Assess this situation for me- HUNTER

[TheSpecialist]

He was turkey hunting. Turkey is open season right now, and no orange is needed. He should not have been in your yard, unless he was retrieving woundd game. In that case he could have unloaded his gun, an called a game warden, or rang your bell. He was deffinately in the wrong. You could walk into the woods like 100yds and put up some posted no trespassing signs, they have to be every 100' , maybe put them up in an Arc or semicircle. If it was me I would have called the cops first, then waited for them to confront the guy. They could have got the scoop. By your wife confronting the guy, he knew he was busted and was'nt hanging around. Also I would never confront an armed individual, unless I was armed myself.

By the way in Mass discharge of a firearm within 500' of a home or dwelling, without the owners permission is a citable offense. Also hunter orange is only mandatory during the shotgun and muzzleloader seasons for deer, and when hunting on a wildlife management area for any game except ducks, and geese you need an orange hat only.

[sok]

Get a dog.

[spence]

I'd just like to take this moment to remind some of you that hunting is immoral

This event would have seriously disturbed me. There's some good advice above...

-spence

[sok]

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by spence

I'd just like to take this moment to remind some of you that hunting is immoral

This event would have seriously disturbed me. There's some good advice above...

-spence

I agree.... I feel better having someone else kill my food for me

He was on a turkey with a long gun most likely.... if its true the neighbors saw him checking out the house with nocs he was probably trying to check out your wife....definitely creepy....I would alert all local neighbors to notify police if he is seen close to any of the houses or any other hunters for that matter.... IN YOUR YARD???? Thats wrong.



Jeffrey

[spence]

Well, he could have been trying to see if anyone was home before he walked into the yard!

-spence

[tattoobob]

Spence fess up it was you

[rob-s]

if it was a pervert or a crook caseing the house
he could have most likely hid in the woods and glassed from a cocealed location.
turkey hunting season is in progress.
the sport could have wounded a bird that went in your houses direction..

half the responces only add to the parinoia of the situation.

the sport could have been disoriented and had to come to the road close enouph to determine his berrings.

your neighbor should have called the cops, not spread fear, i doubt she saw him glassing your house, if she/he did the call would have been the first action to take.

i would have not hesitated to let the dogs out, what better way to assess the intruders intentions.

i think the situation is totally inoccent, however if any of the neighbors or your wife sees this again it is likely more than coincedinse.

myself i would not have hesitated to confront the sport, but i am familiar with hunting and know of turkey season, if i had i could easily tell if it was a crook or perv or hunter.
i dont know where franklin is but do know is states where hunting is less prevalent , sports as also less educated to ways of the sport therefore more likely to create a tread like this.
i also know that a crook or pervert most likely would not have been seen parading threw the yard with a shotgun in his hands

[Gpinder]

Originally Posted by sok

Get a dog.

We actually have 2 60+ pound dogs. But what would have happened if I had let them out and hadn't seen this guy? Of course they would have barked and ran up to him. Would he have shot them?