my 2-cents - YES YES and YES absolutely! The law has been broken, an important law I might add, and as such, one should most definitely lose their privledges. And together you can make it happen be taking an active role and letting the "powers that be" know your feelings (respectfully, of course). The more the better!! They HAVE to listen if enough of their constituents show a sincere, fact-based concern about any issue. If no one says anything, they have an excuse to do NOTHING. Which is precisely what they hope for. They don't want "joe-American" paying attention, speaking up/out, standing up for his/her rights -- they want the silent to remain silent so they can force their destructive agendas down our throats when our backs are turned.

Look, I saw this with such conviction only because I've had to fight the gov't twice in my life - once for a medication that took me off disability and was then taken off the market by anti-capitalist socialist nazi's, and again for my job, which those same socialists wanted Federal Unions to have - not someone like myself who, at that time, was deadbeat poor, alone, and in desperate need of that job. Both cases were won ... after much time and angst, but you see, what is good and right is slowly starting to prevail, but the "silent majority" can be silent no more. That's a sure fire way to not only see things continue as they are, but continue to get worse.

By the way, I just felt compelled to add that Im' not a fighter by nature. Quite the contrary; I hate having to fight for everything, but when my medication was taken away by those who knew nothing but that they wanted to bring a drug company to financial ruin and within 2 weeks I was flattened again, lost two jobs and knew what the future held once again, I reached the point where it was either cave in to depression and illness, or fight. So I fought. I hated every minute of it, but victory truly is sweet; made it worth the agony.

Well many years ago, well before I got into law enforcement my father, and other family members had a 500 acre lease. We always knew tresspassers hunted it, just never saw them. One day we did, we called the state police not the local police nor the game warden cause they both may know the tresspasser. The tresspasser was the mayor of the town we hunted in, we pressed charges went to court and we won, and the tresspassers never did come back as far as we knew, cause they knew these city boys werent playing games.

I think YES & a big FINE to go right along with it.
Also some community service.

With a sign board front & back that says I'm a trespasser

Post your property that there is no entry area where a person can enter without seeing a poster. When someone is found on the area, inform your local police and prosecute the trespassers. They will enjoy this and the fines will help their kitty. Quite often they will watch the area when on patrol. It doesn't take long for the word to get out.

Motown Honkey, great name? The missouri state statutes allow for using deadly force in certain circumstances against trespassers section 536 & 569. By these statutes, I don't believe my word against a dead mans will put me in jail. I fought in Iraq and I just want to wander around on my land and be at piece without some a hole breaking the law and bothering me. I fought for this country and my right to purchase a little piece of heaven. I also fought for that trespassers right to break the law and face the consequeces for doing so. I am concerned though that you would even think about cornholeing. What you do in you're own privacy is up to you but I do not want to be included. As I stated before trespassers be warned.

Go ahead kill a trespasser on your piece of heaven, but you better start posting your ass. Your going to need it when you get to the big house!

I think to shoot some one for crosing your land is nuts.There could be many reasons thay may be there.What if there dog gets away and you are not home ? Should they just leave a dog and go home? call the law?
I know when we coon hunted this was a problem.

I do not think they should have free rein of your land but shooting them or taking there hunting license?

Hope they dont start taking my car for driving where I do not belong. This would be like driving down the roung street in LA.Roung turn BOOM BOOM.

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Timber== thanks for serving-yes a piece of peace on this earth we all deserve
problem is its not split up equal enough -(bible says we should all have 7 acres but thats another topic)
do me a favor tho
give me a warnin shot over my head first to get my attention, first -cause if that don't get my attn. I bet your gonna guarentee the 2nd one will- THAT anyone could understand

post your land clearly befer some cluts like me to stumbles thru without askins first, and if ya saya no then ya kin tell me where's not ta hunt---just ribbin ya alittle
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BOWHUNTERCOP==gets award of the day for his reply - good sense in your approach with the state police[8D]that "good ole boy" syndrome its here in Mn. too
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SNIPER==???-should landowners that post their land be reimburst by the state?- or given signs by the state funded from:
hunting liscence fees ------------------------------------yea or nay-dont care?
IMO that dont seem to help WMA's anyway!!

and what about lottery sales profits going back into the state to help the enviroment
as Minn. advertises in TV commercials-this would be a good thing to fund it would sure make things a lot clearer for everyone-at least up here

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fastfiremaybe some community service like posting no trespassing signs thanks for the chuckle-the scarlet letter" the big T" on front and back
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def thats 25 cents
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you DONT agree with taking the liscence? correct ?(just to clarify)

If the land is properly posted heck yes! Here public lands end and private lands begin and no postings so if your 300 yard in on public land and crossover to private if it isnt posted or fenced how in the hell are you gonna know! I hope no one shoots me in a situation like that cause if they dont kill me I will return fire I was shot at enough in Nam. Jimmy