Would you cross a property line???

[wareagle99]

be honest......... 

[Kylongspur88]

I can honestly say I have never knowingly crossed a property line to kill a bird nor would I, BUT I will set up 40 yards from that line and call my heart out.

[Basser69]

I can honestly say I have never knowingly crossed a property line to kill a bird nor would I, BUT I will set up 40 yards from that line and call my heart out.

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[lightsoutcalls]

A bird I shot in OK last spring did a crazy backflip when I shot him and landed about 8-10 feet on the other side of a barbed wire fence dividing the property we were huning and the next property.  There were no posted signs and the fence wire allowed easy access to step over the fence without any damage.  The property owner we were hunting on had good relations with the surrounding property owners and was with us at the time.  Given all of those qualifiers, I didn't have a problem stepping over and walking 10 feet on the other property to retreive a dead bird.  
On the other hand, I have hunted a property where the neighbors made it clear that NOBODY was to hunt their property, no tresspassing signs clearly displayed.  Even though the birds were roosted on that property, there was no consideration of crossing the fence to get to them.  Posted is posted.  We just called them across the road into the property we were hunting and put the hevi shot to them.  

[Hognutz]

I would not knowingly hunt someone elses land, nor I want anybody invading my territory without the proper O.K.'s. It is not correct to assume that it is alright to hunt someone's land, without the proper permission. It is just wrong..Mike

[VAHUNTER]

if i'm working a bird and he has slobber flying and the land is not posted. truthfully i dont think i would. there would have to be certain conditions. the biggest would be that it was not hunted by another turkey hunter

But if i get to the line and it is posted i would setup as close as i could without crossing it

[PANYHunter]

I guess I would if have permission and know the person very well, which in most cases I do.  Now if he question said "trespass" I would say never.

[Tail Feathers]

In most cases I'd go thru a fence to recover game I shot.  Wouldn't take a gun and I'd try to get an OK first but I'd go in some circumstances and take my chances.

[Singlebarrel]

Somebody once said "You can often tell if someone is a good turkey hunter by whether or not the knees are worn-out on their camo pants and how badly their inseam is ripped from crossing barbed wire fences."  

Here are some true quotes from different client's I've guided over the years - trying to convince me to cross when we were standing at the property line, listening to hammer-heads on the wrong side of the fence:

"I'll be honest, I'd go after him if I was at home"
"they're all God's turkeys..."
"we've got shotguns, what are they gonna do to us?"
"I'll go to jail with you..."

Turkey hunters, you gotta love 'em  

Actually think all of these guys ended up killing, even though we didn't get to go after the ones they wanted. 

[hookedspur]

Only to retrieve a downed animal.

[Crutch]

Not going to happen no matter what, if I know the owner doesn't want someone on the property. 

[Jay]

Only to retrieve a downed animal.

Only time I have knowingly, but they absolutely do not mark private from public in a lot of land I hunt in Kansas. There are times I have no idea, and am guessing.

[M,Yingling]

I can honestly say I have never knowingly crossed a property line to kill a bird nor would I, BUT I will set up 40 yards from that line and call my heart out.

[gob09]

only if the conditions were right but no not as a rule

[unclerick]

only if the conditions were right but no not as a rule

Now Wes,,,,