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Old 12-07-2006 | 07:54 PM
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Default Tough decision as a land owner.....

Two years ago my grandfather passed away and left me the family farm. I was still in high school and overwhelmed with new responsibility.

Fast forward to now, and my uncle and cousin, who have hunted our farm in rifle season since before I was born, asked me if they could still come out and hunt. Out of respect I told them that it wouldn't be a problem, as long as they didn't shoot any does or button bucks. My uncle is a senior citizen so if he wanted a doe I told him that he and he alone could kill ONE. I hunted with them the first day of PA rifle and their wasn't a problem (because I was there). The following day I had to be back in school and have been in Morgantown ever since, no time to hunt. I get a call fom my buddy from home tonight (who cuts up their deer) and they have brought him their fourth deer off my property tonight. Two does and two button bucks so far.

I'm FURIOUS and don't know what to do. My grandfather has allowed them to hunt there for years and I was just trying to be courteous and let that continue, but they have abused their privelage. I made it very clear to them what I didn't want them doing out there, and they dis-respected that and did it anyway. I called my cousin and left him a voice mail. I told him if I here of one more deer taken off my property this year, that they are done for life. No exceptions. It was hard to do because we have always been best of friends growing up.

I want to throw thm off the property all together, but they're family. I have no idea what to do. I know for a fact they don't have four doe tags between the two of them, so they have also broke the law. They usually use their immediate family's tags and these people dont even hunt. Opinions please.....
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