Help With New Neighbor

Help me understand how he doesn't have enough property to hunt. Is this a law there, I only have two acres but it is out of city limits, and here in OR if I wanted I could step outside of my house and shoot a deer in my yard if I have a valid tag. Couldn't he still just set up a stand on the property line and hunt his side?

Personally, I wouldn't post it unless it becomes a problem, most neighbors around here don't post their land unless it's accessible by public ground or a roadway, putting a big sign facing a friendly neighbor is kind of a dick move IMO. It is nice to have good relationships with your neighbors, what if one of your kids kills a deer and it crosses onto his property? I think most people could accept a no I purchased the land for my kids to hunt. If the guy is a prick about it when you tell him not to hunt it who cares, either way I would agree with everyone else who says to survey the land and put up a fence.

I would simply say "no" in a nice way but without any explanation or reasons. If he asks why, just tell him "I'm buying this place for my family and I to hunt and it is for us only".

Because once you give a reason, then you give him openings to poke holes in those reasons. Then you have to keep going like some type of lawyer. The guy might have good enough verbal chops to actually back you into a corner.

For instance, if you say "I have kids and don't want an accident"....he'll show you his hunter safety card, promise on a stack of bibles he's the most safestest, and say "well, can I call you on the days I want to hunt and if you and your kids aren't there then it is safe?"

Also, if it was my land to hunt, there's zero chance I'd let anyone else (other than friends and family) to hunt it.

Based upon my public hunting land experience, the average person does not know how to properly hunt an area without ruining it (tracking scent everywhere unnecessarily, walking through bedding areas constantly because they keep jumping deer in them so they think that's the spot, letting their stink wind blow into bedding areas, etc). Also, if it isn't his land, then, like public, there's no reason for him not to blow out your property like that.

I'd also put some trail cams up to make sure he isn't sneaking in. If he does sneak in, print the picture and mail it to him with a nice note to please stop.

Dafis said:

when you buy it you should have a survey done, not just walking where he or you think the line is.
try to be there when the survery is done with 5 cans of purple paint... then put up a 3 wire fence, does not need to be barb wire unless you are running cattle...

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Not all States Accept the "purple" paint rule some states only accept that it is Posted every so many feet that others can see / read the signage.
But Yes you need to have it Surveyed and mght want to put n a few T-Posts so you can know where the Line Is. Then there is no question where the line is don't need a fence line just something visible as you can reference later. So There is no Question where the line is exactly.
Try to be patience as you never know. Also keep a reord of what goes on if there is any Issues and if he does not accept what you are asking for. Then you need to make an official police report as there is a record for future incursions. And maybe take pictres or videos if he does trespass after advising he is not welcome on your property. It is sad that some do not abide by trespass laws. Seen it years ago some bpught a home next to a friends 80 arces and set up a coupe ladder stands when he was asked to remve hem he had a week and he didnot so the landowner removed them and things went sideways he was messing with the owners tree stands and ground blinds and it got way out of hand the owner had to get Law Enforcement involved. Some have no respect. Sad part is my friend's family owned that proerty for 50 years his father passed it down to him before he passed. being vacant land and 2 hour drive tpugh to keep others off. Never had any issues prior. Stopped huntng there after that. He trash my brothers pop up ground blind did not want to deal with someone that thinks he has access to others land. But that happens.
LFM

The folks that pay the taxes and mortgage are the ones who set the conditions. If he doesn't have enough to hunt on, he should have purchased the land instead of you. It is not your matter that he lost his lease, nor should you feel obligated to allow free access when you have kids to hunt there as well. I know that sounds a bit harsh, but my wife and I bought a 21+ acre parcel in 2019 and the guy I bought it from who still owns about 90 acres in the area and lives asked if he could still hunt it. As polite as possible, I told him that this was the only property I own for hunting and he has a bunch more on the other side of his homestead.

So making the payments for the second half of the ground, as well as taxes gave me exclusive rights to hunt it. I told him and his son that if they needed to track a deer, they were welcome......as long as this was a mutual consideration. Then I put up a half dozen trail cams and get up there sporadically in the off-season. As a matter of fact, I just got home from a short jaunt up there to pull a stand, move some sticks and replentish batteries in the Spartan cell cam that died earlier in the week.