How to deter hunters from asking me to hunt on my land

[brym427]

I have 600 acres at my home, we're in a area that's starting to get more and more built up. I've noticed the amount of hunters stopping at my door asking to hunt various animals has increased especially in the last year. The people I allow to hunt already know they can. I don't let anyone on my property especially to hunt. My wife works at home and doesn't appreciate strangers coming to the door when I'm not around and I'm getting quite tired of having to drive down to the house to tell people no all the time. If I was to post a sign at the end of my driveway do you guys think a general "No Hunting" sign would stop people from driving down my driveway and knocking on the door or what would you put on the sign?

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

I have 600 acres at my home, we're in an area that's starting to get more and more built up. I've noticed the amount of hunters stopping at my door asking to hunt various animals has increased especially in the last year. The people I allow to hunt already know they can. I don't let anyone on my property especially to hunt. My wife works at home and doesn't appreciate strangers coming to the door when I'm not around and I'm getting quite tired of having to drive down to the house to tell people no all the time. If I was to post a sign at the end of my driveway do you guys think a general "No Hunting" sign would stop people from driving down my driveway and knocking on the door or what would you put on the sign?

Posting a sign is about all you can do. If you have a driveway with a gate I’d keep it shut if it’s that big of a problem

 

[Altitude sickness]

Have a sign made up

“Leased hunting land”

Or Leased hunt club.

Or (Pick a name) hunt club

Or A-10 Warthog practice range

 

[ActionBob]

Some get downright rude! Especially the 20 somethings. Like that is going to get them anywhere. They act like they are entitled... yea. NO... go work 80 hours a week for 40 years and buy your own dream hunting place.

The Communist State of Minnesota is complicit in this. Want a land owner tag. Sure just open your land to others to hunt it and we'll let you have an extra doe tag. Want priority to get an early season turkey tag, sure you can have that but the State then publishes your address for any and all turkey hunters to help themselves and you just gave up your right to say no!

This stuff pisses me off to no end. Gotta love the Republic of Texas where land owners rights still mean just that

To the OP, put up a sign that clearly states you don't even want to be asked. Be a bit rude, they are.

 

[baxterb]

 

[DillonG]

The only problem we found with sign posting is an increase in trespassing incidents. Without a sign, you can at least expect most people to come up to receive their formal rejection.

Not sure how your property is laid out. The family property I hunt is very easily accessible and is not all visible from the farm houses.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

 

[Tundra Tiger]

A friend actually has this at his place. No idea if it helps or not...

 

[JimP]

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You need to be wary of how you word signs.

I know of a instance where a property owner placed a sign that simply said No Hunting. Some lawyer saw some other people hunting that property and took the landowner to court. The landowner lost. It came out that NO Hunting meant NO Hunting for everyone.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

I have 600 acres at my home, we're in a area that's starting to get more and more built up. I've noticed the amount of hunters stopping at my door asking to hunt various animals has increased especially in the last year. The people I allow to hunt already know they can. I don't let anyone on my property especially to hunt. My wife works at home and doesn't appreciate strangers coming to the door when I'm not around and I'm getting quite tired of having to drive down to the house to tell people no all the time. If I was to post a sign at the end of my driveway do you guys think a general "No Hunting" sign would stop people from driving down my driveway and knocking on the door or what would you put on the sign?

So, you'd prefer that people just trespass without asking?

Signs saying that the property is leased to a hunt club and that nonmembers will be prosecuted seems to be the most effective.

And yes, my family owns a section (640 acres), so I know something about this.

 

[TnKen]

letting people know it is leased (whether true or not) is very effective. They know someone is paying to hunt there and the landowner is not going to let someone else hunt for free. It also discourages some trespassers because they know it is being hunted.

 

[CM McKenzie]

 

[mark-hunter]

I think that for the purpose of the existence of this forum proper subject would read: "How to get smoothly hunting rights on private properties and farms in the neighborhood".

 

[RedTag]

Just put a Joe Biden sign on the front lawn

 

[Foxi]

Years ago I found this sign on a gate and it intimidated me.
Strong tobacco,isnt it?