Originally Posted by
Lanse couche couche
This is a good illustration of the need for communication among neighborhing landowners. Things like shooting across property lines, right of retrieval, etc. should be settled before the season even starts.
Lanse, before this incident occured, the man's older son and I did communicate. We agreed not to shoot across the line, but if a deer that was shot crossed the line, it could be retrieved without asking. The other son is the one who allowed his young son to shoot the doe on my property. The landowner and his older son were not too happy at all with what happened. I never saw him hunt the property again after that happened. I guess the father made his point clear. I don't have to deal with him anymore. He moved to Ark. several years ago and doesn't hunt his fathers property anymore. The landowner and I have mutual respect for each others property and we get along great with each other. I didn't want to disrespect him by shooting across the fence.