Time to put out the signs OR

[Limomike]

While checking my fences on my 80 acre hay pasture (which I am not finished haying yet) I found the top 3 barbed wires of my fence had been cut from the north corner post to the next T-post. The last two wires had been stomped to the ground, and the top 3 wires were no where to be found. Not sure what is going on there, this is the first time this had happened to me in 20+ years down there.
I have never used "no trespassing" signs, nor the purple paint, but I think its time to do so. Might even put a good wildlife camera down there to see who is messing around where they shouldnt be.
Nothing else was bothered ( one of my deer stands close by was not bothered) but makes me kinda leery ...
Do you guys have signs posted or cameras ? I know it wont keep out the ones who really wanna come on in.. but could at least be a deterrent.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

You have to post in IL or you can be held liable for someone that gets hurt on your land, even if they are trespassing.
$2 sign is cheap insurance.

 

[Hook]

Signs every 100 ft, one each side of any gate. We've had orobls with kids cutting out fences to go fishing on a lake. We were even fixing the fence when they pulled up and started getting their fishing rods out. That lit me up like a firecracker. Especially since they had to trespass just to get to that part of the fence we were fixing

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Signs every 100 ft, one each side of any gate. We've had orobls with kids cutting out fences to go fishing on a lake. We were even fixing the fence when they pulled up and started getting their fishing rods out. That lit me up like a firecracker. Especially since they had to trespass just to get to that part of the fence we were fixing

I expect that would rile me up as well Hook. People these days!

 

[Aaron]

Every corner of the property facing a road and all gates are posted. Problem here is hunters. Someone shot and left a beautiful buck to rot last fall during the season. I had the wardens in and they brought in the canine unit, but couldn't find the bullet. They are going to set up a decoy trap this fall in the same area. I hate road hunters/trespassers.

 

[highgrit]

Camera's are your best bet. Whatever you do don't try and catch them. If they get hurt while you're chasing them you'll be in trouble.

 

[Shanghai]

Camera will get you a picture if they don't steal the camera but usually the picture isn't good or clear enough to identify and when it is no one recognizes the trespasser

 

[skyhightree1]

You have to post in IL or you can be held liable for someone that gets hurt on your land, even if they are trespassing.
$2 sign is cheap insurance.

Same here and I post every 50 yards with a sign I typically replace all posted signs every 4 years or when they fade or get messed up.

This sign speaks for itself - Hook you may want 1

 

[Hook]

I just signed a paper with the Sherrif for automatic arrest of anyone trespassingb no warnings what so ever.

 

[skyhightree1]

I just signed a paper with the Sherrif for automatic arrest of anyone trespassingb no warnings what so ever.

That works too. People don't respect peoples property whatsoever

 

[LauraleesFarm]

We have 6 TSCRA signs in various locations, plus purple paint on the tops of the T posts. All gates have locks.

 

[Shanghai]

We have 6 TSCRA signs in various locations, plus purple paint on the tops of the T posts. All gates have locks.

Yep even the meth heads know you don't mess with a place that has a TSCRA sign

 

[greybeard]

We have 6 TSCRA signs in various locations, plus purple paint on the tops of the T posts. All gates have locks.

Yep even the meth heads know you don't mess with a place that has a TSCRA sign

What is TSCRA??
Tim

 

[hillbilly beef man]

Kind of a dumb question, but are you sure someone cut it and it was not deer damage? Seems strange they would cut the top three and not the rest.

 

[ChrisB]

Maybe they just cut enough so they could step over?

I solved that problem by putting up electric wire gates for trespassers. Doesn't keep them out but it keeps them from cutting or climbing over fences.

 

[Limomike]

Kind of a dumb question, but are you sure someone cut it and it was not deer damage? Seems strange they would cut the top three and not the rest.

yep.. i know it was cut, on both ends and the top three wires. bottom two were trampled to the ground. deer do not do that.