Neighbor situation. (What to do)

[Ben.MN/WI]

Is there an exception as a landowner? In Minnesota the setback requirement doesn’t apply if you own the land.

A landowner can shoot as close as they want to a neighbor, but anyone else requires permission from the homeowner.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

The 5 acre lots are just a pain in the ass. I have a friend in MN, that borders a couple 5 acre parcels. He used to have some quality bucks, but the neighbors started hunting a lot and he hasn’t seen many deer at all this yr …

Tough situation.

He tried to talk strategy & it went downhill fast ! He’s thinking about selling, unless he can buy their land . Nothing trying to be a Debbie Downer , but its not great for management!

Not at all! I knew what I was getting into. The upside is, he won’t get far with the other owners around. Once there’s enough saying no, he’ll have to pack and stack.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Honestly if I had a neighbor who never asked but killed a deer shooting in a safe direction, I wouldn’t really care.

I could put a tower blind up and shoot to the edge of 8 properties if I had permission on this one field. I could ask and get it as they were previous tenants but i won’t out of consideration for everyone else. He’s doing it without permission and not giving a shit about anyone just hoping we’re all stupid enough to let it go.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Is there a minimum acreage you have to own to discharge a firearm on your property? I was told in KS that at least in our county you have to own 10 acres or more. The number of city dwellers who move to the countryside and believe since they live there that they can do as they see fit is out of control IMO in terms of a whole lot of issues. Makes me want to move way out in the middle of nowhere a lot of days.

 

[Mortenson]

Illinois loves criminals more than law abiding tax payers.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

Illinois loves criminals more than law abiding tax payers.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

I spoke with him. He said he got permission from the farmer who owns the big field. Said he only hunts behind his house a couple times a year. I still don’t know what that means as far as how close he is to his neighbors and I told him the law. He could sit on a bucket in the middle of a chisel plowed field to make 300 yards .

Whatever. Either way, glad I chose to speak to him instead of going the other route.

 

[Foggy47]

I cannot imagine trying to hunt a 3 acre property with lots of neighbors. Argh! I think I would quit hunting.