I have a hunter in my back yard, should I shoot him?

[Gabbar99]

With a camera?

His stand is probably in the vacant next door lot and not in my yard, don't know the exact boundary up there, but his trail cam is and it's a back yard in a residential neighborhood for Pete's sake. It's about 170 ft from my house and about the same from the neighbors behind us and next door. He might be legal for archery.

Just bought the house a few months ago. Back yard is real steep and thick woods. Found the tree stand a month or so ago. It's aluminum so doesn't really show wear and thought maybe it was old. But then last week I saw there was a new trail cam mounted and seat cushions and pads on the stand.

Haven't seen him in the act yet. I did nail up a bunch of POSTED signs yesterday, for what that's worth.

I have no moral or ethical issue with hunting, but I don't want him going through my back yard and I don't want him shooting my deer. They're basically pets. My two pets:

[mtpockets]

With a camera?

His stand is probably in the vacant next door lot and not in my yard, don't know the exact boundary up there, but his trail cam is and it's a back yard in a residential neighborhood for Pete's sake. It's about 170 ft from my house and about the same from the neighbors behind us and next door. He might be legal for archery.

Just bought the house a few months ago. Back yard is real steep and thick woods. Found the tree stand a month or so ago. It's aluminum so doesn't really show wear and thought maybe it was old. But then last week I saw there was a new trail cam mounted and seat cushions and pads on the stand.

Haven't seen him in the act yet. I did nail up a bunch of POSTED signs yesterday, for what that's worth.

I have no moral or ethical issue with hunting, but I don't want him going through my back yard and I don't want him shooting my deer. They're basically pets. My two pets:

Legal or not, there is such a thing as ethics, I have harvested many animals it's my main food source. Never once have I taken one near other properties.

You can leave a note in his stand for him to contact you and talk it out. It's been my experience that ethical hunters are pretty reasonable, arseholes arent, if he isn't cooperative it sounds like you have a new game camera, the archery rules are easily found for your area and a quick call to the conservation officer will get your answers pretty quick, if he is in the wrong the CO will put the run to him and you don't even have to be involved.

You don't own the deer though and if he is in his rights and coperative you may get a piece of your deer. 170 feet seems close, most areas I am familiar with have 100 yard or more distance from dwellings for archery. Good luck!

[NorwichGrad]

Legal or not, there is such a thing as ethics, I have harvested many animals it's my main food source. Never once have I taken one near other properties.

You can leave a note in his stand for him to contact you and talk it out. It's been my experience that ethical hunters are pretty reasonable, arseholes arent, if he isn't cooperative it sounds like you have a new game camera, the archery rules are easily found for your area and a quick call to the conservation officer will get your answers pretty quick, if he is in the wrong the CO will put the run to him and you don't even have to be involved.

You don't own the deer though and if he is in his rights and coperative you may get a piece of your deer. 170 feet seems close, most areas I am familiar with have 100 yard or more distance from dwellings for archery. Good luck!

Agreed with this ^^..

Hunters are generally cool doods. See if you can befriend him. With his skill sets, he might be a good ally when America finally goes full Venezuela. We're getting there. Just look at the inflation. That's just inflation. "Hyper" kicks in in the year 2022.

[Gabbar99]

You don't own the deer though and if he is in his rights and coperative you may get a piece of your deer. 170 feet seems close, most areas I am familiar with have 100 yard or more distance from dwellings for archery. Good luck!

I did look it up. It's 50 yds (150 ft) for archery, 150 yds for gun. I was about to call the authorities last week before I looked it up, estimated the distance, and realized he may be legal for archery.

We do have an HOA, but it's mostly just to manage creekfront land that we share, don't know if they have any teeth. My neighbor on the other side of that lot has been filing motions and trying for years to get the owner to pee or get off the pot with that lot. He's offered to buy it, but they won't sell. I bet he doesn't know about the hunter. There's also an open lot on the other side but the neighbor one over on that side bought it and uses it as part of his. The buffer of the two open lots were a big part of the appeal to us.

Our lots are like 0.7 acres and there are lots behind us. It's not wilderness. It's a residential neighborhood in a city.

I don't own the deer, but we all like them and they don't fear us. I probably could "harvest" one with a knife. As for the meat, no thanks. Christmas is coming and it's hard to avoid people trying to give away their venison. "It's sausage with so much spices you can hardly taste the nasty deer meat." If it was any good, they'd sell it in stores.

If he's doing it to feed his family, I bet we could get the neighbors to take up a collection of groceries for him. And I'll leave the address of the local food bank with my note.

Here's my house. Again, it's not wilderness.

[LWW]

If he's doing it to feed his family, I bet we could get the neighbors to take up a collection of groceries for him. And I'll leave the address of the local food bank with my note.

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Who wants grocery store meat when you can have deer. I get deer from my hunting buddy and bring it home and the wont touch it. Said it looks gamy, I said you know they put food coloring and other chit in the meats in the store, this here dear may look and smell gamy but its the healthiest choice.

[Corbi]

As for the meat, no thanks. Christmas is coming and it's hard to avoid people trying to give away their venison. "It's sausage with so much spices you can hardly taste the nasty deer meat." If it was any good, they'd sell it in stores.

Agree 100%, I can't stand venison and everyone I know who hunts has the same standard line that must be in the hunting manuals "you ain't had it the way I make it". Actually yes I have, only so many ways you can cook the damn things, make sausage, jerky, etc and it always tastes weird and gamey to me.

[Oceanside]

I'd no sooner eat a deer than I would a dog..

[Mark1T]

I'd no sooner eat a deer than I would a dog..

How about a cat? Would you even consider eating a cat?

I would no sooner eat a lamb than I would a cat and that's true.

[Bando]

Here's my house. Again, it's not wilderness.

Nice little shanty Bro. Yes, that's an odd area to hunt, I suspect he has a little kill pit to harvest urban deer. I have mixed feels, it's not sportsmanlike to harvest deer from such a location, but urban deer can be a huge problem for anyone trying to grow any vegetation on their property. Also whitetails kill more people in the US every year than any other other animal, no matter how cute they are, they're a nuisance when they overcrowd an area.

I would no sooner eat a lamb than I would a cat and that's true.

You need a good Gyro to change your mind on that.

[fishnbrah]

sometimes you gotta hunt where the deer are. if hes not legal, call the fish and game cops

[fishnbrah]

Agree 100%, I can't stand venison and everyone I know who hunts has the same standard line that must be in the hunting manuals "you ain't had it the way I make it". Actually yes I have, only so many ways you can cook the damn things, make sausage, jerky, etc and it always tastes weird and gamey to me.

its a case by case thing. depends how well it was taken care of and if it was rut season deer or not. i just ate some desert mule deer and they dont have the best reputation for being great eating but it was great, made barbacoa in the crock pot with it and smoked some. smoked venison, thats real good imo

[Corbi]

sometimes you gotta hunt where the deer are. if hes not legal, call the fish and game cops

Go all caveman style and wear a loin cloth while holding a knife in your teeth and leap down out of a tree onto the deer, make sure someone is filming it because that $hit would be comedy gold.

[GrouchyUSMC]

As said before, put a note up there. He probably didn't realize the house has been sold.

We are smack dab in the city and in our neck of the woods there's tree stands down just off of the transit rail property. City archery hunting is big across the US. Especially useful as deer can tend to overpopulate the area and cause problems.

I don't hunt animals, but I'll take a deer steak any day.

[mtpockets]

its a case by case thing. depends how well it was taken care of and if it was rut season deer or not. i just ate some desert mule deer and they dont have the best reputation for being great eating but it was great, made barbacoa in the crock pot with it and smoked some. smoked venison, thats real good imo

This^^^^

Handling of the deer is the biggest issue and it starts before you pull the trigger, I avoid an animal in full rut if possible. Some deer fat can be pretty damn nasty and is one of the biggest reasons why people don't like it or say its gamey. I don't let a butcher touch any of my meat I do all my own and I never use a saw, I debone everything and it's very important to get all the fat off. It's not my favorite game meat but it's right up there.

I didn't realize it was that residential, that's not hunting, that's killing, like shooting fish in a barrel

If buddy turns out to be an arsehole, run a speaker outside and blast some tunes when he's in the stand he won't last long I recommend some Frank Zappa or wolves howling would be even better.

[Oceanside]

How about a cat? Would you even consider eating a cat?

I would no sooner eat a lamb than I would a cat and that's true.

I would not eat a bat..

I would not eat a cat sam I am...

But I grew up eating lamb a couple times a month though, I don't think I've had lamb since I left home 43 years ago.

[Mark1T]

I would not eat a bat..

I would not eat a cat sam I am...

But I grew up eating lamb a couple times a month though, I don't think I've had lamb since I left home 43 years ago.

LOL. Good to know.

[PTzFree]

Legal or not, there is such a thing as ethics, I have harvested many animals it's my main food source. Never once have I taken one near other properties.

You can leave a note in his stand for him to contact you and talk it out. It's been my experience that ethical hunters are pretty reasonable, arseholes arent, if he isn't cooperative it sounds like you have a new game camera, the archery rules are easily found for your area and a quick call to the conservation officer will get your answers pretty quick, if he is in the wrong the CO will put the run to him and you don't even have to be involved.

You don't own the deer though and if he is in his rights and coperative you may get a piece of your deer. 170 feet seems close, most areas I am familiar with have 100 yard or more distance from dwellings for archery. Good luck!

Can confirm. Am a hunter.
This is acceptable.

1. Whether he's on your property or not, his equipment can't be either. Talk it out with him.
2. I archery hunt, also. 170 feet may or may not be in violation. Again, those laws are super easy to look up on your state's game commission website. Where I live it's 50 yards or 150 feet.
3. The rest aside - as for the deer. They're not your deer. Bambi walks from your yard into WMU XYZ and gets smoked - too bad. Now, if he smokes Bambi on the hypothetical WMU XYZ and the deer runs onto your property, he is supposed to gain permission from the land owner before retrieving the harvest. He also cannot shoot from WMU XYZ at a deer on your land.

[eomrat]

My God Gabby is a Nancy.


I am so thankful this Holiday Season that I live in the country and never have to worry about effeminate neighbors hyperventilating on the internet every time they see something scary.

Just two days ago a total stranger knocked on my door with a Winny 30-30 asking permission to track a wounded hog across my property. Should I get counseling for PTSD????

[bodyhard]

I did look it up. It's 50 yds (150 ft) for archery, 150 yds for gun. I was about to call the authorities last week before I looked it up, estimated the distance, and realized he may be legal for archery.

We do have an HOA, but it's mostly just to manage creekfront land that we share, don't know if they have any teeth. My neighbor on the other side of that lot has been filing motions and trying for years to get the owner to pee or get off the pot with that lot. He's offered to buy it, but they won't sell. I bet he doesn't know about the hunter. There's also an open lot on the other side but the neighbor one over on that side bought it and uses it as part of his. The buffer of the two open lots were a big part of the appeal to us.

Our lots are like 0.7 acres and there are lots behind us. It's not wilderness. It's a residential neighborhood in a city.

I don't own the deer, but we all like them and they don't fear us. I probably could "harvest" one with a knife. As for the meat, no thanks. Christmas is coming and it's hard to avoid people trying to give away their venison. "It's sausage with so much spices you can hardly taste the nasty deer meat." If it was any good, they'd sell it in stores.

If he's doing it to feed his family, I bet we could get the neighbors to take up a collection of groceries for him. And I'll leave the address of the local food bank with my note.

Here's my house. Again, it's not wilderness.

Beautiful house man, may I ask how much did it cost?

[LWW]

This^^^^


If buddy turns out to be an arsehole, run a speaker outside and blast some tunes when he's in the stand he won't last long I recommend some Frank Zappa or wolves howling would be even better.

Not going to lie that's why I enjoy his music. I never claim his music was beautiful to the ear just different and gritty.

[IronCharles]

How about a cat? Would you even consider eating a cat?

[Plateauplower]

Deer are good eating if prepped right. The most important thing IMO keep it clean in the butchering process from gutting to cutting. Wrapping and aging the meat for 10 days or so at 41 degrees will make a huge difference in making it all very tender and remove the gamey flavor (removing fat is also helpful, but aside from ribs, deer don’t have much fat or marbling). I didn’t archery hunt this season, numbers are down and with my traveling, time, and associated costs its not economical unless I can take a couple over the week. I did just score about 70 lbs of vacuum sealed beef sirloin tip roasts half off. My freezers are all full of half off meat that I buy every time I find it, so in good shape for the winter.

[LittleJoe77]

I did look it up. It's 50 yds (150 ft) for archery, 150 yds for gun. I was about to call the authorities last week before I looked it up, estimated the distance, and realized he may be legal for archery.

That's really close...I'd never hunt that close to houses...now...although I used to hunt squirrel, rabbits, and robin with a pellet gun all around houses as a kid.

"It's sausage with so much spices you can hardly taste the nasty deer meat." If it was any good, they'd sell it in stores.

I've never heard of anyone giving away venison like that. Texas deer must be more tasty? Fried deer backstrap! Nuff said.

Don't know about other states but here you can't sell wild game in the store.

[shmobin]

Sounds like you are the proud owner of a new to you trail camera.

[Karl_Hungus]

I would not eat a bat..

I would not eat a cat sam I am...

Would you eat cat with a rat?
Would you try it in a hat?

You may like it, you will see.
Would you try it in a tree?

You do not like cat, so you say...
Try it, try it, and you may!

[OutdoorsBrah]

OP, here is your game plan:




1.) Take down the trail cam, and place it on his deer stand with a politely written note explaining your concerns. DO NOT TAKE HIS PROPERTY. Place it on his tree stand with a polite note, with your contact information and polite context.






2.) Call the game commission and report the incident. State you are only doing it to establish the situation with them, but explain your going to talk to they hunter and be reasonable.











***IF the Hunter is reasonable***

-You made a friend.

-Solved the issue amicably.












****IF the hunter is unreasonable or otherwise aggressive or standoff-ish****

-Film everything (keep you phone rolling, but it in the chest pocket of your shirt... don't hold it up in his face.

- Call the cops immediately (let them know he is being agitated with a firearm) and let she PO's handle that.

- Call the fish and game commission and file a formal complaint.



















Be reasonable, polite, and try to work it out with the bloke.

[fishnbrah]

OP, here is your game plan:




1.) Take down the trail cam, and place it on his deer stand with a politely written note explaining your concerns. DO NOT TAKE HIS PROPERTY. Place it on his tree stand with a polite note, with your contact information and polite context.

didnt OP say the dude walked throgh his property? if the camera isnt on OP's property i wouldnt recommend touching it

[keyboardworkout]

Here, you cannot hunt with a firearm within 1/4 mile of an occupied structure.

[LittleJoe77]

Here, you cannot hunt with a firearm within 1/4 mile of an occupied structure.

I think all states would have similar distance regulations for hunting with a rifle. Hunting with shotguns are allowed within 70 yards (Texas) between hunting groups. You're still responsible for not raining pellets on other properties.

I this case I think bow hunting is what is being discussed.

[Gabbar99]

Beautiful house man, may I ask how much did it cost?

My wife loved it and
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