in the truck one day when we caught someone. Guy swore up and down he knows the landowner has been friends with him for years. So I asked him who the guy in the truck was with me. His response "I don't know never seen him before".

All the neighbors hate me. But I don't care. Landowner asked me to get rid of the problems. Initially it was because of vandalism and breakins and thefts of various farm buildings. Finally convinced him to draw the line on everything. No matter how innocent someones actions might seem to him we have to call the sheriff if they are on the property.

I get nearly as much joy in busting someone as I do finding a mother lode of shrooms.

[mikeologist]

Ive had some crazy run ins on public land before... lets say some people troll public woods for other kinds of mushrooms...

[mspoerk]

Mike 7mm08:

Guess I shouldn't ask to hunt morels on your land? Just kidding. I've hunted morels and game on lots of private land across the state, but never without the owners permission, and I always show my appreciation in some way.

[mike7mm08]

You could ask. But would have to say no. In the past people were granted permission. Trouble was they then gave permission to all there buddies. The disrespect some people have is down right disgusting. These people are the ones that make it hard for good people like you and I to get on private land. Landowner gets burned a time or two and figures it will happen every time so they don't let anyone on.

[blitzfish]

I remember a similar situation on some private land I hunt on. Last year, when I got home, I had noticed that a group of at least 10 guys were doing a deer drive on land that only my dad and I can hunt on. We found out the landowner said to this one person in the group it was okay for him to walk thru there, but decided to take his buddies there without the landowners permission. Lets just say he isn't coming back there ever again!

[mspoerk]

Mike:

I know exactly what you're saying. 20 years ago I used to hunt my land, and 5 adjoining farms. Total over 2000 acres. One year I get up there, and over a one month time, they all politely asked me to stop hunting their land, and explained the same thing. They'd give permission for one guy to hunt their land, and they'd show up a week later with a large group. My land is still open, simply because I don't live close by, so it would do no good to close it. I'm continuously shocked by the disrespect of a few, that ruins it for so many good people.