If i catch a person on the ranch without permission it’s trespassing, if they’re going through one of my buildings it’s burglary. Whether that build is under construction makes no difference.
I guess my opinion of private property differs from some, I protect it and I respect it. I don’t go on another persons property without permission. I share 4 miles of fence with my neighbor to the east, in almost 70 years I’ve never crossed that fence or walked across a cattle guard.
We’ve got 42 square miles of ranch and at least 2 to 3 times a years I’ll find someone trespassing. Usually I get plate numbers, pictures and if they cooperate I get a picture of their ID. With full cooperation I send them on their way with a warning and an escort to the gate. If they fail to show me an ID or give me any gas there will be a deputy waiting at the gate and trespassing charges will be filed. If they have a weapon in the vehicle they will be detain by me and felony trespassing charges will be filed, they leave the ranch in cuff’s and the vehicle will be towed.
You have got to be in Texas. :)
I know of no other place where ranches are so big that you can share "4 miles of fence."
If they have a weapon in the vehicle they will be detain by me and felony trespassing charges will be filed, they leave the ranch in cuff’s and the vehicle will be towed.
You gotta do what you gotta do to protect your land and property.