Re: OT Snowmobiles and Winter Wheat

Posted by Had this discussion: Can' on February 08, 2004 at 14:29:37 from (216.46.211.133):

In Reply to: OT Snowmobiles and Winter Wheat posted by Redd on February 07, 2004 at 17:49:27:

You can't win this one! An old country saying, "Locks only keep honest people honest." It also holds true for gates, fences, chains, cables, no trespassing signs, etc. Those who would run all over your farm, be it winter wheat, alfalfa hay, tree farm, harassing your livestock, it doesn't matter, they'll run you over at will. I have hayland, Christmas trees, and sheep and llamas - they're no match for a snowmobile or several. If you try to block their access, they'll go over, through, around, or cut it down. There's no way you can secure an entire farm. I'm looking out my dining room window right now, over a hayfield where they played slalom with my trespassing signs. They can do an awful lot of trespass at 100mph. If you do catch them, and try to intercept them, they'll practically run you down and give you some inappropriate salutes as they do. They're moving far too fast to get their registration numbers, if they bothered to register. Called an enforcement officer the other day with a description of one that has been haunting me this winter. "Yeah," she said, " - you just described half the snowmobilers in _________ county." Frankly, law enforcement hasn't the tools to get them, and really doesn't much care. They consider it a "victimless crime." Not only do snowmobilers not understand "private property," and "no trespassing," they don't understand "not on the traveled portion of the roadway," nor do they understand "the basic speed law." I suspect many don't understand drunk driving laws either. Not only are the sleds faster than ever before, they're heavier - packing the snow more, and deeper - doing your crop more damage. They're quieter than they used to be - you don't have much of any warning, to grab your hat & coat and run out in the yard either. Your trespassers may not be just the neighbor kids either - I have managed to catch up with a few over the years, and have found that several have been many miles from home - range of the newer machines is in the tens of miles. They don't know your farm from Adams, and what's more they don't much care - your field just looks inviting ---- WHOOM!!!! These guys mothers didn't do a very good job, no doubt. Respect needs to be taught at home.

If anyone has really managed to keep them off successfully, I'd sure like to know how! (And no, my corn stubble is not fair game either - corn stubble today, hayland tomorrow, tree plantation ... (SORRY, this subject pushes my hot button.) RayP(MI)

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