I am saying it is the responsibility of the land owner to legally post his land. The scenario you just gave is a perfect example of why it is legal to hunt pieces of property like this. I am in a WMA hunting, and there is no fences, and I wonder on to a piece of property. How am I as a hunter suppose to know I am on your land when there are no signs, and no fence? I did not make the rules. You could cause me the pain of having to go to court, but that would be all. You did not have your land legally posted.
The places I have hunted before were all old developments that went under. They put in roads, and never any houses.
Yea that theory works in Alaska man, not Florida. Armed tresspassing (hunting unmarked land!) is a felonyyyyyy!
If it was legal to hunt unposted unfenced land you would see trucks lined up on the side of 75 or other main roads during hunting season, you don't see it cause it's not legal and it is a felony.
I don't care what you say. You cross into property posted, fenced or nothing then you are trespassing. if you don't own it, you are trespassing. If you read the laws a ditch is considered a property boundry by FL law. I know, I have to deal with trespassers every year. You come down here and walk off into a piece of land that has no posted signs or fences and get caught, you are going to jail or leaving without any teeth. It is the responsibility of you as a person to make sure that you have the right to be on the land, just because it is not posted or fenced doesn't mean that the owners want you walking around with a gun. I have pressed charges numerous times on people trespassing on land without posted signs and fences, but they crossed our ditch, this was in court. What you are saying about not knowing where the property boundries are is your responsibilty as a hunter, I have heard that pathetic excuse numerous times and it never holds up in court.
Like I said there are exeptions to the rule. Like the ditch. It is illegal to park on the interstate. Who said any thing about crossing fences? Sorry you do not know the law either. I am just sharing what a reputable officer told us once. There are parcels out there bank owned, or some one does not take care of , or identify as not wanting people on it. That is legal to hunt. Back in the 50, and 60ies you just hunted any where it was not posted. the same rules apply. I am working on digging up the rules.
