Bingo!

I wouldn't try it. Just call the Game Warden and provide details (e.g., description of person and license plate #).

Screw that if its your.property do.whatever you want the way i.was raised if someone is trespassing on.your.land you ask them to leave and if they refuse you shoot. Thats what i beleive in and stand by. I have had poachers here recantly on and.near my ramch in navarro county and i cant wait to catch em.on my property.

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Navarro county

This!
I do not suggest, by any means to shoot someone. Although; its my land. Your TREASPASSING,. On my Property, with a firearm.
I catch you. You will be held. Until the GameWarden, County Sheriffs Take you to Jail.

Yes, you can, it's called a citizens arrest.

Wonder if the poachers are reading this forum? Maybe they don't coz if they don't have money to pay lease or have a private property surely no money to pay for internet. Tsk tsk bad people.

I think everyone understands the magnitude of shooting at or near anyone.....crazy and reckless!

Call me crazy, call me reckless but if I catch anyone trepassing on or near my feeders, stands or attempts to open one of my stands while me, my wife, or one of my grandkids is in the stand they may seriously want to think about running real fast or at least faster than 3000 fps.

Lol

And what if they just start walking away, what do you do then?

Good ole butt stroke to the noggin will keep em put.
"i was in fear for my safety and he made a threatening move"

lol

That's where a Garand would come in handy.

I can see a "ranch" changing hands in the future

He never said fire a shot AT/TOWARDS that person, he just said shoot a round off. Let them know you're there by firing off a round in the air or in a direction that isn't towards that person.

Just the sound of a gun going off for a trespasser may keep them from ever coming back.

I was in Hunt County on a friends place once several years ago..watched a young man cross the fence and he was headed right towards me..I let him walk right up on me..then I leveled my rifle at him and told him to drop his gun..he did..took his gun with me..and gave it to the landowner..told him what had happened..turned out they were from Houston and were friends with the neighbors of the landowner...should have seen the look on his face..begging me not to shoot him..I had to laugh..he freaked out when I kept his gun...messed up my hunt for sure..

"Just the sound of a gun going off for a trespasser may keep them from ever coming back."


May also cause return fire. Either way firing a shot doesn't seem like a good idea. Even though it maybe tempting.

The legal ramifications of shooting someone just because they trespass isn't worth the heart ache. You will regret that decision if you shoot them and try and say they threatened your life.
Not worth it folks...

When I say you will regret that decision, I mean in the legal bills that will follow.

Not lookin to shoot anybody, just have them off the land...

If you will let the local game warden know that you are having problems with poachers he can start making a case against the intruders so that when they are caught he has plenty to book them. Also game wardens work a beat just like cops do; so if you'll let him know I'm sure he'd be happy to go by your property every so often to make sure their are no trespassers.

The thing is its all of the landowners wifes family that lives out there so if they see a game warden come down the road phones start ringin and people start leavin...

No, you can be charged with kidnapping, which is a first degree felony and having a weapon makes it Aggravated Kidnapping. Just call the GW and keep yourself out of trouble would be the best idea.

I have found on several occasions that lack of money was not a problem for poacher. Saw a caddie Escalade pulled over by the Sheriff one day with a dead deer in the back. LEO friend of mine said they killed the deer during season, but without tags or license. The two guys were 'well respected' business men (Sr. VP at Bank and other a College Dean). Not a hunting example, but College President was arrested at a local lake for taking ONE HUNDRED Crappie- about 3/4 were undersized- (on that lake 9' length with 20/day limit)- again no license and boat not even registered.