If you are hunting on public land next to private land clearly marked as no trespassing, do you give a buffer or do you hunt to

[ozarkghost]

If you are hunting on public land next to private land clearly marked as no trespassing, do you give a buffer or do you hunt to the edge and hope no game falls over the property line? Would you retrieve any game that might go over the line without permission?

[Edward J. Palumbo]

I would not risk trespassing on posted private property.

[Ncarl]

In a lot of states its legal to retrieve game on another property as long as you shot it on your side of the fence.

[jhjimbo]

In N.Y., Ohio and Michigan you can not go on private property to retrieve an animal without, in some cases, written permission.
Very expensive fine if you are arrested for trespassing.

[Sarge01]

In WV you cannot go on private property without written permission under any circumstances.

[NHshtr]

Check your local laws. But perhaps you can locate the owner before you hunt, and ask written permission to retrieve a deer that might run onto and die on the property. If not, stay off.

Your going to have to know the deer's travels and hunt appropriately. A well placed shoulder shot with a big game caliber should drop a deer in it's tracks or very close. You'll lose meat on that side, but it won't run far.

[IND_NRA]

In Indiana and every where for that matter You CANNOT and SHOULD NOT go onto private property without permission even to retreive a downed animal.

[1845]

people like Ncarl cause a lot of grief with their unthinking comments. In Wi trespass can cost you money. In Montana it WILL cost you a LOT of money.

[duckdemon24]

I like to have a little buffer. And I would ask permission to retrieve a deer.

[joel.grudle]

If I hunt larger game I would leave a buffer, but in the case of bird hunting I would hunt Right up to the line. In Kansas it's illegal not to exhaust all means to retrieve a downed animal on private property or not. It would be a good idea to get permission to retrieve a deer but a bird falling a few feet behind a sign isn't going to keep me from retrieving what is lawfully mine.

[elijahsamuelburnett]

te question ive always had was ifyou do happen to shoot something like a deer and it crosses a line what happens if you go to ask permission and they deny it?

[Sarge01]

You are SOL in our state. The landowner doesn't have to let you get it. I have found that if as an Officer I talked to the landowner it would be a very rare occasion with very unsual circumstances for the landowner not to let a hunter retrieve the game, but he doesn't have to if he doesn't want to.

[TeamAsgrow]

In IA you can enter a private property (even if posted) to retrieve a downed game animal. The only stipulation is you must be un-armed.