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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retired Educator" data-source="post: 158337" data-attributes="member: 3373">I would prefer castrating the jackasses who keep causing this issue to come up. There are a lot of landowners that don't mind people hunting on their land until someone abuses the privilege. Then we all get lumped into the  group of 'hunters have no respect." I have never been in an argument with a landowner. Most have been very cordial, not all give permission, but are generally cordial. There have been a couple of times in my 50+ years of hunting that I have ended up in an area where I had no permission to be. Never intentional but in the wrong. I would never think I had the right to argue with the landowner. I am going to be as polite and apologetic as possible. I am not going to look for excuses like "it's not legally posted" or "I saw your poster but it wasn't dated". We all know that's BS and whether it's legally posted or not we all know the landowners intent. The more we do our part, the less likely we will have to fight this issue. Acting respectfully when in the wrong has at least left the landowner realizing that i did not intend to trespass and i'm pretty sure when I left they at least had the feeling that "he was a decent guy who just got confused."Whether land is posted or not, I do prefer to visit with the landowner if possible. What we really need is a readily available method of knowing who to contact. I've heard of apps that have this info. Has anyone ever used one and are do they have the necessary info? County atlases are expensive and kind of useless. At 50 some counties, having all the county atlases would be a sizable investment plus the info isn't all that helpful. We need to do what we can to make sure the landowners know that most of us are not their enemy and do what we can to make sure those who are causing problems don't become the norm. Mention is frequently made that those of us who live in towns and cities wouldn't want someone in our backyard, That's true although not exactly comparing apples to apples. Someone walking across my farm, 15 miles away from where I live, isn't the same as my backyard. Walking the rows of trees around a farmyard where the farmer lives is exactly the same as walking in my yard. Treat all farmland as if it was your backyard and maybe we will eliminate this issue.Unfortunately, the world has too many assholes that cause all of us a problem.</blockquote>

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