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<blockquote data-quote="Rancocas" data-source="post: 5358757" data-attributes="member: 2871"><p>Plenty of good advise here.</p><p>This "common use" is how it mostly was back 50 years ago and more. In 1962 when I was 14 years old I lived with my parents in a small suburb. There I was, a teenager, carrying my double barrel 12 gauge while walking though our neighborhood for a couple of blocks until I reached the surrounding farmland. Then, I had about 5 miles of fields and woodlots to hunt before I reached the next small town. I don't know who owned the property. I never asked. It didn't matter. If it wasn't posted it was considered okay to hunt there. If I saw a farmer in his field, I waved. He waved back and we both continued on with our own business. I was never stopped, never questioned.</p><p>Things began to change in the late 1960's. I returned from Vietnam and took my little brother to hunt a farm where my family had been hunting for years. New owners! They blocked in my car with several tractors, chased us down in the woodlot, and read us the riot act about trespassing even though the property was not posted. I sure was surprised, and disgusted. I had never encountered anything like that before.</p><p>It has just gone downhill since then.</p><p>Even before the 1960's, as young boys my friends and I roamed all around for several miles. We built tree "forts" and dug "underground forts" in any spot we thought was good. Who owned the property? I have no clue. We were kids and we went wherever we wanted. It was never a problem.</p><p>I was about 10 when I cut down a small tree and built a raft so I could play "Huckleberry Finn" on the local creek. I do know that property was owned by a local gun club. They shot trap and skeet there, and I earned a few bucks working the clay bird throwing machine for them. I fished in their pond regularly for bluegills and catfish.</p><p>Of course, back in those days deer were scarce, and nobody managed their property solely for hunting purposes. Small game was plentiful. </p><p>Also, of course, we respected the land and didn't throw trash around. We stayed out of crop fields. Gates were left however we found them; open or shut. Yes, we did build our tree forts and underground forts, but they were in hidden places and I don't think any lasting harm was done.</p><p>Times have changed. Much for the worst, in my opinion. Private property that is generally open for "common use", as this thread is all about, is a very rare item these days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rancocas, post: 5358757, member: 2871"] Plenty of good advise here. This "common use" is how it mostly was back 50 years ago and more. In 1962 when I was 14 years old I lived with my parents in a small suburb. There I was, a teenager, carrying my double barrel 12 gauge while walking though our neighborhood for a couple of blocks until I reached the surrounding farmland. Then, I had about 5 miles of fields and woodlots to hunt before I reached the next small town. I don't know who owned the property. I never asked. It didn't matter. If it wasn't posted it was considered okay to hunt there. If I saw a farmer in his field, I waved. He waved back and we both continued on with our own business. I was never stopped, never questioned. Things began to change in the late 1960's. I returned from Vietnam and took my little brother to hunt a farm where my family had been hunting for years. New owners! They blocked in my car with several tractors, chased us down in the woodlot, and read us the riot act about trespassing even though the property was not posted. I sure was surprised, and disgusted. I had never encountered anything like that before. It has just gone downhill since then. Even before the 1960's, as young boys my friends and I roamed all around for several miles. We built tree "forts" and dug "underground forts" in any spot we thought was good. Who owned the property? I have no clue. We were kids and we went wherever we wanted. It was never a problem. I was about 10 when I cut down a small tree and built a raft so I could play "Huckleberry Finn" on the local creek. I do know that property was owned by a local gun club. They shot trap and skeet there, and I earned a few bucks working the clay bird throwing machine for them. I fished in their pond regularly for bluegills and catfish. Of course, back in those days deer were scarce, and nobody managed their property solely for hunting purposes. Small game was plentiful. Also, of course, we respected the land and didn't throw trash around. We stayed out of crop fields. Gates were left however we found them; open or shut. Yes, we did build our tree forts and underground forts, but they were in hidden places and I don't think any lasting harm was done. Times have changed. Much for the worst, in my opinion. Private property that is generally open for "common use", as this thread is all about, is a very rare item these days. [/QUOTE]
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