Question for hunters: complaint about neighbor's target practice

[debilorrah]

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Silly. She posted here because she respects her neighbors and their rights. I suppose she will call the cops here soon if they don't start showing her the same respect.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

PA fish and game says your "projectile" should NOT leave your property.

Your post got me wondering. The specifics of the law seem kinda squishy in some areas and real tight in others. I called our local cops and they said the same thing: Your projectile should never leave your property.

(With exceptions of course for permissioned hunting.)

 

[flock4allreasons]

I do enjoy hunting a bit and actually enjoy targeting even more. It seems no matter what you do, it' s always a few who give the rest a bad name. Your neighbors are extremely rude and lack the first basic knowledge of any firearm safety...Know where you 're shooting! Any "good rifleman" will tell you, always have a backdrop, acknowledge and be aware where you are shooting, know who, and what are in front of you and never fire in the direction of homes or livestock. As always a few ruin it for the rest.
Sorry, if this has already been said, I posted without reading the entire thread as this type of irresponsible behavior irritates me.

 

[Oblio13]

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How are you finding these bullets and buckshot pellets? Seems like especially the high-powered rifle bullets would either bury themselves a foot into the dirt or disintegrate if they hit something hard.

 

[packinaglock]

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Exactly, as an avid Hunter and all around gun nut, firearm safety is #1. Guns are not toys and should always be used by responsible people. If the bullets are comming near your house that is not good. If talking to these people does not work try calling the Fish and Wildlife comm. see if they can have a talk with them.

 

[chickenannie]

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How are you finding these bullets and buckshot pellets? Seems like especially the high-powered rifle bullets would either bury themselves a foot into the dirt or disintegrate if they hit something hard.

I am not familiar with the terminology, so I should have said "when he shot his elk rifle from the field over by their road, something landed in the soil not far from me next to my barn" (I was standing there and my initial reaction was to get the h--l away, not dig for the bullet or whatever is left behind). The buckshot was the sound of a shot in the cornfield next to my fence, with the sprinkling of buckshot (sounded kind of like rain) through the branches of the tree in my yard and hitting the sandbox and outbuilding next to my house. When the boys were shooting pigeons in my barn I found slender red-cased things (shells? casings?) all around the ground where they had been. Another time, I heard a shot with pinging sounds going through the tree next to my garden while I was gardening.
Sorry if that was confusing... you can see I know nothing about hunting terms.

And about calling the cops, if it were strangers, I'd call the cops in a minute, but these are horse-and-buggy people who've lived here for generations. I can't describe the cultural imperatives here, but calling the cops on them would backfire badly on me. Better dealt with face to face.

 

[jvls1942]

here in wisc. we have very strict rules as to how close to dwellings, schools , center of roads etc..and these laws are enforced..

I was awe struck at what you have put up with. !!

btw I am a hunter from a hunting family in a very hunting area.. I am 66 years old..hunted since i was 12..

I am also very color blind and have never shot at anybody because despite their color, nobody ever looked like a deer to me..

My pet peeve about accidental shooting while "I was cleaning my gun" makes my blood boil..
there are no bullets in a gun being cleaned.. I could go on and on, (I already have)..lol

I guess my question about being their friend would be,,
are you willing to keep putting your life on the line for the sake of their "friendship"??

 

[sundance]

Know exactly how you feel, the people on the hill behind us shoot their guns, automatic pistols, from the rate of the gunshots, but with hunting season looming ever closer, and us way back in the woods I fear some hunter will mistake our great dane or pitt for a deer.I do keep bright orange collars on both of them,but here in this part of tn, some big brave hunters will put a makeshift chair or whatever you call it in the trees and wait for some poor deer to walk under it before shooting them.I don't think most of them realize just how far a bullet can travel to harm a person. marrie

 

[Portia]

Welcome to PA. We moved into the country a year ago and thus far have been lucky.
You've found their shells & casing on your property, you've hear the shots in your trees and hitting objects on YOUR property. Be pleasant but firm, let them know that you respect their right to do what is legal on their property, but when it crosses over onto your property it is an entirely different scenario. It should not come down to someone or something getting damaged; let them know that you'd like to resolve the issue before it goes that far because if it does you will not hesitate to press charges. You ARE being reasonable. Believe me, if you were scattering shot on in the vicinity of their property or house you'd hear about it; in fact if their friends were doing the same while practicing with them I'm sure they'd be reprimanded. Try to get them to understand this if possible in order to avoid any need for future confrontation. Most people are reasonable, despite their denials give them the benefit of the doubt because you have the evidence & could easily take it to the authorities.

 

[bigzio]

Yep, I can relate to this issue, because I also have the neighbors from hell.

I'm a avid hunter also, however the constant shooting from the neighbors in a otherwise peaceful environment is more than just annoying....having to jump out of your shoes from the unexpected shot also drives me crazy....I know how you feel.

bigzio