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So back on Oct 16 I posted that I had a hunt ruined by my neighbors dogs chasing deer. It had happened last season also. So, my neighbor and I had a talk and he suggested that whenever I want to use my property let him know and he'd put his dogs up. I don't like it but I played along. Saturday the 31st was youth gun season in Missouri so twice I messaged my neighbor and told him the kids and I would be hunting and could he please keep his dogs up. He replied that he would chain them up. So around 8:00AM Sat morning I hear something trotting towards the blind. My daughter looked out the back and says "dad there is a white dog and it's trying to get in the blind." Yep, same neighbor's dogs still out and still on my property. I messaged him and he said he tried to chain them up but the chains were broken. Needless to say we didn't see any deer.
Sunday afternoon was even worse. My other neighbor decided it would be a good day to race his ATV back and forth in front of my property. This got every dog in earshot stirred up including his coon dog that sounded like it was running something through the woods. When the ATV got old he ran a very loud pickup back and forth until dark. These are the same neighbors I had to trespass a few years back because they were rifle hunting on my property during bow season. I caught one of them actually pilfering through my pop up blind. I suppose this was payback. And yes, we didn't see any deer.
So now my kids youth hunt was ruined by inconsiderate neighbors. I'm not sure how low in life one has to get to ruin a kid's hunt. And mind you, they are all hunters and know just enough to skirt the law.
Sorry for the long rant! I think my kids are dealing with it better than me.
MO only allows two youth days prior to the 10 day firearms portion so they won't get a chance at another youth hunt until late season. I'm working those youth days. I work in the ER at our local hospital so it's highly doubtful that I'll get a chance at anymore vacation due to covid. I typically get to hunt three days of the 10 day season so here's hoping that I can get them on a deer then. #stillpissed
Sunday afternoon was even worse. My other neighbor decided it would be a good day to race his ATV back and forth in front of my property. This got every dog in earshot stirred up including his coon dog that sounded like it was running something through the woods. When the ATV got old he ran a very loud pickup back and forth until dark. These are the same neighbors I had to trespass a few years back because they were rifle hunting on my property during bow season. I caught one of them actually pilfering through my pop up blind. I suppose this was payback. And yes, we didn't see any deer.
So now my kids youth hunt was ruined by inconsiderate neighbors. I'm not sure how low in life one has to get to ruin a kid's hunt. And mind you, they are all hunters and know just enough to skirt the law.
Sorry for the long rant! I think my kids are dealing with it better than me.
MO only allows two youth days prior to the 10 day firearms portion so they won't get a chance at another youth hunt until late season. I'm working those youth days. I work in the ER at our local hospital so it's highly doubtful that I'll get a chance at anymore vacation due to covid. I typically get to hunt three days of the 10 day season so here's hoping that I can get them on a deer then. #stillpissed