Georgetown

I just think that you are being a little harsh on a guy who sees a deer from his own ground and shoots it on your land. First off, nobody has done anything wrong, as no harm = no foul.

Hey, you are on point with your views regarding property lines, and within your rights to feel that way.

Further, maybe you should consider a shoot-on-sight order for trespassers or people looking at your deer. You'll be sure to make lots of friends.

Horde your deer, put a fence up (or a mile high wall), pile up some bait, do what ya gotta do. Remember what goes around comes around. I just think you two are trying to be greedy, and don't want somebody else to shoot a deer that you feel you are entitled to because you bought a lease or a chunk of ground. IMO, if you'd spend a few more days hunting and a few less days crying this river of tears, you wouldn't have this problem, b/c you'd have tagged out.

I tend to keep a very good repoire with adjacent landowners/hunters. I enjoy knowing that I can venture in/out of their property without a second thought.

The problem is most easily solved if you get off your hind end, and go tag out before they do. Then all is well.

I won't revisit this issue with you two, as we have fundamental differences with respect to our views of the right to hunt. While I do believe that a person does have property rights, I also feel that the right to hunt is a fundamental, prehistoric one, which predates any vested property rights. I feel that good, taxpaying citizens, as owners of the deer, have some right to hunt them. In light of this, I see nothing wrong with property owners allowing the citizenry to make a go at harvesting one. I view the hording of land/hunting/deer as being driven by greed and inherently unjust. You two obviously disagree.

You are legally entitled to act as you will, but I think your motives are selfish and I do not agree with them.