waldonbuddy
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My Uncle owns about 400 acres of land with a couple of lakes on the property.
This land is located right by land that is owned by a hunting club. A friend of mine, and his handicapped son were fishing at the lake one day when we heard his son talking to someone.
We were about 25 yards away and walked over to where his son Kevin was fishing. Kevin was approaching two men on the other side of my Uncles fence on the hunting club side.
One of the two men were asking Kevin to see his drivers license. Kevin, being mildly retarded was already starting to open his wallet to show the man his drivers license when I told him to stop.
It turns out the man asking for the drivers license was the president of the hunting club. I told the guy he didn't have the authority to see anyone's ID, and that the land we were on was not his.
Anyway, not to get too far sidelined on my question, the hunting club guy cooled off, and apologized.
Fast forward I found that my uncle had, had some trouble with this hunting club before comming onto his land and poaching deer.
Anyway, months later I was fishing by myself and was carrying a 22 rifle {which was all I owned then} for protection when I saw the same guy drive down the dirt road on the other side of the fence to observe me.
After I finished fishing I walked to my truck on the road and here comes the hunting club guy driving up in a hurry, and stops short behind my truck. I bring my 22 to bare since I did not know his intentions.
He jumps out of his truck and says "oh its you, I didn't know who was out there", then he goes on to say the game warden was on his way there since hunting club man found some people sneaking in on club land and that I'd better have my hunting license. I told him that I was not hunting, he said it didn't matter.
Now my question. I plan to go there, and do some long rang target shooting soon, but I need to know if you need a license to shoot on private land? I grew up on a farm, and hunted that 45 acres for fifteen years without a problem, but that was years ago. Anything changed since then?
I just want to make sure. thanks.
Also, we now have a key to get into the gate so I won't have to worry about someone messing with my vehicle.....
This land is located right by land that is owned by a hunting club. A friend of mine, and his handicapped son were fishing at the lake one day when we heard his son talking to someone.
We were about 25 yards away and walked over to where his son Kevin was fishing. Kevin was approaching two men on the other side of my Uncles fence on the hunting club side.
One of the two men were asking Kevin to see his drivers license. Kevin, being mildly retarded was already starting to open his wallet to show the man his drivers license when I told him to stop.
It turns out the man asking for the drivers license was the president of the hunting club. I told the guy he didn't have the authority to see anyone's ID, and that the land we were on was not his.
Anyway, not to get too far sidelined on my question, the hunting club guy cooled off, and apologized.
Fast forward I found that my uncle had, had some trouble with this hunting club before comming onto his land and poaching deer.
Anyway, months later I was fishing by myself and was carrying a 22 rifle {which was all I owned then} for protection when I saw the same guy drive down the dirt road on the other side of the fence to observe me.
After I finished fishing I walked to my truck on the road and here comes the hunting club guy driving up in a hurry, and stops short behind my truck. I bring my 22 to bare since I did not know his intentions.
He jumps out of his truck and says "oh its you, I didn't know who was out there", then he goes on to say the game warden was on his way there since hunting club man found some people sneaking in on club land and that I'd better have my hunting license. I told him that I was not hunting, he said it didn't matter.
Now my question. I plan to go there, and do some long rang target shooting soon, but I need to know if you need a license to shoot on private land? I grew up on a farm, and hunted that 45 acres for fifteen years without a problem, but that was years ago. Anything changed since then?
I just want to make sure. thanks.
Also, we now have a key to get into the gate so I won't have to worry about someone messing with my vehicle.....