ORIGINAL: LittleChief
I edited my response. The more I thought, the more I'm not sure. I do my best not to break the law.
I have to say that even though I've seen it happen to my Brother, I can't understand why someone wouldn't be willing to let you recover a wounded animal.
Sometimes I step back and wonder what's happened to everyone in the world. Where I grew up, people were friendly. Everyone would wave "hello" even when you met them on the highway. Strangers would invite you in for a cup of coffee or a glass of tea and try to get you to stay for dinner. Sure there was the occasional "jerk", but even HE was friendly by todays standards.
Of course, I understand that having poachers and vandals hit your land can turn someone the wrong way, but it doesn't mean that you have to go totally "anal" on the world.
Sorry. Just a sore spot with me... I'm done.
Oh yeah, and I love the bumper sticker: "Mean People Suck".
Mostly what I see is the total lack of respect for land owners that cause them to deny entrance. Land owners pay the taxes for every day of the year not just the few days of hunting season.They are the ones providing year round habitat for all wildlife. They put up with year round quad riders that are just "riding" thru. And of course the guys that put their tree stands on other peoples property because they thought the "line was over there"
Would you let a stranger borrow your truck for just a little while?Then why would you expect a stranger to let you use his land. Maybe not being a stranger would help your cause.
But maybe they just don't want you on their land.And beingthe land owner that is their right.
As far asbumper stickers go I like
"Trespassers will be shot survivors will be prosecuted!!"