About 20 years ago, a landowner had allowed me and another guy to bowhunt on herfarm for several years.She was getting on in age (mid-80's) andshe turned over the farm management toone of hergrandsons who lived with her. Well, after I told the grandson that I had confronted two different sets of trespassers in the woods, he told me that there would not allow anymore hunting on the farm! I tried to reason with him to no avail. Hisrationale didn't make any sense, but it didn't have to. I had known the family for about7 years, did chores for them in the off season, and even helpedby tutoring the guy's brother though a college math class. The grandson (~early 30's at the time)was not opposed to hunting. This guywas grossly obese andcould not walk in the woods if he wanted to.Anyway, he died about5 years ago (no surprise). Ihave thought about knocking on the door again, but I have enough properties, and it still brings up a sour memory.
-fsh