I've seen it posted here but I can't find it in the search format.

What is the law about placing a blind feeder combo in a position where rounds could travel across property lines?
Or is there one?

Mt neighbor’s on the east and west side’s have both put up feeders within 50 yard’s of the fence, with blind’s positioned about 100 yard’s away perpendicular to the fence. The one on the West side worry’s me because I have a set up about 150 yard’s from there back in the brush.

Can't remember exactly how it's worded, but I know it's an offense to shoot across property lines. I'd just go ahead and call he will know, and it he doesn't he can look it up real quick.

The Game Warden will not do anything until you have proof that their bullet has traveled across the fence. If you want to make them crazy and have the time/money to do it, set up a permanent blind immediately on the fence line facing their feeder.

This is really starting to get old, there are now 12 feeder's and blind's ringing the outside of my place, all feeders are no more than 50 yard's back and two of the blind are close enough to reach across the fence and actually touch them. All but the above-mentioned 2 have they're feeders at least parallel to fence. I’m beginning to see why Hi-fencing is becoming more popular.

If they are set up in a way that if they shoot toward their feeder the bullet will cross the fence, I'd go ahead and give the GW a call. Ranch Dog is probably right, it won't be an offense until they actually do it, but if it's set up in a way that it's unavoidable maybe he will talk to them anyway, or at least you have documentation if there is a problem later.

It's HB-506 but it's pretty limited in text and doesn't seem to help in my situation until it actually happens. In these two situations a miss will come across property lines as well as a pass thru.

There is a law that "projectiles" can not cross property lines. So yes, the Game Warden or other law enforcement can put a stop to shot shells, bullets or other projectiles from crossing property lines.

Know the feeling well....put up with it for three years on a lease in Mills County, could've very easily shot one "hunter" who was walking the fence line at 7AM one morning after he got down out of his tree blind...which was set up 30 yards off the fence line! Some hunters must think that a fence is a "barrier to bullets"!

That stinks.. I'm with Ranch Dog, "set up a permanent blind immediately on the fence line facing their feeder." That or put up some sort of regularly timed noise and/or light distractant for the deer right across from their blind.

An easier way is to just park your truck on the fence line across from the feeder opening morning. He won't see anything to be shooting at. Problem solved.

The law says that it is illegal for bullets to cross a property line unless both properties are owned by the same person and you have permission to hunt both properties.

It is my belief that this law was brought up not for property owners but for the state, after all if a road hunter fires from the road he has fired from state property to private so even if he misses the deer he has commited a crime.

Which I think is good, I dont think your neighbors have actually broken any laws.....YET!

But bring it up to the game warden and instead of having him come out id just take alot of pictures and meet him and have preliminary talk with him and see what he thinks is the best course of action.

After all if its opening day and the neighbors see a game warden truck circleing your property.....the situation will take care of its self.

Or see if the gae warden would be willing to sit in that stand you have hid back in the woods...they shoot and the gae warden comes out LOLOLOL priceless

especailly when he starts crossing fences to ask them whats up and start checking licenses.

I'd call no matter what it seems to me that your in the clear no matter what. Call and let him know that you feel like it's dangerous.

It's really careless for your neighbors to that anyway. Game Warden or an arse whooping is in order here.

I only throw this out there because I haven't seen it yet.

Have you talked to them about it?

You might collect the necessary evidence of bullets crossing the fence too!

nice i like that idea

Dang Mike sorry to hear that. Did they add more next to the fence line since I was there? How about putting a tarp on the fence so that any bullets passing the fence would punch a hole in the tarp and you would have your proof.

As a matter of fact I did, I called him this morning and we talked for quite awhile, he's going to meet me out there this week and I'm going to show him around. As has already been mentioned, nothing can be done until evidence that a shot was fired across proper line’s can be obtained, but what is interesting is he hit’s them with 2 charges “Trespassing by mean’s of a projectile and Reckless endangerment, should the shot come from a situation where the feeder and blind are lined up so as a round can cross from either a miss or a pass thru. He said he would inform the owners of those blind’s the consequence’s of they’re set-up’s.

I had a hunter set a feeder about 25 feet from the fence and a wood blind box about 75 yards from the feeder. The bullet path would come right up the road we all used going to the lease headquarters or when we came and went to town. Everytime we went down the road we would be looking at the feeder or have our back in a direct line of fire. I tried the nice neighbor approach and it did not work. All of us starting stopping anytime we went in or out of the place to put up our rifles or bows. Sometimes we would take a leak or pour out a cup of coffee while leaving the door open to the vehicle with the radio going loud enough for the hunter in the blind to sing along. In or out we would stop right there before going up the road or out the gate. Within 3 weeks the feeder and blind were moved.

Put a giant cardboard picture of Rosie O'Donnell on the fence facing their stand. Shouldn't take long to obtain your evidence.

Life size cut out of 7mag in full riot gear, on your side of the fence.

good luck, I hope it turns out ok for ya

you can be charged with hunter harrassment for that behaviour

you can be charged with hunter harrassment for that behaviour [/quote]

I disagree, you are stopping before or after you hit the highway. You can't take a pee on the highway, you do it in the pasture. The hunter, across the fence, exercised very poor judgment to place a feeder and stand where you urinate and defecate.

That thought even scares me