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Posted by John Seidts [96.234.138.157] on Thursday, February 09, 2012 at 15:56:09 :
In Reply to: O.T. This kind of frosts me posted by D Sherman [72.47.153.24] on Thursday, February 09, 2012 at 14:31:28 :
In my military career, I trespassed countless nameless properties in the name of training or operations. We were always respectful and if we were caught (which happened a time or two) we left immediately. We never had problems.
Now that I am a property owner, I have seen the best and worst. People hunting who have no business being there. People ATV'ing who have no business being there. So I put up the No Trespassing signs and make sure they are there a few times a year. If somebody makes a mistake and comes on the property, their attitude and demeanor make it easy to decide on the response they get. Most are invited back as long as they let me know they are there ahead of time.
There is an element of people in this country who think they own where they stand. It's a traditional way of looking at things. I don't necessarily disagree with it, but as a person who has great respect for mother nature, I am pretty disturbed when they pollute or are discourteous. Those are my two red switches.
Unfortunately, the only legal way to deal with them is to tell them all to stay away, and deal with the people who can't or don't want to read. That way, you are covered in case somebody comes on your digs and you want them gone. You can't play it both ways. Sad, but that's the way I do it.