I think you might've read something backwards?

Based on the screen pic, this guy has to walk within 50/75 yards of his feeder to get to his stand, he placed his stand at an intersection of two fences bordering 4 different properties AND, in general is shooting back toward his own house as well as the neighbor to the east.

Two words come to mind, on of 'em is pound.

The other is sand....

Lol. I agree he may not be the smartest hunter but he is trying to be safe. He knows where his house is and he isn't shooting on anyone else's property. I would much rather have a stand on the fence than a feeder. At least your not gonna get shot that way

What does your grandpa think? Afterall, it's his land, he has to live with his neighbors, and he should have the final say. You and your brother are just guests on your granda's property.

I would think that you'd be wise to settle this issue quickly and in whatever manner that will make the neighbor happy without inviting any further discord. You may have a legitimate gripe here, but this may be a battle that's just not worth fighting.

Hate to say it but 100 yards of woods sometimes don't stop a bullet. We were building a deck for our pool over the summer and somebody down the road started shooting rifles and pistols. No big deal. People (including us) shoot all the time. Well about 30 minutes into it we started hearing ricochets flying past. Got into the truck and drove down to where they were shooting and they were firing off into the woods on their newly aquired property. They thought it was "woods forever" behind them. Their property is about 3/4 of a mile from ours and separated by pastures, tree lines, and, you guessed it, woods.

I'm not saying you did the wrong thing. Just that you might want to rethink the whole idea of being safe because there's acouple trees between you and him.

I can somewhat understand 100 yards not being enough, but I'm hunting from 15' up shooting down. Then first, theres about 50 yards of thick mesquites, and then at least another 50 yards of pretty thick timber. His whole deal is he set his stand up to where he can see over my mesquites into my field, so if he was watching the entire time, he could literally watch me shoot a deer. He's scared because his stand is so close. the simple fix is to get his crap off of my property line and the problem is solved.

He set his stand directly in line with yours and your feeder? Kinda bold isn't it? I would think he should have known that would be risky (for him). Both of you can do whatever you want on your land, but if I were putting a new stand up in a new location I would use common sense and look around BEFORE any shots were fired. I mean he voluntarily put himself in the line of fire, right?

If you know you are shooting downward at relatively shorter shots, 200 yds. or less, I would tell the dude to "pound sound" the next time he gives you grief.

There's not a feeder that I hunt in that field. It's in the woods next to me but its not what I'm hunting over. The fact that he isn't going to move it now, knowing im hunting and just expect me to stop shooting a rifle while he hunts as he pleases is what's bothering me. I put a call into the game warden this morning.

What was your complaint to the GW?

Maybe working something out like hunting with a shotgun (slugs or buckshot) would be safer for all concerned if he would agree.
At the distances you and he are shooting it would make sense.

On the flip side of stand placement... will he be shooting directly at you on any of his shots? I think you just need to sit down and talk about what is safe and acceptable for both of you. It's obviously close quarters and that is one variable that won't change.
Good luck. I hope you can work it out...

I don't have a complaint with the GW. If it happens again and he said he's gonna call the cops like he did last time, I just want to be able to know I'm not in the wrong in any way. I'll also be able to give him his number. The guy was looking to fight last time. Basically I just want to talk to the GW and make sure I'm doing everything right. If he always hunted out there it would be easier for me to change up how I hunt, but he's only hunting this year because we have some good deer out there. His words were, "I normally don't hunt out here but seein all the big deer out there this year I decided to hunt it." This guy has antlers along his fence by his house.

Copy. Keep us posted on what the GW says. I dont think there is any law against a stand on the fence but I could be wrong. I do know it is against the law to shoot across property lines. If your bullets arent travelling on to his land you are not doing anything wrong.

Option one: Shoot, shoot, shoot some more....safely of coarse..

Option two: GO to the pound and get the loudest barking, ugliest, nastiest, biggest dog they have and tie him to a tree about 10 yrds from his stand on your property of coarse.

Option 3: Accept that you have enough friends and really don't need one more(him).

Option 4: Put a high fence up around his property lines.

This makes a lot of sense to me. I would also show him that map. You would be surprised how many people have not understading of the lay of the land and how things are in relation to other things.

If he still just acts like a jerk, then I would leave it up to the landowner (your Grandpa) to deal with it.

You really need to meet with this guy and maybe even have the Game Warden present when you do.
He sounds like he has a short fuse and if you shoot again he may just go off, and shoot a return shot in your direction. Either way saying nothing isn't going to be good for either of you.
If his blind is on the fenceline then that means he probably is shooting inward toward his own property, whereas your blinds are away from the fence and even though you are shooting downward, the blast from your muzzle is in his direction and that is what is scaring the pants off of him.

I would much rather have someone shooting from the fenceline inward than from the inside out toward my property, so I can relate to his concerns.

You really need to get together and figure something out!

I would think that the Game Warden may even side with him on blind placement.

If he knew that your stand/feeder is setup like that then he should have chose a better spot to put his stand..

I have an a-hole like that neighboring our land in Polk County. He hunts a cut down our fence line. He has already taken a shooter I've been watching this season.. Sh$%# happens I guess.

Devils advocate:

1. He can put anything on his side of the fence.
2. Your bullet crosses his fence and hits something= no bueno.

I say avoid the dude and forget about it.

I live on 48 acres in Madison County that has been in my family about 200 years. I have an elevated stand and two feeders along my back property line but only use this set up to hunt hogs at night. The feeders run 4 times between 6 pm and 1 am. I imagine the guys who have 200 acres adjoining that fence probably think i am trying to lure deer off their place but I just want to get the piggies that root up my pasture. We've never hunted deer on this place.

I do my deer hunting on a large acreage place in an adjacent county.

After looking at the layout of the picture it looks like his stand isn't in the best spot...

Not that he has to comply, but maybe talk with each other and agree to make it a bow only area? Makes it harder for all and can let them grow...??? Not sure if you or the guy would be willing to do that tho.

Hope y'all work something out!

East Bell county for you.