Well stated dub.
So for those of you who feel that no one has the right to retrieve their property from your land without your immediate permission, what would you suggest in this scenario?
A person is hog hunting on a nearby property and their dogs cross your property line and bays 100 yards from the line at 2 AM. This person attempts to call the dogs off with no luck.
Should this person:
A. Cross the fence and quickly retrieve his dogs
B. Wake you to obtain permission (at 2 AM)
I understand your side that you wouldn't want people snooping on your property or even illegally hunting it, but that in my opinion is completely different than retrieving a dog. If the person is retrieving a dog then they should have no gun, knife, or even hobbles. The only thing they should have is a leash.
Either option is fine with me... Just don't bitch if I happen to wake up on the wrong side of the bed while you are on my property in the middle of the night without permission.
That said, I am not going to pretend I have never crossed a fence to retrieve a dog. It's a risk I take. If I happen to get caught, I'll take the ticket. If I can get ahold of the landowner, I'll do that. What I don't want, is any outlaw hog dogger to have the RIGHT to come on to my property to retrieve their dog.
