What’s the consensus here?
I am looking at buying 100 acres of cheap land on a remote hillside, maybe build a small cabin on it or something in the future.
Do I allow hunters on it? Personally, I don’t mind hunters or hikers passing through, as long as they aren’t destructive, leaving garbage or stealing timber. What if they injure themselves while on it?
i posted no hunting and leased out to those interested after they furnished a hold harmless agreement.
remember to dig into the hillside and create a bunker at least 50 feet into the mountain.
disguise the entry behind a dirty moldy fridge and always have a second way out.
and surveillance cameras.
People who have lived in the country usually have a live and let live attitude. If you know your neighbors, there is usually little problem with you hunting on your neighbors property or vice versa. These things are usually arranged in advance.
It is new property owners that create problems. They are often from urban areas, and want to treat the back 40 like their former back yard.
They have the legal right, but it creates tensions.
My advise: talk to your neighbors and work out reasonable arrangements. Allow hunters who ask and are polite.
My belief, and what I do on my properties is to not post no-trespassing signs. In my area they are more likely to create problems than to solve them.
“What’s the consensus here?”
I’m with you dude. Only thing don’t want on my property is ATV’s those things are destructive as hell. Otherwise I might be the one out hunting so don’t shoot me.