Just think of the possibilities if he planted that open field with winter wheat

YEP! But then again, nobody wants HOA rules because they don't want to be told what they can do on their own land. They just want to make sure their neighbors can't do what they don't approve of them doing.



Ever notice when people complain most about a lack of common sense in when the common sense of another doesn't agree with what the speaker doesn't think is right? Ok then How about respecting your neighbor and treating them the way you would like to be treated

"Common sense" is information or understandings held in common. Based on the discussion of this thread, the "correct" placement of that stand and feeder is not commonly held.

No it would not bother me since it is his land and his right to hunt it how he wants to. It would bother me more if he was facing his blind and feeder at my land or if I had a road down the fence.

Just think of the thread that the guy who planted the wheat would post on THF about his neighbor across the fence hunting his wheat and deer on it.

This question is for the hunters that this wouldn't bother, if you were hunting the stand in the field, would you be bothered if TxAggie10 set up a stand 20 yards to the left of the feeder...say 3 feet on his side of the fence and shoot the deer that are walking to the feeder that you have been supplying? I'm just wondering if there is any unwritten common courtesy in today's world or if most hunters go by "as long as its legal" who cares about courtesy. I guess this must be a flat bill era thing... My grandpa would hop out of his grave and slap the s#$% out of me if I did this to anyone.

The reason for so many high fences.

Just think of the possibilities if he planted that open field with winter wheat

I bet your grandfather also didn't act like he owned the deer simply because he put a feeder up on his land. I also bet he had the attitude of "his land, his rules" and not "it's MY fenceline and he can't do what I don't approve of on HIS SIDE of that fenceline".

It works both ways with the "common courtesy" and "ethics" thing.

I bet your grandfather also didn't act like he owned the deer simply because he put a feeder up on his land. I also bet he had the attitude of "his land, his rules" and not "it's MY fenceline and he can't do what I don't approve of on HIS SIDE of that fenceline".

It works both ways with the "common courtesy" and "ethics" thing.

It was my grandfather who taught me to treat neighbors with respect and like I would want to be treated. There are many things that are "legal" but still simply not the right thing to do to another person. Common respect and courtesy is a pretty hard thing to argue with but I am sure you will

Is this your stand???

Common respect and courtesy is, like anything else - highly subjective.

I respect property rights and think that the guy that owns the land on the other side of the fence has a right to do what he wants within the confines of his property boundaries, especially if said activities does not endanger you or encroach on your private property rights.

Setting a stand and feeder up to take advantage of the terrain on his side of the fence line, while it may be annoying to you, is not disrespectful or discourteous in of itself. Especially if he's shooting away from your fence. Now if you went and politely talked to him about it, expressing your concerns on safety, etc. and he told you to stick it where the sun doesn't shine, then you'd have an argument on disrespectful behavior. But the OP has made no mention of that aspect.

What I find interesting is the idea that you should be able to dictate to your neighbor how, how much, when and what for they can use their own property.

How about this scenario - instead of a feeder, the neighbor plants the field in alfalfa and winter wheat and in doing so the deer are not nearly as interested in your feeder and therefore spend more time on his side of the fence instead of eating your sweet corn at your feeder? Would he be the d-bag you want him to be in that scenario?

Yeah id have that entire pasture as a plot!

Figures - you are arguing his right to do it - I am arguing that I would not do it out of respect for my neighbor - big difference. Again a person has a "right" to do a lot of things but it doesn't make it the right thing to do. It is amazing to have to argue with someone about being respectful of other people and being thoughtful of others -

rifleman?

rifleman?

"My grandpa wouldn't do it", a feel good statement that doesn't hold water, your bucket is full of holes. The same crap went on years ago, as far back as you want to research. You can go to any county in Texas and look up legal property disputes and find where grandpas were arguing with neighbors as long as records have been kept. You can then add thousands of situations that never went to court to be settled.

An example, I remember one dispute over weeds growing on the fence line, one was pissed at the other because he let the weeds grow on his since of the fence.

rifleman?