My apologies for snappin' at you last night but I am SO frustrated with this. What you have to say makes sense but there would have to be sober, cooperative individuals involved. These yahoos come to my neck of the woods because it's a vacation for them...party time. There's a lot of drinking involved and they've tried to intimidate our nearest neighbor (1/2 mile away) when she refused to do something that they asked which infringed upon her land. She has very little trouble with them hunting wise as she is a sheep farmer....everything is fenced and electrified. I agree THAT would be the best idea, however, we don't have a large amount of livestock or the cash to fence it all in. We do have a large gate at the end of our rather long driveway. It gets locked during hunting season.
I guess I'm not following the rest of you with the allowing bowhunters and muzzleloading hunters shoot here. I understand that hunters with permission and KNOW that there is a house with people and animals would likely do as they are asked and be just fine with things...what I don't get is how that is going to keep the others away.