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<blockquote data-quote="cornman53" data-source="post: 154036" data-attributes="member: 1250">Solution.&nbsp; Make it easier for landowners to post the land like Montana does.&nbsp; A can of orange spray paint and paint the gate posts.&nbsp; An orange post means no hunting/trespassing without permission.&nbsp; Get rid of the high dollar no trespassing signs and all the requirement for signatures, and new signs every year.Stiffen and enforce the penalty for trespassing to include loss of hunting and fishing privileges and confiscation of any firearms/vehicles used in the trespass.&nbsp; I grew up in Montana and my family owned a farm/ranch and we had two cows shot dead.&nbsp; And others including a horse shot but survived.&nbsp; We had multiple times with hunters tearing across freshly planted winter wheat fields.&nbsp; And once had a guy start our pasture on fire because he was driving across some deep dry grass.&nbsp; with all of that one guy got a $250 fine.&nbsp; Except for PLOTS land, I make every effort to call the land owner before I hunt on it, posted or not.&nbsp; This is what my grandfather, father, and many uncles taught me.&nbsp; In 7 years of hunting here in ND, I have only had one time when I could not get a hold of someone where I wanted to hunt.&nbsp; I have been told no and I thanked them and move on.&nbsp; I have been given permission most of the time and thanked for asking before I hunted.&nbsp; And I have developed some good friendships with landowners in doing this.I have also been with hunting groups that see a nice piece of land and drive around to look for signs and if none jump out and hunt it. or if it is not marked &quot;properly&quot; they will still hunt it.&nbsp; Their comment was &quot;it's North Dakota, this is how we hunt&quot;.&nbsp; Needless to say I didn't hunt that property and no longer hunt with them.&nbsp; I am not saying this is wrong, its just that I don't agree with it and that's fine.Land owners have a right to protect their property and livestock, because that is theirs.&nbsp; Hunters have a right to hunt the wildlife because it is all of ours.&nbsp; There can be a compromise but both sides have to be willing to give a little. And violators of the law need to be punished to the full extent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cornman53, post: 154036, member: 1250"] Solution. Make it easier for landowners to post the land like Montana does. A can of orange spray paint and paint the gate posts. An orange post means no hunting/trespassing without permission. Get rid of the high dollar no trespassing signs and all the requirement for signatures, and new signs every year. Stiffen and enforce the penalty for trespassing to include loss of hunting and fishing privileges and confiscation of any firearms/vehicles used in the trespass. I grew up in Montana and my family owned a farm/ranch and we had two cows shot dead. And others including a horse shot but survived. We had multiple times with hunters tearing across freshly planted winter wheat fields. And once had a guy start our pasture on fire because he was driving across some deep dry grass. with all of that one guy got a $250 fine. Except for PLOTS land, I make every effort to call the land owner before I hunt on it, posted or not. This is what my grandfather, father, and many uncles taught me. In 7 years of hunting here in ND, I have only had one time when I could not get a hold of someone where I wanted to hunt. I have been told no and I thanked them and move on. I have been given permission most of the time and thanked for asking before I hunted. And I have developed some good friendships with landowners in doing this. I have also been with hunting groups that see a nice piece of land and drive around to look for signs and if none jump out and hunt it. or if it is not marked "properly" they will still hunt it. Their comment was "it's North Dakota, this is how we hunt". Needless to say I didn't hunt that property and no longer hunt with them. I am not saying this is wrong, its just that I don't agree with it and that's fine. Land owners have a right to protect their property and livestock, because that is theirs. Hunters have a right to hunt the wildlife because it is all of ours. There can be a compromise but both sides have to be willing to give a little. And violators of the law need to be punished to the full extent. [/QUOTE]

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