Keeping Strangers Off My Farm (Why I'm Not Sorry)
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But Morgan the audiobook is not available in India, I tried getting it but its not available in my country. Hope you do something about it.
Imma get me one of those. Soon. Love love love your dogs. And your cats. And all the rest ❤❤
You should do a hunting video where you take a deer, process and then whip up a delicious meal for you and Alison 😊
you own a huge plot of land, which is a very big privilege. complaining about having to do basic upkeep is not the best look
Your state regulations need to “grow up”‼️ Your privacy and your property is yours. Your appreciation for wild life and your care of your own animals on the farm is exemplary. Too bad you have conflicts with the hunting and nasty dudes residing there‼️
I am born and raised in Vermont here in the kingdom. I don’t mind people hunting on my land, but ONLY if they ask for permission. I need to know someone is out there with a gun for my own safety and the safety of my dog. I am a gun owner myself. I feel if they are responsible enough to ask they can hunt here I don’t have issue with it. Honestly the only people I have always had problems with are the out of state hunters every person I have caught has been from another state playing dumb. The ones that ask if they can hunt or fish on my property have always been great. If they harvest a animal or fish they almost always offer me meat or fish in thanks. It sucks we need to do this now, but it is for the safety of the property owners, animals and hunters alike.
Add in the fact the should be hunting for food and not just for “sport”. Just ask first.
Asking for permission is both a matter of safety and common courtesy. When I owned land outside of town, if someone asked for permission I always said yes.
I'm in Orange county and have straight up had neighbors say to my face 'you'll never know when I'm on your land'. My signs and trail cams constantly get stolen.
Thank you for another native Vermont resident’s perspective on this issue. Your views feel eminently reasonable and appropriate to me. You seem like a person I could get along with very easily. 😊
Asking permission and offering to share is community and good stewardship, the absolute opposite of poaching and trespassing and pitching a bratty fit when confronted by the landowner.
Those old guys seem to have no idea how insane everyone else in the country would see these pro trespassing laws.
These old guys are literally a dying breed. It's the Department of wildlife (different names in every state) that needs better regulating the hunters will usually follow the rules.
The VT Department of Fish and Wildlife is VERY cozy with the pro-trespassing crowd.
I guess. Jeez
Preach it
Best to check your states laws. You might be surprised.
Its crazy. I know a guy that runs hounds and he says he doesn't care about 'No Tresspassing' signs and will just go on people's property. Same guy would for sure shoot someone that tresspassed on his property.
Yeah, the dogs can’t read defense when you’re supposed to have control at all times.
I wonder how he'd feel if his dogs were shot by the landowners their trespassing on. I love dogs and it makes me sad to think of one being shot because of their owners stupidity, but maybe it will have to come to that.
As a hound, I appreciate your comment.
this seems to be a big issue in lots of ways, I had to post my property for legal reasons when the local "my land is my land your land is my land." Yahoos just started really damaging my land. One neighbor did me a "favor" by trying to "build a driveway/road" ie. dump his waste materials, in the middle of my property, which was right where I was clearing to plant blueberry bushes. Now after years of trying to get it settled I just am out of luck in physically being able to do it anymore.
a hunter did this on my uncle's property, and the dogs went after my little cousins so he started blasting till none of them were moving. the dog's owner just sped off. it never happened again.
Food for thought... Next year bring a can of neon spray paint with you to mark above and below the posted signs. That way, if or when 😉 a sign comes down you can easily identify where it was and replace it each year.
Great idea!
He could also download apps that hunters use to identify plots of land to track his route annually and mark each place where he puts up a sign
@@samsadowitz1724for him keeping track good idea.
As for the poachers if they plan to poach someone’s land, as they clearly do already. I doubt they’d bother downloading an ap that a-tells them where they can/can’t go, and b- tracks them via gps to prove they willfully poached land they knew they couldn’t hunt on. Those old guys don’t seem like they give two shits about trespassing anyway.
@kdtfiles1 This suggestion is purely for him to keep track of where he puts his signage and the route he takes to put them up.
@kdtfiles1 as for poachers and trespassers, they'll do it regardless of tools available to keep in the right
still blows my mind that hunters have rights over property owners unless the property owner goes thru extraordinary measures to patrol their entire property line
It strikes me as quite AntiAmerican.
It's not just hunters. I believe the reason you have to put up posted signs is to take away the possibility that someone could have mistaken it for public land. Here in PA, we can paint a purple mark on boundary trees and that serves as a marker for private property that does not allow trespassing. We have a lot of problems with large groups of ATV riders trespassing, tearing up your land and leaving trash behind. They tear up a lot of state forest and Game Lands too. Game Lands here are paid for 100% by hunting license dollars and are expected to remain untouched not just for game species but also threatened and endangered species that inhabit them. The posted signs and purple paint here just make it so people can be prosecuted and not be able to say "I thought it was someone else's land". In general, I don't hear of a lot of problems with hunters trespassing in the mountains here as we have a ton of public land. One problem faced sometimes is hunters trespassing on the federal land around Fort Necessity National Battlefield as it butts up against state forest. Hunting on federal land that is not designated for it is a big big big no-no. Lol
Laws are VERY different in other states. Florida enforces no-trespassing, punishable by jail time, no signage required. There's a LOT wrong with my home state but we do get a few things right, here and there.
@@brob-zy8zi and if you have an issue with a trespassor the police will ask them to leave once, if they come back even if its 3 years later the police will cuff them and take care of it from there and that was before our purple paint law.
That does not seem to exist except in the NE US, sure as hell does not exist out West.
I think spray painting the trees you need to post would make it easier to find where you need to have a posted sign. Maybe even a bunch of trees leading up to the posted tree. You would still have to re post, but it might make it easier to find them. Just a thought.
Great idea.
Pa. Actually has a purple posted color
I know some owners are using a paintball gun to "post" on hard to reach trees.
Toby being a "trained killer" still cracks me up.
He has a taste for blood! You can see it in his eyes. Abby has it too! When she lays on her back, it's a ruse to lure in an unsuspecting victim.
🤣@@Winterascent
@@Winterascent🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍
Toby the floofball trained killer😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
he loves you to death :-)
It amazes me that Toby Dog, the "trained killer" has his own children's book ❣️
So does Billy the Kid nd Audie Murphy.
Toby is the trained scarer-away. Molly Murder Mittens (may she be soon found safe God willing) has a far larger kill count. And the bears? They're the main reason that Gold Shaw is not overrun with larger varmints. Bears wuv them larger varmints for dinner.
Ha! Good point.
The audacity of them calling Toby Dog a trained killer when they have those out of control mutts terrorizing people on their own property.
Lmfao 😂
If someone rips off the sign, then claims “they didn’t see one” while trespassing, that basically invalidates the property owner’s right, which seems absolutely insane
Since you are tech-savvy, would it be a good idea to take pictures of each posted sign and the surroundings so you have a record of one being at each spot?
they would just claim the sign "fell down" on its own after he took the picture, he would have to keep a trail camera on each one to prove that it was there as the person was trespassing...I would just assume because I'm not a lawyer nor do I know anything about the Vermont laws
@beepbeeblebrox3972 this is the point that Morgan keeps making on this topic, and he's not wrong in saying it's outdated.
Pam here….what a headache. I’m sure the Fish and Wildlife are probably from long time hunting families. Big bias.
@@beepbeeblebrox3972 He could check and see which signs have been torn down and specifically put hidden cams on those ones.
@@beepbeeblebrox3972 That's a good idea but didnt someone steal the card from one
This law imo is hurtful to elderly and disabled land owners who can't do this to ridiculous marker each year. It means they have to allow strangers onto their land for hunting. And the fact that people can remove signs or just ignore them suffer no impact.
And it just to me makes some of these hunters feel entitled. I have been around hunting my entire lives, and some of these people don't deserve to be in the same group as those I know.
"Entitled" is exactly the word I was thinking too. Wouldn't they be surprised to know that people think they're the entitled ones, and not the younger generations? I'm 73, so I'm allowed to call them entitled cranky old codgers.
the point behind refreshing the signs is that it allows land that is neglected or surounded by old signs that are no longer relevant due to ownership changes or similar to be used in a beneficoial way. if you're old or disabled and can't take care of land and let it just depreciate maybe other should have access.
now there is a lot to be said about the details of what is fair and to what degree a forest area like this can even depreciate from disuse but the law does have a sense behind it.
Elderly and disabled land owners should have enough money to pay a young buck to do it. It sucks but if you have so much land that it isn't clear where your land begins and ends then you've probably got enough money to pay someone to do it once a year. You take on more responsibility when you own more stuff and this is just a part of that.
"Lunatics with hounds" explains the situation perfectly!!
I always like the videos where we get to see the more wild side to the farm. Gives us a chance to appreciate the beauty of Vermont and the little nuggets of hidden history being reclaimed by nature.
In Indiana we can paint trees purple to notify as a no trespassing areas. No need to update yearly. I definitely think your situation could be avoided as some laws make no sense.
I feel like (atleast here in illinois) people target those places for mushroom/ginsing hunting, general hiking.
Being from Texas and whose family owns a few acres out in the country, it always amazes me that not only can someone just trespass on your property but that these same people want to uphold laws that violate land owners rights.
It's crazy right? I mean I would never trespass in Texas, especially while being visibly armed, like that is just asking for trouble.
in some states hunters rights when it comes to recovering animals supercede private property
Love his attitude towards hunting and managing the ecosystem. It’s definitely necessary to manage the wildlife from getting out of control due to the lack of predators. I don’t hunt myself but we definitely need more people like this who actually understand the ecosystem and responsible hunting.
My Dad managed a hunting club, and we had a total bag limit the hunters were allowed to take. Yes, we hound hunted however not everyone did. Our club had a set aside property just for hunting, though. In the summer months, my Dad and I would check feeders and cameras to get an estimate of wildlife and set the limits for the next season. People were kicked out for violating this agreement as they signed a contract with their dues. Edit to add that we're in Florida and at no point was a hunter allowed to take a bear. They're protected down here.
.......why wouldn't we just put the predators back, and protect them? Return our damn WOLVES.
stop hunting bearts and other predators then!
@@lindsaysullivan2148hund hunting is just disgusting!
Well stated! 😊👍
I think your land is beautiful Morgan. I didn't realize how large your farm actually is. There is a lot of wild land there and that's awesome. It was great to see that bit of footage of the wildlife in your area. Especially the charming deer. Such amazing creatures. It's good to know your land is so well cared for. You are good to both your livestock and the wildlife where you live, and I admire you for that. Your compassion is wonderful. God bless you and your wife. Have a great weekend.
I completely understand your frustration. My wife and I recently bought a farm property in upstate New York, of similar size as yours Morgan. Immediately when I first met the neighbor, very into the town highway department, and wife is the assessor, he asked me about hunting on the property. I like to hunt my self and that is much of the reason we bought the property in the first place, as well as farming and future plans. I said this year is ok as i dont see even getting much time out with so much to do. but I can already see I’m going to have to do the same as you have and I know most of the upstate areas always used to have a if it’s not posted it’s huntable kind of way. It does seem odd to me as well, but has been that way since way back. Im expecting, as you have experience some levels of attitude from neighbors. As people love to treat open areas of land as there own , even thoe it technically isn’t. Its not being rude, land greedy, or “ selfish “ to want what you purchased to be exactly that… yours. Much respect brother and good luck hunting out there!!
There is an attitude some people have, I am not even sure the right word, but it is disrespectful. When I was a child we had family property in Oklahoma. My family had been there as long as any local family, well had owned the land as long. It was fallow for some years after my grandfather died and Grannie couldn’t afford to live there alone. She left it fallow, paid the taxes. We were never accepted into the clique. Anyway, all these butt heads had their own land, but wanted to duck hunt on our land. Daddy wasn’t having it! He was just unpredictable enough that after a couple of encounters they kept away. It is rude, and weird, among other things. I hope you won’t have serious issues, it is perfectly reasonable to have your property rights respected.
It’s disgusting that people would even bother someone on their own property. I also do this every year. We also have to spray paint perimeter trees with purple marks. We only have a few acres so eventually we are Barb wiring the whole thing in. Good luck!!
Those old codgers will have to respect someone once on their life
they respect each other...
but not the property owners on who's lands they tresspass. @@jwenting
those brain dead s c u m dont respect nobody,not their own mother either.screwed mofos those old shaits.@@jwenting
That’ll never happen unfortunately
They'll be dead of old age any time now. Problem solved.
The bears have clearly learned to read your signs and know they’re safe on your land. Success 🎉
hhahahahaha
😘
Insane that a property owner has to go through that to insure his safety. Plain wierd and anti American.
Locking down your land because you don't want others to go there is typically American despite it being "the land of the free".
In most countries there is right of passage on all privately owned land as long as you don't disturb things (so NO hunting on land belonging to anyone but yourself without a permit).
@@jwenting Yeah but property owners are liable if someone comes on their land and trips and falls and breaks their foot; then the property owner can get sued if they don't have no trespassing signs. Feels common sense to me to not trespass if you aren't the owner of a property.
that's all it comes down to for most people, they just don't want armed strangers wandering around their property. Most people don't have a problem with locals using hiking trails that cross their property; exploring my home is different from crossing my land @@jwenting. People don't like it when cars turn around in their driveways, or people climb over the fence into their back yard, do you really expect it to be that different for acreage? Imagine someone parking on the street next to your house, and hopping your fence to take a walk in your back yard; that's basically what parking on the road and walking through a field is like. That's not even taking into consideration the fact that people will literally destroy crops by walking through fields without thinking or asking.
This is all also why posting your land is onerous, Like Morgan is showing, because they consider hunting to be reasonable public use in Vermont. Fences on the used parts of your land is the only real answer, and people will still ignore actual fences (let alone a poster)
@@jwentingindividual property rights is freedom. There’s also so much public land there’s literally no reason why anyone needs to trespass on private property. Which country are you from and I’ll give you a scale comparison.
Weird in ANY civilised country.
I'm from NH and my boyfriend is from South Dakota. We were both looking to move to Northern New England (we currently live in Massachusetts due to work and we both despise it) and we have decided not to go to Vermont because of this issue. It's completely unfathomable to me that trespassers are giving such rights over landowners in Vermont. To me it's not about the hunting, it's being on my property without permission. I work in insurance and I see all the lawsuits brought against homeowners by people claiming to slip & fall on their property.
as you probably know, northern NH has some great places. you just have to keep an eye on the property taxes in the town you are looking to buy in. some are pretty wacky these days.. if you have a decent income though, not having sales and income tax can offset that quite a bit
You made the right choice to avoid Vermont. They are anti landowner.
Same here! As a woman who wants to start a farm, and possibly a family, somewhere in the North East, those laws just sound like a ticking time bomb.
I was born in IL, raised in CT, and now settled in north central MA. I think the state is great. Sorry you hate it here.
@@laurenthomas9305 I live on the east coast which is different than central Mass. My best friend is from Ashburnham and she recognizes the difference. Central and Western Mass are less populated and have nice people. Eastern Mass is very expensive to live in. My rent for a 2 bedroom apartment is $2100.00. And I don't live in Boston, I am 20 miles north of Boston.
"Go back to where ya came from," says the crusty-ass white dude of clearly European descent. Gets me every time.
He was still likely born there, 200 some years is a long time
@@defeqel6537 yeah and the native Americans where there 1000 years ago but they didn't really care did they?
@@piplupcola and why should that matter to people living there today? Not to mention, which native Americans?
We had issues with people coming onto our property to tear it up with their ATVs. We fenced it and put up no trespassing signs and still had some issues for a while. Thankfully it has stopped now. But I still remember someone driving their ATV up my driveway to the gate (from which you could see our house, outbuildings and vehicles) and saying they didn't know it was no trespassing...while standing in front of a no trespassing sign on the gate. Seriously??? GTF outta here! Unfortunately some people think if they can get away with it, they will try.
That is insane. You have to pay to post your own property as no trespassing? How is that even legal? In the rest of the country you put it up once then its good until it wears off. That is some beautiful forest though, I imagine the ticks are nuts in there.
In a way, it's a tax to keep your own property hunter free. 🙄😕
I don't pay it, I'll make trespassers dance before I pay this town $5 to keep people out.
Seems like a small money price to pay to make protect yourself against possible legal trouble for making trespassers "dance". @@heavymetalpermaculture
You made such a solid point. Myself I'm only 25 but have multiple disabilities that would make marking any substantial amount of land basically impossible unless i pay someone.
Blatant discrimination.
It’s another tax on the landowner. You’d have to pay someone to do it for you. Makes no sense to protect a few hunters over the taxpayers and landowners.
@@johnracine4589 and that's exactly why I won't ever live in Vermont.
For a country like the US to be so unbelievably devided you can't know your own laws state by state without extensive research is fucking pethetic. United? In what, taxes and war crime?
I'd legitimately be in prison if someone hunted my farm with hounds.
I know this because it's happened and my grandfather nearly did. And we have been in Ontario Canada for two decades.
My late uncle had a dairy farm in Ulster County New York and always posted his land. People don't want strangers with guns roaming their property, why is that so hard to understand? I went to college at Marlboro College Vermont, which had 300 acres all posted no hunting. Even so during deer hunting season we were warned not to roam off campus because those No Hunting signs were not respected.
If you’re willing to wander around holding a gun you get extra rights over people who don’t, apparently.
Could you spray paint a band of yellow around your posted tree trunks, and then attach your signs in that yellow tree trunk zone. That way if the signs “accidentally” fall off, you can identify the exact previously posted trees. You could also add a number to the backside of the tree in the yellow band zone, so you can make sure all your tree signs are accounted for. Of course tie everything to your GPS location pins.
10:34 is a black bear behind Morgan. It reminds you of that guy who is yelling at him saying you are not going to like it when a bear comes on your property.
you need to bring a ladder to keep trespassers to make it harder for them to easily rip them down. Place cell phone cameras that upload to the cloud on the easiest to access signs and along the highway.
I knew a guy who would coat them in a light layer of bumble foot to deter people from ripping down the signs.
There might be rules that say at eye level. I'm too lazy to look it up
@@Gala-yp8nxwhat is bumble foot? ( besides something his birds get occasionally)
@@julieobrien4056. I think he means Tanglefoot, which is a sticky product you paint on tree trunks to prevent infestation by web worms, tent caterpillars, etc. It is really gummy and hard to wash off your hands.
@@doloresreynolds8145 Ahhh, gotcha! Thanks so much for the clarification!!
"You're not respecting my rights to disrespect your rights." - the trespassers
@bothpartiesarecrazy4394now that's an ignorant comment...
My dad created frames with locks for his posted signs for his property in PA. Poachers/tresspassers still try to break the lock, smash the plastic covering, or pull off the nails.
That's a good idea 💡
great idea and such a shame the state would make people have to go through that versus hold hunters responsible
Asking permission and offering to share is community and good stewardship, the absolute opposite of poaching and trespassing and pitching a bratty fit when confronted by the landowner.
I always assume it's getting close to posting your property time for you because it's around my birthday each year. I'm hoping this next year goes easy for you Morgan and people stay off your land! Give Toby and Abby an extra head pat for me!
*edit sorry! Just got to the point where you asked how they use to do it before GPS. 30 years ago my dad posted his land and he'd originally measure it out with little flags and measuring tape. It'd take him quite a long time, but he'd go out every year and add ground flags to mark 200 feet and knew every 2 flags a posted sign need to go up. It was tedious, but he wanted to make sure his land was safe. Hope that helped! 😀
If I was Morgan, I'd purple paint when putting the signs out every year, along with bringing a machete or similar to clear a path, short term it would be more work, but long term it would probably save him some effort, especially if someone else has to help one year
@@jdzfbthat’s an excellent idea, I hope he sees this!
I love the natural scenery so much I don't mind listening to the rant! I never saw a grown doe jump around so playfully before as caught on your field camera! That was beautiful! 😊
I’m a vermonter and it’s sad you gotta make these vids, your a great dude and just trynna live your live and take care of you and yours. It’s your land do what you want with and on it snd if they can’t accept that then that’s what trespassing signs and legal actions are for. You’ve done nothing wrong, those people are just whine asses who are mad that they can’t do whatever they want where they want. Thank you for the awesome content and entertainment you provide for us all! And Please don’t let these guys make you think all us Vermonters are that way. I hunt and fish myself but I am a law abiding and respect man, you want to hunt land YOU ASK FIRST AND IF THEY SAY NO THEN ITS NO. BOO HOO YOU DIDNT GET TO SHOOT ONE BEAR. Lmao these old dudes are pathetic. Make us all look bad unfortunately.
The problem is not enough decent Vermonters are standing up to them.
I know it's a pain for you (and despite the fact that it enrages me that people are disrespectful of private land), but I thoroughly enjoy the woodland walk videos lol
I think it's interesting that where you living allows dogs if hunting on other people property. Where am at if you see a animal that you don't know on you property. The animal is likely to get shot dead. Simple as that
That's how it is where I'm at too; though I'm in Texas, where they shoot anything and everything, even straight-up air in the middle pirch-black rural lands at night while drunk. We also have consistent shootings at a rural bar down the road from where we live. People be dumb.
I'm totally for responsible gun use, though. We have a revolver we've ever had to take outside once in many, many years, and that was due to some idiot following one of our family to our property and trespassing while refusing to leave after several warnings. Didn't have to brandish it, and dude stuck himself in the irrigation channel at the front of the property as finally did try to leave when he knew cops were coming, so the cops easily found his dumb ass lol. Hilarious. Had footage and everything of the incident. Funnily enough, he stalked us because he drove like and idiot and we honked. Getting stuck backing out at high speeds on rough land while trying to flee authorities solidifies that a bit more, I'd say.
In my mind humans and animals are one and the same, but the government won’t let me live with that philosophy without forcing me to suffer for breaking rules I never consented to.
as an avid hunter I have my land posted as well, even with posted signs I still get unwelcome guest early deer season and the fact you have to update these papers yearly is arcaic in PA we just need to mark our land with purple paint on post and trees I did this last year and my plan is to go through once every few years and make sure the trees are still up where our woods is.
I love this annual tradition and look forward to our nature walks in the years to come.
Love the old guy and his bear fear 😅. I lived in Grizzly country and these big boys tend to leave people alone.
@@howardj602 If they'd rather deal with "nuisance bears" themselves rather than have people they don't know all over their property, then that is their choice, and their business.
@@howardj602 I lived in Banff for 15 years... I know all about nuisance bears. If one shows up, either myself or the wildlife folks will deal with it. Not some rando I know nothing about.
@@TheAmbex There was literally a bear chilling behind him at 10:33😂
tell that to the couple and their dog up in canada killed a couple weeks ago
I would rather deal with bears than some lunatic humans.
We post because our dogs are too friendly with the hunters and they have been hurt. Two years ago we found a tree stand on our posted land. We feel your pain.
Your tree stand now!
Certainly things arent easy and there always be insufferable people that show no respect and will challenge anything for what you fight for and will testing your believes and that.
But know that you fight for good thing and your right by rights. Keep fighting Morgan!
As a hunter in Canada this whole situation just seems insane to me.
Wow - the Vermont Fish & Wildlife department is shocking. Removing the requirement to be "humane" in trapping is unbelievable.😧 seems that's the lowest bar they could require, but nope..
I had no idea your property was so big and beautiful!😮
the problem is you get people who think all trapping is inhumane so they would try to ban all trapping so they must remove that statement so people can't abuse the wording
You are providing a safe habitat for wild animals. Your land is growing healthier!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the fact that a total stranger can walk anywhere on your property at any time of day or night without notice or permission, ARMED no less, just BOGGLES MY MIND. Here in Florida, trespassing is punishable by JAIL TIME, no signage required.
Florida Law: "A Trespass in Structure or Conveyance is typically charged as a second degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 60 days in jail. However, if a person is present in the structure where the trespass occurs, then trespass is considered a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail."
Hunting is one thing, but the idea that you can't even enjoy roaming the forests because some pieces of paper claim that handful of clowns own the planet's whole surface and no one else is allowed to access it is just silly.
@@rogergoldberg1545 On the contrary! Florida has almost 200 state parks spanning 800 thousand acres, plus a few national parks covering another 1.7 million acres more. Meaning 6.6% of Florida's land area is covered in state & national parks. There are over 5000 miles of hiking and nature trails. Further, over 31% of Florida's ("non-submerged") land area is held as conservation land. There's plenty of nature to explore, and absolutely no reason to endanger yourself or others by trespassing on private property.
@@rogergoldberg1545 Not on my land buddy, that's how you get shot and buried in the woods.
Just want to mention that the way those hound hunters operate, no one's land is safe because as one of them said, the hounds cant read signs. The hound hunters let loose their dogs, then sit in their lounge chairs following them on GPS until they corner something (again, description by that hound hunter). The hounds are running loose unsupervised over everyone's land, posted or not, which violates the actual law.
I’d like to start a hound hunting club. We don’t use hounds to hunt other animals. We just wait on posted land and shoot hounds.
Morgan, you have to post your property once a year and that's an inconvenience. But, it a once a year thorough walk through. You get to see what's happening and the health of your property. That's a plus. Think of it as a positive.
Here in the Ozarks we have purple paint laws. I still get my fence lines cut and people tracking through following their hounds. So I set up camera traps and looking into getting live stream cameras to watch the areas where the fences keep being snipped.
Weed on your property?
As someone who is going to school for environmental science, and really passionate about healthy land use and management, it makes me really happy to come across a farmer with your outlook. Your outlook on hunting is really healthy, and the persecution of top predators through north America has had devastating consequences on our ecosystems.
thank you for caring, and being active in your local government regarding this, thats how change is made.
That stream area is so lovely. Thanks for sharing your walk with us.
your land is beautiful. your creek is very cool. I would not get much done if I owned it cause I would want to spend most of my time in the woods.
Me too!😍
My anger issues would take the best of me if random men think that they can come on MY property AND get into my face because I don’t want them on my land?
Always carry bear spray when out policing your property boundaries in the fall.
That comment about removing the word "humane," because compassion is confusing, just blows my mind. How does someone get like that?
You might want to think about getting a little bulldozer and clear a 15 foot clearing all around your property so it will make it easier for you when you get older it might take you a couple years to get it done once it’s done it would be very nice
There is no greater evidence of trespasser misguidance on your land than the characterization of Toby as, "a trained killer." Who knew that bear hunters were so adept at comic relief? How many ticks did you pick up on your woodsy trek? No matter the flak, you seems always to do that which is honorable and exemplary. Thanks.
If I were a Vermont property owner, I certainly would NOT want trespassers on it. Morgan, you're fighting the good fight for your fellow Vermont property owners. Thanx for showing the beauty of both the flora and fauna of Vermont. As always, it's relaxing and enjoyable. I especially love the drone shots. Thanx!
Love you sharing.. the struggle of a land owner... Our land was professional surveyed years ago .. and we pinned and posted every 30 yards..late spring and late summer...we check and remark or freshen up...but the best part is being in the woods and enjoying sounds smells and sights ..aka runaways for the deer of the hunting season
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You should take a few rolls of durable flagging tape with you and mark out a trail around the property, so you don't have to rely on your gps every year.
That would also make sure you don't accidentally miss any of your posting signs, and you could make that trail easier to walk over time!
It's great that you have so much clear, running water on your land. That's pretty rare here in Texas. I hope by the time you are 80 the hunting laws will have long been changed to make it easier to post your land. There will probably be a lot fewer hunters by then too.
You have the best woods to hike in, and I'm so jealous.
This was a great video, but what were we supposed to be seeing during the "duh duh duh" music?
I think it was a trail camera. Not sure of the relevance though.
We can hope that by the time you are 80, the laws will be more reasonable.
Does your neighbor post his boundary like you do and if yes does he hire someone to do it? I think it is so important as land owners grow older to estimate out what jobs like posting the signs they won’t be able to do safely and budget that out for “retirement”. The needs of the land won’t slow down but us humans always will. Love your content!!!
Is it just me or at 10:34 it seems like a bear comes into the picture? It might just be a really dark tree trunk or something else but it caught my eye as soon as I saw it.
Trunk
Not me just scrolling through comments to check if anyone else saw the same thing as me 🙈
I believe that's a bear too.
Same here in Pa. It is a shame that there are some people who do not care if they are on your property for hunting, most of them do not own land and have no idea what it is like to own it and care for it. To tell you to go back where you came from is awful and they are bitter people who have no one to care for them. Pitiful people.
Nice video
I am a land owner and a hunter here in NW Ohio
We have coyote here on my land
Most of the time I leave them alone as I see them helping control rodents
But a few weeks ago I had to deal with a very bold coyote that came into my barn
It tried to catch one of the barn cats so I dealt with it
The Bald Eagles are hard enough on my cats
That's understandable. For an animal that actually learns to encroach like that, sometimes that is the best path.
I'm just on 5 acres, but in broad daylight a coyote came up to my sick dog sitting on the front porch. He left when I intervened, but it was startling how bold he was. Never happened before or since. I figure he sensed my dog's weakness and was thinking "breakfast."
It’s so beautiful there. I can see why you are so protective.
And I do feel your pain once again with property laws in many states. It does seem as though they’re out for the special interest, or even the interest of the state as a whole, and against the landowner itself. It’s not conspiratorial to say that they do have interest in people selling off their private property either into the hands of bigger corporations, i.e. logging, corporations/or state land. If the lobbyist push politicians, hard enough to make certain policies that are in affect anti-landowner, a lot of the older and unable people will give up their property and sell out. It’s a story as old as time, unfortunately.
You talking throughout your walk around the forest is definitely the best thing to do
It let's all the animals know that you're here, so they don't get spoocked and attack out of fight or flight
Also talk while hiking, even if you're completely alone!!
When we moved to West Orange 25 years ago, we had no deer. Now we have deer year round. They love our back yard, where we use no pesticides or weed killers or anything chemical. There's a family of deer who come to our yard. I think we're on the third generation -- twins, this year. Brother, sister, mom, new babies.
i remember last year when you did this, hope you are safe and these men obide by the law and your privacy.
I love that you respect a healthy ecosystem. Hearing about the disrespectful hound hunters you've had to deal with truly infuriates me. I love dogs. I train dogs. I've had significant trauma with uncontrolled dogs. I hope the laws can be updated to protect property owners and important predators, like bears.
My family has owned rural property since the 1800s, and there is ALWAYS somebody trespassing who thinks they have some special right to be there, whether it's metal detectorists, ghost hunters, amateur historians, sightseers, photographers, hunters, ATV drivers, trash dumpers, vandals, or thieves. They'll dump roofing debris, old tires, anything. Some guy even killed his girlfriend and dumped her body where others had been dumping trash. And they ALWAYS have some kind of excuse for themselves. Somebody told them they could be there. Who? They can't remember. I drove up one Easter Sunday, and some guy was digging up flowers my great-aunt planted for his church. He said somebody told him it was "dead land" (i.e., no one knew who owned it). I have video of guys with metal detectors walking right past No Trespassing signs (which they frequently tear down). My cousin drove up one day and found some guy standing on a tree stump, waving a Bible, and speaking in tongues. He said that God told him to do it. I came up on one guy just sitting in his car who told me it was his "special place" to come get away from things. I've had to deal with this mess for 40 years, and my principle is that if you aren't on my property by permission or invitation, you shouldn't be there, period. All these various kinds of trespassers think they have some special entitlement.
Man... So sorry you have to deal with these absolute old grumpy hillbillies. These guys are so full of hate for nature and life. They should be the ones being hunted. You are so brave to deal with these A holes. Keep strong brother! If you need any help one day dealing with them, call on us. We'll come help you.
While I agree with not having strangers on your property, and these old bitter guys seem despicable, (and I understand the frustration with it) it is even more despicable to promote the hunting of PEOPLE.
@@dallasburgess5329 They need a taste of their own medicine.
@@mrki731 wow dude...that's not sane at all. Maybe promote jail time & review your thought process...
@@dallasburgess5329The law is too damn corrupt from that and scum like this thrive on privilege
@@mr.x2567 Speaking of laws, maybe you're right. You clearly have no issue promoting horrendous violence against people, and you aren't in jail...threats of violence, and promoting violence is against the law. I do understand the justifiable anger; however, this...again, please seek help. Living in that mental state is something nobody should have to go through.
Lmao the infomercial ad for the Toby Dog book sent me over the edge of my seat 😂😂😂😂😂
Holy moses Morgan you're pushing a million followers! I remember when u had less than 50k! Couldn't happen to a better guy IMO and your content is both entertaining as well as educational. That million mark will be really soon i suspect. Any big ideas to celebrate?
Its such nice content from the animals to things like this I'm from Ireland and love seeing the wildlife we don't tend to get here
@@clairej81 I’d love to know what wildlife you do get there, and what wildlife you most enjoy seeing. ❤
The theory about hunting coyotes causing a spike in their population partly has to do with them being pack animals. If you had 1 pack who called all of your property part of their territory then they will keep all the other packs from hunting in their territory, but if you wipe your pack out then suddenly you have a big empty space of territory in the middle of 5-6 other packs who are all going to move in and explore and attempt to take control.
Can you order metal signs, screw them into the trees with deep screws (star drill bit), and then just annually replace them with printed stickers with the new dates on the stickers with the stickers having some super glue adhesive so folks can't peel off the stickers? (better yet, have the metal signs printed with the MM/DD - then you just need YY stickers! Then paint purple around the sign (on the trees) so the orange and purple are pretty hard to miss.
Not a bad idea. Biggest issue would be screws into trees can kill them so might do extra harm.
@@lonewolf025 Screws shouldn’t kill a tree; especially if they are big trees
@@DawnDBoyerPhDthey shouldn't, but they can. Screwing into trees can leave them vulnerable to infection
Metal signs can get expensive. Especially if people start tearing them down.
@@zombieshoot4318 It would be pretty hard to tear down if a few solid screws and as high up as one can reach to drill them in; no one Carrie’s a drill with them to go tears down signs in the woods
I think the rights of land owners should be respected period ,its not right for several reasons these belligerent hunters and their loud hounds can wake you up,stress Toby and Abby and your live stock. I doubt they care .
I live in northern NH, not far from you. I absolutely agree I don't want hunters here unless they ask, which they do. We have 3 buildings, poultry and rabbits here so I just ask any hunting doesn't part take on the north end of my property for that reason. So far, nobody has given me a hard time. I put my contact info and "ask permission" on my no trespass signage and update it every year too. So far, it's worked very well. A couple fisherman and duck hunters have asked. Made friends and they usually offer to share their harvest, which is a great offer. That makes me feel greatful for the kind people in my community. I've not seen anyone using dogs here though I know it occurs off my property.
🐻💩 Bear poo is a seed delivery system and seedling fertilizer packet. 😊
As a European I was always 100% sure that in the US as a land property owner, your rights massively trample anyone trespassing. Colour me surprised.
Hell in my state you could get sued or possibly prosecuted if you defend yourself and injure/ kill someone who breaks into your home. Connecticut where Morgan is from has it unless you are in imminent danger of serious injury or death you are to try to escape your own house. 🙄
In Sweden you would never be allowed hunt on others ppls properties without permission. Feels like its a backward way when you as owner of a land have to mark your entire land with signs to prevent ppl coming there and hunt
To make it easier, even at an older age, you could make a stone or brick pathway that goes around your land, as well as small bridges across the streams and wetlands. It marks the boundary of your land and will allow your to easily walk the loop around your property.
I thoroughly enjoyed our walk! You're a great steward of your land & I appreciate your concern for our earth's delicate eco-systems.
I actually enjoy being taken along with you to travel & post your property.
You point out some awesome things & teach us about your land.
I do have to admit i also enjoy hearing you complain about the unreasonableness of having to pist like this.
You're right in that those of us who are disabled couldn't do this. I could probably do some but by the end I'd be hurting so badly that i couldn't finish for a week or two.
Anyone who crosses another's boundaries are not only disrespectful but need to know that there are consequences for doing so..
If it were Thier Property..??
They'd be screaming out loud..
SO RESPECT YOUR NEIGHBORS..
PLEASE!!
It makes me smile to know what your subscriber numbers were when you had your first run in with the bear hunters and what they are now.
My favorite part of forests, is when there is a stream running through it! Maybe for caution, you should bring a defensive item with you (not necessarily a weapon) to fend off wild animals in case you should walk right up to one or it's a surprise! And too, I noticed the road you were walking on the road, have a camera looking behind you, see ahead of time who is speedily approaching you from behind so you can get out of the way! But I enjoyed you walk on your land and seeing the old time vehicle (looked like a truck with a metal grill on the front, from the late 40's, maybe 50's). But seeing the ole maple sap cooking shed and the wall divider for property was cool too! Thanks for taking me along with you posting your property.
Where I come from we were taught to respect people property whether it was posted or not. That way you keep good neighbors. You ask if you can hunt on their property. People who ignore the law and think they can do what ever they want are all over, no matter what state they are in. Like My husband said, You can't fix stupid.
Living in Australia, I think it's crazy what lengths you have to go to,
While the previous owner of our property thinks he can use our driveway for his trucks and machinery 🥴 without so much as a knock on the door, I feel your pain this week
Thanks for sharing!
@@GoldShawFarm I went to order your new book, unfortunately both books were out of stock, very glad people are buying up your books, a tad disappointed. Would love to order 3 one for my children, and one each for our children's school libraries.
Thankyou for putting yourself out there, love watching your channel and wish you and Alison a fantastic rest of the year
@@driftingsoulsisters it looks like they are in stock again!
Glad you mentioned the posting trip as a time to walk the wild parts of the farm.
They REALLY should make it so that people can't hunt UNLESS you add papers saying you do.
Privacy should be the default.
Who asked?
It still tickles me, when the old dude calls Toby a trained killer…
It’s awful that you have to protect your property with this much effort every year. And there are hunters who still try to invade and kill animals on your clearly posted land. That guy claiming Toby is a “trained killer” is scary insane. HE’S the one with the guns wanting to turn his pack of killing dogs loose on a bird farmer’s land. Those people have totally warped ideas of “freedom,” that it means they can do anything anywhere to anyone. It apparently also means they can lie and defame anyone who dares to oppose their bullying and trespassing.
I'm not longer able to walk all my land, so I guess hunters can tresspass on it. I think Indiana started the purple paint rule recently. Maybe I should mark along the road and hope for the best.
One thing you have to know is coyotes will form packs. And they'll try to entice your dogs out with a lone coyote to draw them out where the pack will try to kill them. All Canidae do this because they perceive each other group as competition.
One thing you have to know is Toby is a breed of dog meant to protect livestock, which means he could kill half a pack of coyotes by himself if he had his spiked collar on his neck. Not to mention there are two of these dogs and they will not leave their pack undefended to play with coyotes.