Michelle, do they tend to come into the property from just one place? How many miles are the perimeter of the property-- how many miles are folks here suggesting you go out and patrol????
Can your house actually be seen through the trees, from the whole perimeter? Can you post a big red flag somewehere that would be visible from everywhere, thru a scope?
COULD your husband fire off a ground shot early every AM during hunting season, before he leaves for work, to let trespassers know someone is already hunting that area (and thus they might get accidentally shot themselves)? Or could you do it?
Which part of the land is the most likely place where a shot aimed at deer might be a shot toward your house in its invisible mode? Because if a local hunting friend (or your husband) could tell you that, maybe some pruning of the cover in that area would reduce the hunters (making it a less desirable spot for them) and increase the house's safety (by increasing visibility).
Hmmm....I m unsure about the length of the perimeter of the property. I'd say the house is visable from about 45% of our property....maybe more since the leaves are now gone. Either of us can fire off shots throughout the day...not sure that these people will care too much about that....a sane person would...but then, well...I don't know about these folks.
Where do the hunters come onto the property? Mostly from the East and South, although that one fellow was parked right in front of the NO HUNTING sign was right before the woodsy part of our driveway...it just depends on the idiot...er I mean hunter.
Maybe it's hard for some of you to imagine, but our county is one of the larger in the state and people from the cities DO flock here to hunt. As far as I know, there is only ONE game warden, maybe they hire a few temps during the season, but I highly doubt it. Getting the police or game warden here just isn't an option.
I have nothing against "rednecks" as I qualify as one (I live in the sticks, live in my blue jeans, have 2 4x4's sitting in the driveway, love country music, get dirty without whining about it...can't say as if I chew tobakky and I do have all my teeth...but I am NOT a city girl who has moved to the country)...nor do I have anything against hunters or fishermen as long as they are respectful of safety issues and actually USE the animal for food instead of a head on the wall.
So far, I think the idea that makes the most sense to me is to fire off shots every so often and hanging up some extra signs on the perimeter where people seem to be coming in the most. You'd think they'd hear the dogs barking and take that as a clue that they have entered a residential area....you know...just in case they missed the BIG GIANT YELLOW AND RED SIGNS THAT SAY POSTED!!! Maybe that's the trouble...they can't read...gonna hafta make up some Elmer Fudd signs with a red circle around his head and a line through it...NO WABBIT HUNTING...NO HUNTING OF ANY KIND. SOWWY!!!