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<blockquote data-quote="hogslayer" data-source="post: 154043" data-attributes="member: 1263"><p>I was at the hearing and there was a lot of good discussion from both sides.&nbsp; I'm torn on the issue because I see both sides and ultimately I think property rights do trump hunting privileges when it comes to private land but as a sportsman I know this will be detrimental to hunting in ND as it is written.&nbsp; I do think there needs to be a lot more discussion and to search for a compromise on this issue.&nbsp; One of the biggest things that needs to be addressed is the burden of posting to the landowner.&nbsp; Good signs are expensive and it takes time and gas to put them up every year.&nbsp; I know farmers that have invested literally thousands of dollars in posting their land.&nbsp; I think making that easier to take that burden and cost off would be helpful.&nbsp; I like the spray painted post idea like other states have embraced.&nbsp; I think sportsman's groups should consider using some of their money to create programs to provide landowners with signs or possibly reimbursements for posting costs.&nbsp; Like I said I definitely see both sides and I hope both sides can work together to compromise on this issue and the bill does not go forward the way it is written.&nbsp; Many of the landowners that testified in favor cited specific incidents and altercations they had catching people hunting on their posted land.&nbsp; This narrative is similar to the gun control one.&nbsp; By changing the law to make posting implied it is not going to stop douchebag hunters from trespassing just like gun control is not going to stop criminals from possessing guns.&nbsp; It will only hurt and punish the law abiding citizens.&nbsp; I was very happy to see there were quite a few farmer/landowners that came to testify in opposition to the bill.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="hogslayer, post: 154043, member: 1263"] I was at the hearing and there was a lot of good discussion from both sides. I'm torn on the issue because I see both sides and ultimately I think property rights do trump hunting privileges when it comes to private land but as a sportsman I know this will be detrimental to hunting in ND as it is written. I do think there needs to be a lot more discussion and to search for a compromise on this issue. One of the biggest things that needs to be addressed is the burden of posting to the landowner. Good signs are expensive and it takes time and gas to put them up every year. I know farmers that have invested literally thousands of dollars in posting their land. I think making that easier to take that burden and cost off would be helpful. I like the spray painted post idea like other states have embraced. I think sportsman's groups should consider using some of their money to create programs to provide landowners with signs or possibly reimbursements for posting costs. Like I said I definitely see both sides and I hope both sides can work together to compromise on this issue and the bill does not go forward the way it is written. Many of the landowners that testified in favor cited specific incidents and altercations they had catching people hunting on their posted land. This narrative is similar to the gun control one. By changing the law to make posting implied it is not going to stop douchebag hunters from trespassing just like gun control is not going to stop criminals from possessing guns. It will only hurt and punish the law abiding citizens. I was very happy to see there were quite a few farmer/landowners that came to testify in opposition to the bill. [/QUOTE]

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