I got permission the other day and will be out there this afternoon walking the area a little bit. :rockon
Tree farming land does not need to be posted,if there are 5 acer parcels, wet land set aside as midgation areas. the list goes on. Game warden told that if you don't own it or have written permission then stay out.
You guys are saying the same thing he said....there are exceptions.....but if none of the exceptions apply, no written permission is needed. Morally it is a different story, it depends on if your morals follow the law or your heart. Legally, it seems just fine....you might not get convicted of trespassing, but I find it unlikely that cops know that law, as they don't seem to know most of them other than the traffic laws, so you probably would end up with a nasty headache to deal with until it got sorted out.
Tree farming land does not need to be posted,if there are 5 acer parcels, wet land set aside as midgation areas. the list goes on. Game warden told that if you don't own it or have written permission then stay out.
You guys are saying the same thing he said....there are exceptions.....but if none of the exceptions apply, no written permission is needed. Morally it is a different story, it depends on if your morals follow the law or your heart. Legally, it seems just fine....you might not get convicted of trespassing, but I find it unlikely that cops know that law, as they don't seem to know most of them other than the traffic laws, so you probably would end up with a nasty headache to deal with until it got sorted out.
As a newcomer to Florida, I can't speak to your laws or history too well. I can only tell you from my MA/NH experience. Back there LEGALLY, I could hunt anywhere that wasn't posted or restricted by local statute. HOWEVER, morally/ethically, we would always make a concerted effort to contact the landowner about specific parcels. We would even contact owners of posted land, because often they weren't so much anti-hunting as they just wanted control of their property. Some would allow bows, but no guns- which was fine with us!!!
My son, since I moved, got exclusive permission to hunt 100 acres from a farmer who told him he was the only one who EVER asked permission- and he considered the deer and turkeys on his land to be pests!!! He even asked him to get rid of some pesky geese that had invaded his corn fields!
Bottom line, IMHO- just because you 'can' doesn't mean you 'should'!
This is the part that I thought would help,
Which brings us to the definition of posted land. I know many of us have come across fenced land in the woods with no signs anywhere. Some of us have come across unfenced land with and without posted signs. So what's the law? In Florida, land is considered properly posted when it meets one of the following criteria. (see F.S. 810.011)
1. If there are signs no less than 500 feet apart bearing 2 inch letters that say POSTED or NO TRESPASSING and bear the land owner's name at a height of 3 to 5 feet.
2. A land owner can also paint his posting and information on trees at the same intervals and height in orange paint .
3. The land can also be properly posted by simply being fenced with wire, wood or block at least 3 feet above the ground.
4. Land that does not require posting or fencing is any land less than 5 acres with a home on it, or agricultural land with active agricultural or horticultural practices taking place.
Cattle pastures, orange groves, strawberry fields and other crops are considered posted land by virtue of the fact that they are active farming areas. Further, trespassing with a weapon is considered a third degree felony. If convicted of a felony, you can kiss you gun ownership rights goodbye.
According to Florida law straight from a FWC Officer
Any land along a rivers edge dos not have to be posted or fenced. So you trespassing or armed trespassing.
