I have a neighbor who doesn't maintain his fences. I mean they are horrifically bad.
Over the years, I have volunteered my time to help him repair and build fence, which he has turned down. It's difficult to 'fix' any one spot of fence for him if/when I come across it, because I don't have the materials, and because the fence is in that bad of shape, but I try when I'm able. I have established a nice alfa stand that I have him bale for me, and I give him all of the bales, (minus 2 for my animals), as payment. He ended up with like 9 or 10 full round bales in 2021. I could make some $ off of my bales if I had someone else bale for me, but I figured this made for a good deal for my neighbor, in an attempt to buy some good grace and have him maintain his damn fences.
His cattle get off of his property at a creek that runs through both of our properties. His attempt at maintaining any sort of fencing across that creek is an exercise of futility. He should really pasture his cattle on one side of the creek and then move them to the other side, but that's just me using logic.
His cattle also get off of his property from his alfalfa / weed pasture that boarders my property. His cattle aren't supposed to be able to make it into his pasture, but those fences aren't maintained. Then his cattle aren't supposed to make it from his pasture into my pasture, but that fence isn't maintained either. My alfalfa is like crack cocaine for his cows! They've trampled it down tremendously and then wonder all over my timber browsing and getting shade. I know this because cow pies are EVERYWHERE!!! We also run them off nearly every time we walk our property too, which we try not to do, in an attempt to make a safe haven for deer. His cows make deer avoid my property and have ruined more fall hunts for me than I can count.
I have bent over backwards for my neighbor, and been as sweet as pie up until this point. I have let him know that I've been pissed off a couple of times, but that's as far as I've gone with it.
I've reached my absolute limit. What are my options? Beef is extremely expensive at the moment and if cattle are on my property and I'm fattening them up, I'm about to literally fill my freezers. Possession is 9/10s of the law, right?
Over the years, I have volunteered my time to help him repair and build fence, which he has turned down. It's difficult to 'fix' any one spot of fence for him if/when I come across it, because I don't have the materials, and because the fence is in that bad of shape, but I try when I'm able. I have established a nice alfa stand that I have him bale for me, and I give him all of the bales, (minus 2 for my animals), as payment. He ended up with like 9 or 10 full round bales in 2021. I could make some $ off of my bales if I had someone else bale for me, but I figured this made for a good deal for my neighbor, in an attempt to buy some good grace and have him maintain his damn fences.
His cattle get off of his property at a creek that runs through both of our properties. His attempt at maintaining any sort of fencing across that creek is an exercise of futility. He should really pasture his cattle on one side of the creek and then move them to the other side, but that's just me using logic.
His cattle also get off of his property from his alfalfa / weed pasture that boarders my property. His cattle aren't supposed to be able to make it into his pasture, but those fences aren't maintained. Then his cattle aren't supposed to make it from his pasture into my pasture, but that fence isn't maintained either. My alfalfa is like crack cocaine for his cows! They've trampled it down tremendously and then wonder all over my timber browsing and getting shade. I know this because cow pies are EVERYWHERE!!! We also run them off nearly every time we walk our property too, which we try not to do, in an attempt to make a safe haven for deer. His cows make deer avoid my property and have ruined more fall hunts for me than I can count.
I have bent over backwards for my neighbor, and been as sweet as pie up until this point. I have let him know that I've been pissed off a couple of times, but that's as far as I've gone with it.
I've reached my absolute limit. What are my options? Beef is extremely expensive at the moment and if cattle are on my property and I'm fattening them up, I'm about to literally fill my freezers. Possession is 9/10s of the law, right?