Leroy Ogin, 73, told Deer and Deer Hunting that he had traveled that same path for over 60+ years to his hunting spot, which was an old logging road. He did not intend on hunting on the property.
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IIRC, typical state laws allow people to continue to use traditional paths. He could probably sue the landowner.
On the video it shows 2013 so this is a 6 year old story?
Happened two years ago.
This is the typical “spring gun” case - where you set up a gun to automatically shoot someone if they open a door, step on a pad, etc. It is HIGHLY illegal - because there is no human judgment involved, and no danger to human life. The landowner is in big trouble if someone wants to make it for him - notwithstanding that the device in question was not lethal, nor intended to be so. It could have caused a serious injury, and it could have resulted in this older man having a heart attack.
It is NOT a good idea to do this kind of thing. Don’t like trespassers? Fine, no one does. Set up cameras and then pass the footage on to the police or rangers. Be there and make a citizen’s arrest, and wait for the cops to show up. Or, in this case, simply talk to the person in question. This guy was pretty harmless, and had no ill will at all.
I see both sides of this.
If the old guy stopped to talk at some point and told me the history, I’d tell him, by all means, use the path.
But if I have a problem with trespassers poaching game, I’d be making efforts to ID them. The paint trap sounds like fun antics and is tempting (I’ve seen videos of setting these up before) but if something freakish happens and you have a serious injury, it’s going to bit you in the arse. Seems like there are things you can do with cameras, trail variety and others, to more passively deal with trespassers.
This has nothing to do with paintball.
I’ve always wondered why people don’t use paintball guns against red light cameras.
Perfect bust! Great video of the perp, many would have done worse. Did he claim new underwear too? No doubt soiled himself.
Booby traps are almost always illegal. Which is too bad, if you ask me.