mole
Active Member
I called the local DNR officer and have not heard back, so I thought I'd give the IW crew a shot.
Yesterday on my way home from work I noticed a man laying in the ditch next to the fence. This was next door to my farm and I know that no one has permission to hunt it.
I stopped and asked the guy if he had permission to hunt, he replied "I'm waiting for the deer", I again asked do you have permission to hunt here, and again he replied "I'm waiting for the deer" This time I asked him if he had permission to shoot onto the land. He said "no" and I asked him how he was planning on shooting a deer. He said that he would shoot when the deer jumped the fence.
I told him good luck as I drove off and called the local DNR officer. By the time I got to my corner (1/4 mile) I noticed another truck that was parked next to my property. It looked like the second truck was going to sneak in and "drive" the deer to the guy in the ditch. When I pulled in my drive, both trucks were leaving the area.
So the question is: Can you "legally" sit in the ditch and shoot deer as they cross the fence? I know we used to hunt pheasants that way, but I am unsure about deer.
mole
Yesterday on my way home from work I noticed a man laying in the ditch next to the fence. This was next door to my farm and I know that no one has permission to hunt it.
I stopped and asked the guy if he had permission to hunt, he replied "I'm waiting for the deer", I again asked do you have permission to hunt here, and again he replied "I'm waiting for the deer" This time I asked him if he had permission to shoot onto the land. He said "no" and I asked him how he was planning on shooting a deer. He said that he would shoot when the deer jumped the fence.
I told him good luck as I drove off and called the local DNR officer. By the time I got to my corner (1/4 mile) I noticed another truck that was parked next to my property. It looked like the second truck was going to sneak in and "drive" the deer to the guy in the ditch. When I pulled in my drive, both trucks were leaving the area.
So the question is: Can you "legally" sit in the ditch and shoot deer as they cross the fence? I know we used to hunt pheasants that way, but I am unsure about deer.
mole