Jogeephus
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If they think you are crazy enough to hurt them they will trespass somewhere else. If they know you are a meek law abiding citizen they will run all over you.
Jogeephus":19as78fg said:If they think you are crazy enough to hurt them they will trespass somewhere else. If they know you are a meek law abiding citizen they will run all over you.
My husband believes that if you show them you are afraid, whether it be looking the other way or not being consistent, they will run over you. Thats why he will go face to face in the middle of the night if he has to. And guys will understand this more than a woman, but he's got that look most guys respect. He will look you in the eye and never waver, he has no bark, doesnt threaten, just gives a strong stare and a stern voice. I havent known many people like this. People around here always say he tamed the west. We had this bad group of guys who bullied everyone in the area when we moved here, so much so they did whatever they wanted to do. The people just looked the other way in hopes nothing of theirs burns down. This guy threatened to burn down our house if we didnt let him hunt whenever he wanted. I dont remember what my husband said, but our house did not burn down and he did not hunt when he wanted.Jogeephus":2gvp36xi said:If they think you are crazy enough to hurt them they will trespass somewhere else. If they know you are a meek law abiding citizen they will run all over you.
That works both ways . I'm not saying he was right or wrong . As long as you're crazier than them you have the upper hand . 30 years ago we didn't have these problems around here because you got the good ole boy treatment . When people handled their business . Now the law is on the criminals side. You beat someone with a chain binder for stealing it tends to change their attitude .inyati13":2awu6qqg said:JSCATTLE":2awu6qqg said:I worked cows with a older guy a few years ago . He was in his early 70's . We were pushing cows when he saw a guy on his place . He roped the guy and drug him about half a mile to the fence , told him next time he'd kill him . After that the word got out and no one fooled with the old fellas place . He was the type that wasn't worried about jail and I'm sure he'd shoot first and worry about the rest if and when he was caught .
Still does not stop someone from laying on a ridge with a Cooper 6.5 X .284 with a bull barrel and 30 power bench rest scope and blowing his head off like it was a watermellon. No one is too tough, too big, too mean, or too stupid to deflect a well aimed projectile. There are people out there that would keep this guy on a chain in their basement as a house pet.
cowgirl8":2i6054ua said:My husband believes that if you show them you are afraid, whether it be looking the other way or not being consistent, they will run over you. Thats why he will go face to face in the middle of the night if he has to.
highgrit":2dgkm8ed said:My neighbor told me people have been killed over a foot or two of land. I told him I paid 7k for a survey so I would know where my property lines were. He was the father of one of the thieves. I'd be building fence and they'd be shooting all around me, I guess trying to scare me or something. My wife wanted to call the sheriff and I told her that's what they want you to do. Their all smoke and no fire. So I built a rifle range on my side of the fence and now they hear us shooting all the time. Sometimes my brother and Doc will bring the heavy artillery out and really let it rock and roll.
LRTX1":35frhyey said:Found a climber type tree stand on the back of our property once. It was padlocked to the tree. I cut the tree down. Would have loved to seen his face when he saw his mangled tree stand.
Jogeephus":hiztg0ou said:cowgirl8":hiztg0ou said:My husband believes that if you show them you are afraid, whether it be looking the other way or not being consistent, they will run over you. Thats why he will go face to face in the middle of the night if he has to.
Goes back to the old saying that living in fear ain't living. Sometimes you have to stand your ground else they will run over you.
I have a neighbor who objected to my putting a fence up. Said it was his land. Surveys said different. I bent over backwards trying to accommodate him but nothing worked. He started getting heated one day and said it would be a shame if some of my cows started getting shot. I looked him dead in the eye and said that would be a mistake. Told him I didn't want to go back to prison but in a way it wasn't that bad. His jaw dropped and from that point on we have gotten along well. He has even helped me with a stray cow once or twice and I drop meat off by his place when I see him out and about. And no, never been to prison. Don't have a clue where that came from but it seemed like the right thing to say at the time.