by walking around on their property and actually righ past the box blind
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A couple of things here.
1 People do have the right to walk around on THEIR own property
What if the old man had decided to mow the grass instead of banging pots.
2 Why was the box blind that close to the property line?
I know you can put a blind on any part of your property but if you know the neighbours dont like people hunting why not put it in another spot on the property or was it there in case a big boy was on the adjoining land?
went over to where the man banging pots with his female companion,
So your friend trespassed on their property?
He had no right to go over to the old man and woman and verbally abuse them.
Now I could be wrong here but doesn' t a land owner have a right to remove a trespasser off his property?
Your friend is very lucky that the old man did not press not only assualt charges but also trespass charges.
If he had of used some thought process he would have moved then if the disturbance continued he should have called the proper authorities for hunter harrassment.