Well Sylvan here in Illinois the hunter has the right to cross that boundary to retrieve a deer he shot on his own land.It is more unethical to let a deer go to wste then to just be a flat out A hole about it.being that you are hunters I would think you understand more then abyhing else.We are supposed to be a brotherhood and help each other out.But I see there are still guys who only think about themselves instead of what is morally right.i only have 12 acres of my own but I am allowed to hunt about a 1000 acres of privately owned land.in which half of that I have permission to take others with me.I gladly take people especially from out of state with me for the simple fact that it is the ROGHT thing to do.I have neighbors who charge out of staters 1000 a piece to hunt there land.Just to try to keep them off of it.They dont hunt.It is called purre greed.And in this case I dont know what it sounds more like by keeping someone off of your land and letting a deer rot.Is it jealousy that they scared on a dear or are you really that one sided and dont give a crap about others who may be a decent person.This gets me going to no end.I do not understand how people can be so ignorent to the fact that recovering of a mortally wounded animal is just as important as shooting one.
As for the hunting close to property lines.Well around here it is tree lines that usually grow at property lines.So the deer are going to use it to travel.I would set up on a property line in a heart beat.I wont shoot one over the fence but as soon as it steps on my side of the fence I will put a hole in it.If it goes back by law I have every right to rtetrieve it.
My neighbor across from me wont let me hunt there anymore.Snce her husband died I lost my permission to hunt.Was my favorite place.I never shot a dear that wasnt recovered there.I never left a mess or disturbed anyting.She just doesnt like me.Her husband and I were very good friends.he would spend more time with me then with her near the end.He told me I always had and will have permission to hunt there.Well the first day after he died she came to my house and said no.I will not go on her land no matter what unless it is to retrieve a deer.I aiways tell her I am going .And if she said no I would call the game warden.I would get my deer.I hunt on the first tree off of her property and regularly shoot the deer as soon as they come off of her.As long as I am not on her land shooting them I am ok.
You all need to remember to be kind to each other you might need the favor back some day.