Lol. One more person who thinks they are more important than the next guy.

maybe he will compromise with you and agree to quit shooting if you agree to quit hunting.Problem solved.

His land, he can with it as he pleases. I know that is not what you wanted to hear and I would be frustrated justthe same.

Though the noise sucks we target shoot and still see deer. We were target shooting and deer were regularly stepping out behind our 200 yard target. Even a nice 130-140 inch buck. I should have missed. Pretty crazy but they don't care.

Areas with high deer density may not be affected as much, but I can assure you, smaller parcels with spooky deer will be affected by shooting pressure, especially if it's close and just started a month ago.

In the field we dove hunt in, I've had deer standing 50 yards from me while 12 of us were absolutely unloading during a heavy flyover and they never even flinched.

As others have said, if he does it frequently, it will very quickly have no effect on them. Might even help you down the line if you happen to miss - they won't run.

. Hate to say it but that's hunter harassment.

wooosa

Bet the neighbors to our north hated us, but they never came over to tell us to stop...

Couple of weeks ago I had 4 kids at the lease and I bet we went through 1k shells at various times of the day and with various calibers. Kids wanted to shoot, they got to shoot. Would have been interesting if a neighbor had come over an told me to make them quit.

Come on guys, every single one of you would be frustrated if someone was firing non-stop during your last hunt of the season. It's a nuisance, plain and simple, and it can easily ruin a perfectly good hunt. Best solution would be to talk to the guy and work out some sort of amicable deal.

Big difference between walking onto your neighbors property and TELLING him to stop doing what he is legally and rightfully doing on his property and politely informing him of the situation at hand and asking nicely if their is some agreement that you could come to that would suit both of you.

True. But what if the kids didn't want to quit and I told them no. They have a right to get upset then? Doesn't hurt to talk and doesn't hurt to ask politely, but it also doesn't mean that it would stop.

It would bother me, no doubt. Not saying it wouldn't. But I also understand it is there property and I am not the only one using the woods. Do I think it is disrespectful or shows a lack of courtesy??? The answer is no.

x1. Heck the guy shooting is more than likely not even aware someone is hunting. Then again he might not care either.

I agree. Asking nicely is your option. If you don't you never know what will happen. We drilled a well that required tens of thousands of gallons of water our neighbor not only let us use his water, pumped at his cost and he refused any form of compensation.

Its their right to do what they want and your right to do what you want, but asking wouldn't hurt.

JIMBO,
I know what you are talking about animals getting accustom to the shooting. In summer / early fall 2012 I was working in NE New Mexico. Went to the Whittington Center often to practice with my muzzleloader. While shooting one day I stopped to run a dry patch down the barrel a couple of times, then reloaded. When I looked up there were 3 mule deer (2 doe and 1 fawn) standing ON THE RANGE. When they saw me they left at a slow trot. They stopped and I could still see them about 200 yards to my left. I shot a couple more times and they were still there just milling around eating.

It might keep the deer in the brush till dark, especially if the go through his place on their way to yours. It is unlikely that is actuall running deer off of your place. Morning hunts will be better(even better than normal) if his shooting is bothering them. If they are bedding on your property, still hunting during the day could be very productive if they are bothered by his shooting(if they're bothered, not only will they be more likely to be in a bedding area, but they will be less likely to want to leave as you try to creep in)

sounds like someone has been spoiled his whole life everything for him i do not see that the other guy did anything wrong.

This. If he shoots every day, they have long since Become accustomed to it.

I would be more concerned about the ricochets you heard whizzing over. Maybe you can introduce yourself to him and offer to help design some berms for safety's sake. They may even reduce some of the noise.

The lease next to ours has some guys who will target practice occasionally. The deer I've watched while this is going on don't even flinch.

I totally understand your frustration, but as others have said, it's rooted in a lack of communication. At our place, I enjoy shooting almost as much as I enjoy hunting. And I do both year-round -- I just don't shoot near where I hunt…

I would encourage you to think about this from his perspective. You wouldn't want him to try to discourage you from pursuing your hobby, or to micromanage how you went about it. Sometimes freedom cuts both ways.

Maybe you should go dove hunting early in the morning...........say right at legal. It's your land and you can shot when you want to, right?

I hunt and I shoot for fun. I'd love some dbag to come over and tell me to stop shooting as I'm ruining his hunt.

Since the duck craze is back we have kids that duck hunt dang near every morning on the fence. I just dont deer hunt over there...problem solved.

Y'all are right of course-the landowner has every right to do as he pleases.
I do think there is a courtesy issue involved though-I am landowner and I would like to think that in an area where I know hunting is going on I would work it where my shooting was in the middle of the day. Not because I have to, just as a courtesy to others.

Agree - I am all for property rights - born and raised in Texas and been here 60 years. Anyone has the right to do as they wish on their own property - however, I also believe strongly in being a good neighbor so common courtesy should be at the top. A person has a right on their own property to shine bright lights onto their neighbors windows all night long or have dogs in their yard that bark all night long but is the the right thing to do? Not in my book.

Nicely asking and communicating with a neighbor to work with you on an issue that may be affecting you (and vice versa) is the answer I believe

Sounds like you may be MY neighbor... where u at? We've got a neighbor like that. He shoots, just to shoot, yeh, yeh, his land and he's enjoying it, all the power to him. I agree. Talking, yep, we've tried POLITELY asking numerous of times to cut us some slack during season, and no change. Yep, they sleep in late, so I know in the morning (usually), I can get in a short morning sit before they wake and start driving every imaginable motorized vehicle up/down the fence line, yelling at the top of their lungs to communicate between themselves, and shooting the turtles, air, trees, or whatever they're aiming at, or I just sit at another stand. It's annoying to say the least, but as others have said, it's his land and at the end of the day, he's enjoying the great outdoors with his grand kid and yep, he's annoying as heck (to the point that it would definitely seem intentional on his part?) to all the neighbors around him. What ya gonna do?