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No, I'd be happier if you the advice of several and make sure you contact landowners before going on their land either during the hunt or before hand. Trespassing is trespassing and I don't think anyone "needs" to do it or is "compelled" to do it. It is a conscious decision.
Well, you're not wrong.. but you're not right either...
Think about what you're saying carefully.. Expand and extrapolate to what other hunters may encounter where "OTHERS" are hunting.. (IE: Beyond your own known area)
Do you still think what you are suggesting is practical?? In many situations, it may not even be possible let alone practical..
And from the other perspective, good luck trying to call me! My phone number isn't listed.. Now what? Should we just let the wounded animal die and rot because there might be some over zealous, disconnected from reality, land owner who feels that his land is somehow special and that a human presence might upset the entire ecosystem?
You say "Trespassing is trespassing" ?? Think of what would happen if everyone thought with such tunnel vision..
56 MPH in a 55 MPH zone? Hey, speeding is speeding.. here's your ticket.
Oh the examples could go on and on... Hopefully you get the idea..
I do understand what you're trying to say however.... The jackazz with his 12ga and portable blind who sneaks onto your private property without need or regard for your rights needs to be prosecuted. But those are the exceptions you always hear about, not the rule.
The vast majority of trespassers don't realize they are trespassing, or are just passing through and mean no harm or foul...