Results 1 to 10 of 56
Thread: hunting on non posted ground
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:03 PM #1Active Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
-
Watsontown,
Pennsylvania
(Northumberland County) - Age
- 68
- Posts
- 151
- Rep Power
- 742
hunting on non posted ground
I just posted on another thread about the deer harvest being down and the subject came up about hunting on property that is not posted without permission. My belief is that -posted or not it is still private property-and that is a good way to make the owner mad and post everybody off. Any other thoughts? right or wrong?
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:15 PM #2
Re: hunting on non posted ground
you always have to ask permission or risk getting a bullet in your ass. I have hunted the same land for years. Its a farmers land. I dont know his name or address I just know how to drive there. I make sure to drive there a few weeks before the season and talk to him for 5 minutes. He gives me permission and shows me where the deer have been running. He tells me where to go and where to not go. He planted new trees this summer and asked me to stay away from them. Very nice farmer and tells me I can bring whoever I want. Ive shot a lot of huge deer there and the farmer keeps telling me to come back.
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:20 PM #3Active Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
-
Watsontown,
Pennsylvania
(Northumberland County) - Age
- 68
- Posts
- 151
- Rep Power
- 742
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:24 PM #4
Re: hunting on non posted ground
What about... for example... A PECO right of way that isnt posted? I know for a fact I'm not the only one who hunts it. I've seen a number of tree stands in the area and a few hunters as well
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:34 PM #5
Re: hunting on non posted ground
My pops used to be head off security PECO (till someone decided to take a snooze, not him though) And he said they caught many of people hunting on the property and they would press full charges on them.
We still hunt on a piece thats close to peco property and he always makes sure to not go over there, since he knows first hand that they will charge you."Skin that'n pilgrim, and I'll git ya another"
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:49 PM #6Grand Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2006
- Location
-
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Allegheny County) - Age
- 53
- Posts
- 7,320
- Rep Power
- 37697
Re: hunting on non posted ground
just out of curiosity, given the wording of PA trespassing laws, how can they charge you if the property is not posted? would they not have to prove somehow that you knew you were not allowed on the property--and how would they do that if there are no signs?
(note: i am not advocating violating property rights even if the property is not posted, just curious from a legal technicality standpoint.)
-
December 17th, 2008, 12:50 PM #7
Re: hunting on non posted ground
Interesting, I think I have to re check the property to see where the r-o-w actually goes.
-
December 17th, 2008, 01:21 PM #8
Re: hunting on non posted ground
here's what i have had to do. i live in an area where there are a good bit of woods. for a long time the 300+ acres behind my place was never posted and the property owner lived in NC. every year i would call him up and ask permission. he always said i didn't have to ask since i took care of his land. he passed away a few years ago and his daughter sold the property. the new owners have asked us not hunt on the property but w can have access to cross it to hunt another landowners property we lease. this year while posting our lease, i called the guy who owned the 300+ acres and asked him if he wanted his far boarder posted along a gas R.O.W. he said yes and thanked me. he then gave my father and i permission to hunt the far edge of his property.
the Gas R.O.W. itself is not posted, but both sides are. i have no control over who walks along it to hunt, but once they shoot that deer better be on the R.O.W. or else they are tresspassing. i've had to call the warden/police more than a few times for tresspassers.Μολὼν λαβέ
-
December 17th, 2008, 01:30 PM #9
Re: hunting on non posted ground
"Skin that'n pilgrim, and I'll git ya another"
-
December 17th, 2008, 01:39 PM #10Active Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2007
- Location
-
Watsontown,
Pennsylvania
(Northumberland County) - Age
- 68
- Posts
- 151
- Rep Power
- 742
Re: hunting on non posted ground
I do a lot of work for utility companies, ppl and I can tell you that just because there is a power line on it, don't mean it's not private property. most utilties have a paid row. and have the legal right to access and maintain their lines, the property still belongs to the landowner and he has finall say over it. But on the other hand utilities like PPL,PECO, MET ED etc,do own alot of property and do alow hunting on it at their discretion. That being said I still believe it is a good idea to know who owns the land and have their permission to hunt there. Just because other people do it don't make you immune to a trespassing charge (believe me I know personally from when I was young and on a water co. property.)
Similar Threads
-
Has anyone seen a public store posted against firearms
By God's Country in forum GeneralReplies: 101Last Post: December 23rd, 2008, 12:45 AM -
POsted?
By mrnyman in forum GeneralReplies: 1Last Post: November 7th, 2008, 09:07 PM -
Ground Hog Hunting - Columbia County?
By 11B3Y in forum HuntingReplies: 0Last Post: August 12th, 2008, 05:49 AM -
posted signs
By biddy in forum GeneralReplies: 32Last Post: June 4th, 2008, 04:09 PM -
i cant believe noone posted anything about the cop mass murder!
By c.sander in forum GeneralReplies: 14Last Post: October 10th, 2007, 08:38 AM
Bookmarks