Sometimes my brother and I will inspect mom n' dad's property line and his property (both are adjoining). Total, it's around a couple hundred acres of rolling Tennessee hills. My parents rent out the land to a neighbor, who has a herd of cows there. We load up, pile in his Jeep, and slowly trudge up the hills. We inspect the deer stands, make sure there aren't any "new ones," and grab large pieces of litter. We note any fence holes.
Once we did come across another neighbor trespassing. I think I had a KelTec SU-16 at the time, along with whatever handgun I was toting, and my brother was also armed. The guy claimed he was just "passing through"... with a rifle....during hunting season. He seemed friendly enough, but I kept my eyes on him. He used his rifle as a pointer to show "he came from yonder," and ended up pointing his rifle at his own head.
I know dad has made trespassing hunters leave a time or two, and we've also let some pass through if they were chasing after their hunting dogs. Dogs don't know anything about property lines when they're after game. :biggrin: Hunting seasons are always cause for extra alertness - imagine waking up in the middle of the night because some idiot driving down the road has aimed a spotlight at your window! :grumpy:
