How honest are you ?

[Water Rat]

Shot this small buck years ago that took off running. He dropped dead on posted land. Would you ask permission to retrieve him or break the law ?

[Steve D]

I am going to get the popcorn ready for this one

[ny hunter]

Not sure what I would do here....Think I would get the deer.... Don't think a land owner would have an issue 

[sodfather]

Think I’d get the deer unless it was Grow’s land 

[Jeremy K]

I'll just assume the neighbor was being dishonest and gave himself an extra 10 feet when posting.

[Grizz1219]

Nope... If you shot it on property you had permission on and you blood trailed it to there, can prove it... I would walk to a deer I could see and drag it back un-gutted, gut it on the property I had permission on.. 

[rob-c]

Laying like it is, I would grab him and field dress on my side. If he was farther in I would call.. if it were my land and I saw you retrieving your deer a few feet over the line  I wouldn’t even bat a eye..

[turkeyfeathers]

Move the posted signs temporarily?! 

Sorry , I’m retrieving him  Sorta like doing 62 in a 55 zone. Being honest , bash me if you want. I’ve adhered to every hunting law in my life.  Here lies a question  What if you could see him farther   Say 50 yards ? 100 yards ? What if there’s snow to show positive evidence ? 

 

[First-light]

Go get him in a heartbeat. Probably gut him right there also! lol

[grampy]

2 minutes ago, Grizz1219 said:

Nope... If you shot it on property you had permission on and you blood trailed it to there, can prove it... I would walk to a deer I could see and drag it back un-gutted, gut it on the property I had permission on.. 

Me too.

As a property owner, I do not call this trespassing. And I have been on both sides of this.

[adkhunter71]

Get a rope and lasso him, lol

[Hunter007]

Depends how far on the other side of the sign he was 

[silent death]

I'd get it ...gotta have respect for the animal ....sometimes posted signs are not where the owners property line is..when we bought our house and my neighbor had moved the property stake over 50ft passed his property line when we had a survey done we found out and fixed the issue

Edited January 9, 2018 by silent death

[Four Season Whitetail's]

He Gone!


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[BigVal]

Wouldn't even think twice. But I'd pull him to my side to gut. 

[moog5050]

It seems that we should still be able to apply common sense.  Walk the 10' and drag it back.  I would expect my neighbors to do the same and wouldn't gripe one bit.  If they can see their deer from the property line, they are free to go get it.  

[MPHunter]

37 minutes ago, Grizz1219 said:

Nope... If you shot it on property you had permission on and you blood trailed it to there, can prove it... I would walk to a deer I could see and drag it back un-gutted, gut it on the property I had permission on.. 

This ^^

[fasteddie]

If I could see the deer from where I was standing at the property line , I would drag it back to the property I am allowed to hunt on . 

This past season I hit a deer that I thought was a doe . I tracked it all over some thick stuff . It went onto a neighbor's property that I have retrieval rights on . I called the land owner to let him know I was on his property . No problem . When I got back onto my SILs property , I decided to sit and wait as I was pushing a wounded deer . Got back on the blood trail and found the deer laying about 30 yards past the property line . It was a spike , not a doe. I dragged the deer back to my SILs side of the woods and didn't call the property owner whose number I had . Although the property isn't actually posted , I know that it is considered posted and I / we don't hunt on that property . 

For me , it would depend on who owns the property and do I know the owner .

Often Posted Signs are up and do not have any name or other information on them so there is no way to contact the owner to ask permission . 

[Just Lucky]

Going to get him. If I can not see deer and have a good blood trail I will maybe try to contact owner but I will do everything possible to recover my deer. Pisses me off more to find a blood trail on my land than a trespasser.

[ATbuckhunter]

Were talking about feet here, so I would go and drag it onto the property im hunting. I wouldn't gut it on the other land though. Only time I wouldnt is if someone is hunting near there and I didnt want to mess his hunt up. 

[Steuben Jerry]

26 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

It seems that we should still be able to apply common sense.  Walk the 10' and drag it back.  I would expect my neighbors to do the same and wouldn't gripe one bit.  If they can see their deer from the property line, they are free to go get it.  

That would be my tactic.

[Tughill Tamer]

That close to the posted sign I would definitely go get it and drag it back to my land.

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[SteveB]

What did the landowner say to do when you discussed retrieval rights PRIOR to needing them?

[wooly]

I'd call the guy from his number on the sign first.

Me:-

"Hey..., Mr Joe Blow, are you at home right now"

Joe Blow-

"Yes I am, may I ask who's calling?"

Me-

"Thanks for taking my survey",lol

 

*wooly retrieves his deer 

 

[Buckmaster7600]

I'm getting it, I would be more pissed if my neighbor called and bothered me over 8ft!


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