the old grind
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New neighbors (kids on quads & dirt bikes making their own track 
) have helped themselves to 20ac in our nabe, just across the road. This included part of an adjacent 20 whose owner recently passed away and $@#%-ed us as guardians of the first 20 when anyone even approached his line. We have limited per to hunt & trap the lady's vacant land but not to add food plots or even mess with weeds there. Even tracking game onto the guy's property was our mutual no-no, as his oversight preserved a deer 'sanctuary' that we knew better than to ever set foot in.
Now that school is out the un-welcomed noise has those with little ones or G-kids are alarmed for their disrupting nap time during the week. We hadn't come up with a 'plan' for addressing this, and I have no personal dog in the fight, but decided to give it a shot when another visit woke Nathan (again).
I appeared on foot and waved a rider over to speak to him. "There is no public land in this county, and you are trespassing." I held up a cel phone. "Would you take off the helmet so I can get a picture for ID to go sith the landowner's legal complaint? The neighbors are all upset about the noise and I see you went onto __'s land, too." It's been listed for sale and, "I hope his family won't come down on us as if we condoned or endorsed this activity. They'd likely sign onto any complaint filed by those offended." '___' would have had the law show up while visitors were there if he could. He'd be knocking on our doors if not. If the lady shows up to see how we're doing, she'll likely be sotted and would be PO'd if she had the slightest idea what was going on.
Our now-deceased neighbor hated quads, bikes, sleds, 'boggers' .. anything he could see or hear, sometimes even if crossing the other 20 to get to trails we're allowed to cut firewood behind both spreads. We'd hear his vitriol because 'it's you "%#@s" again'. (not so..) btw: The lady's lawyer is good. He got her sentence reduced when she ran over a guy who got her goat at the bar. Her being in the bag helped to make it negligent homicide vs a deliberate assault.
We ejoy the peace & quiet, really wish we could have sent the youngster elsewhere close to home. None of us have 'ride-able' land, so sleds aren't ridden much anymore and serious bogging is limited to a county park designated for just that. (awesome place, btw) We're getting too old (40 & up) and too crippled (from playing) to have had dirt bikes for a loong time.
Anyway, the lad declined to remove his headgear so I could get an ID pic. He apologized sincerely and said he would not return. Forty years ago and after college I could have been him, not aware that my riding there wasn't appreciated, esp on two properties whose owners were downright nasty about unapproved visitors ... and making a track there.
I honestly hated to be 'that guy' but someone else would have to be. (So far, so good.)
) have helped themselves to 20ac in our nabe, just across the road. This included part of an adjacent 20 whose owner recently passed away and $@#%-ed us as guardians of the first 20 when anyone even approached his line. We have limited per to hunt & trap the lady's vacant land but not to add food plots or even mess with weeds there. Even tracking game onto the guy's property was our mutual no-no, as his oversight preserved a deer 'sanctuary' that we knew better than to ever set foot in.Now that school is out the un-welcomed noise has those with little ones or G-kids are alarmed for their disrupting nap time during the week. We hadn't come up with a 'plan' for addressing this, and I have no personal dog in the fight, but decided to give it a shot when another visit woke Nathan (again).
I appeared on foot and waved a rider over to speak to him. "There is no public land in this county, and you are trespassing." I held up a cel phone. "Would you take off the helmet so I can get a picture for ID to go sith the landowner's legal complaint? The neighbors are all upset about the noise and I see you went onto __'s land, too." It's been listed for sale and, "I hope his family won't come down on us as if we condoned or endorsed this activity. They'd likely sign onto any complaint filed by those offended." '___' would have had the law show up while visitors were there if he could. He'd be knocking on our doors if not. If the lady shows up to see how we're doing, she'll likely be sotted and would be PO'd if she had the slightest idea what was going on.
Our now-deceased neighbor hated quads, bikes, sleds, 'boggers' .. anything he could see or hear, sometimes even if crossing the other 20 to get to trails we're allowed to cut firewood behind both spreads. We'd hear his vitriol because 'it's you "%#@s" again'. (not so..) btw: The lady's lawyer is good. He got her sentence reduced when she ran over a guy who got her goat at the bar. Her being in the bag helped to make it negligent homicide vs a deliberate assault.
We ejoy the peace & quiet, really wish we could have sent the youngster elsewhere close to home. None of us have 'ride-able' land, so sleds aren't ridden much anymore and serious bogging is limited to a county park designated for just that. (awesome place, btw) We're getting too old (40 & up) and too crippled (from playing) to have had dirt bikes for a loong time.
Anyway, the lad declined to remove his headgear so I could get an ID pic. He apologized sincerely and said he would not return. Forty years ago and after college I could have been him, not aware that my riding there wasn't appreciated, esp on two properties whose owners were downright nasty about unapproved visitors ... and making a track there.
I honestly hated to be 'that guy' but someone else would have to be. (So far, so good.)
