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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1811214" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>It's kind of crazy here too, drunks and dope heads form drugs of all kinds around. </p><p>Over 40 years ago when my parents built the house on the farm out here, my father said said they was a house just like it up the road somewhere because about all of the materials were stolen at least once, while the house was being built. Once our flatbed cattle truck was stolen. My parents had just gotten a load of feed, probably 100# sacks, the thieves unloaded the feed and made a ramp, they loaded the neighbors tractor on the truck and stole both of them. The police found the truck up in the mountains but never did find the tractor. </p><p>Over the years after the house was built and we were living out here, it was broken into many many times. </p><p>I've seen my father fire off some shots out the windows to scare people off that were prowling around. </p><p>Most of the time though the break ins occurred in broad daylight while my parents were at work and me at school. </p><p>I remember on Saturday we went to a cattle sale at a stockyards and came home to find a broken window and some things in the house missing.</p><p>Then after they retired and we were home more it seemed to stop.</p><p>I've always farmed so I've lived here and been pretty close around we had a pretty run where didn't miss anything, but several years ago thieves cut several of our fences to load up a neighbors four wheeler ( the same neighbor that had his tractor stolen years ago) they did find the four wheeler though.</p><p>In more recent years the stealing all around has increased due to drugs.</p><p>There's been some sizable drug busts close to us. </p><p>One of our properties is kind of isolated even though it's right off the road there is some cover by way of a hill, trees, and bushes. People are always coming back in there and likely making transactions. </p><p>We've had transient people go in the barn over there. Can tell when people have been around the cattle get real flighty. I've found random sticks in the barn that they likely used to chase cattle out with. On that farm I leave the barn doors open to part of the barn so the cattle are used to coming in when I need to load them out.</p><p>One time it took several days for the cattle to simmer down and go back in.</p><p>We keep gates locked, and twice at two different entrances people have tried to ram through the gates. </p><p>Just a few weeks ago we had 6 rolls of hay stolen, out of the field. That was my fault for leaving the gates unlocked for a few days so the guys putting up hay could get in the field because they left equipment there.</p><p>Next time around we'll have a key made for them.</p><p>We used to leave keys in about everything but no more. They steal mowers, SxS, trailers around here like crazy. </p><p>We have some good watchdogs that let us know if anything goes away n right around the house and barns. We have a lot of strange vehicles come through the yard, I think a lot of it is they are trying to find the aforementioned transaction point just up the road.</p><p>These dogs don't like anything coming into their territory and let us know, have two Blue Heeler Border Collie mixes that look innocent but are extremely protective. then we have a purebred Blue Heeler that stays inside with us especially at night, the outside dogs react if something happens outside then she relays the barking too, we keep some equalizers close by too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1811214, member: 24816"] It’s kind of crazy here too, drunks and dope heads form drugs of all kinds around. Over 40 years ago when my parents built the house on the farm out here, my father said said they was a house just like it up the road somewhere because about all of the materials were stolen at least once, while the house was being built. Once our flatbed cattle truck was stolen. My parents had just gotten a load of feed, probably 100# sacks, the thieves unloaded the feed and made a ramp, they loaded the neighbors tractor on the truck and stole both of them. The police found the truck up in the mountains but never did find the tractor. Over the years after the house was built and we were living out here, it was broken into many many times. I’ve seen my father fire off some shots out the windows to scare people off that were prowling around. Most of the time though the break ins occurred in broad daylight while my parents were at work and me at school. I remember on Saturday we went to a cattle sale at a stockyards and came home to find a broken window and some things in the house missing. Then after they retired and we were home more it seemed to stop. I’ve always farmed so I’ve lived here and been pretty close around we had a pretty run where didn’t miss anything, but several years ago thieves cut several of our fences to load up a neighbors four wheeler ( the same neighbor that had his tractor stolen years ago) they did find the four wheeler though. In more recent years the stealing all around has increased due to drugs. There’s been some sizable drug busts close to us. One of our properties is kind of isolated even though it’s right off the road there is some cover by way of a hill, trees, and bushes. People are always coming back in there and likely making transactions. We’ve had transient people go in the barn over there. Can tell when people have been around the cattle get real flighty. I’ve found random sticks in the barn that they likely used to chase cattle out with. On that farm I leave the barn doors open to part of the barn so the cattle are used to coming in when I need to load them out. One time it took several days for the cattle to simmer down and go back in. We keep gates locked, and twice at two different entrances people have tried to ram through the gates. Just a few weeks ago we had 6 rolls of hay stolen, out of the field. That was my fault for leaving the gates unlocked for a few days so the guys putting up hay could get in the field because they left equipment there. Next time around we’ll have a key made for them. We used to leave keys in about everything but no more. They steal mowers, SxS, trailers around here like crazy. We have some good watchdogs that let us know if anything goes away n right around the house and barns. We have a lot of strange vehicles come through the yard, I think a lot of it is they are trying to find the aforementioned transaction point just up the road. These dogs don’t like anything coming into their territory and let us know, have two Blue Heeler Border Collie mixes that look innocent but are extremely protective. then we have a purebred Blue Heeler that stays inside with us especially at night, the outside dogs react if something happens outside then she relays the barking too, we keep some equalizers close by too. [/QUOTE]
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