Captain Claptrap
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I recently got a new hunting property in another state who's laws about traversing railroad tracks are like ours. This is relavant to my question because the tract is basically 20 acres in a square with a RR running directly down the middle. The far side of the property borders National Park Service land of right at 200 acres (I have been unable to find out what this land is for (no visible signs from the road) and what potential hunting opportunities there are, even after contacting the Service local branch).
Considering the rules against crossing the RR tracks, I plan to minimize ever going across except to retrieve a quality harvest and to do strategic cuts. The whole tract is mature woods. I'm looking for advice about how to best set it up. I was thinking I might clear cut a significant portion of the East side and potentially have the clearing near enough to the RR tracks so that it could be seen/hunted from a tree on the other side of the tracks. I'm looking to go up there (it's within an hour of the Canada border) once initially and stay quite some time until my initial cutting / setup is complete.
The below shows my idea for 15' high blind location (red star), with blue lines potential shooting lanes. Or/and the green oval the clear cut / hack squirt / some combination thereof. I'm open to/welcoming of criticism of this plan, or alternative suggestions.
Below is relavant info on RR hunting from this forum:
Know of a club where one of the most popular stands is a ground blind on the RR. They can and do shoot 400+ yards in each direction. They kill a lot of deer and wound even more. Whenever a train comes by, they duck out the back of the blind and hide in the woods until it passes. They have had ladder stands removed by the RR and been threatened with "criminal trespass" charges, but they continue to hunt there.
UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES
• Hunting without landowners’ permission,
including power line, gas line, railroad
and other rights-of-way. Written permission must be obtained if land is so posted
Page 18 of 2011-12 Seasons and Regulations booklet.
Considering the rules against crossing the RR tracks, I plan to minimize ever going across except to retrieve a quality harvest and to do strategic cuts. The whole tract is mature woods. I'm looking for advice about how to best set it up. I was thinking I might clear cut a significant portion of the East side and potentially have the clearing near enough to the RR tracks so that it could be seen/hunted from a tree on the other side of the tracks. I'm looking to go up there (it's within an hour of the Canada border) once initially and stay quite some time until my initial cutting / setup is complete.
The below shows my idea for 15' high blind location (red star), with blue lines potential shooting lanes. Or/and the green oval the clear cut / hack squirt / some combination thereof. I'm open to/welcoming of criticism of this plan, or alternative suggestions.
Below is relavant info on RR hunting from this forum:
hunting around railroad tracks
Found a new piece of property with some decent signs, but railroad runs very close to where I would want to hunt. found a fresh scrape this morning, anybody have experience hunting near railroad tracks. Thanks in advance.
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Know of a club where one of the most popular stands is a ground blind on the RR. They can and do shoot 400+ yards in each direction. They kill a lot of deer and wound even more. Whenever a train comes by, they duck out the back of the blind and hide in the woods until it passes. They have had ladder stands removed by the RR and been threatened with "criminal trespass" charges, but they continue to hunt there.
UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES
• Hunting without landowners’ permission,
including power line, gas line, railroad
and other rights-of-way. Written permission must be obtained if land is so posted
Page 18 of 2011-12 Seasons and Regulations booklet.
what are the laws for the state of georgia
concerning hunting over a railroad? we have a railroad that runs through our property and we can't come to an agreemaent, nor see any hardfast rules on hunting over it. anyone here have a link or direct knowledge of the laws? thanks in advance.
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