HILLBILLYS TRESPASSING! See if we can track one down! 

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I know you don't want to ugly up things with the signs, but honestly I think that's what you're going to have to do. Not only for the deterrent factor, but also potential legal liability if someone gets hurt on your land, it's an additional shield for you that a person knowingly trespassed and thus took on additional responsibility for whatever happened next. You also mentioned that part of your land is not yet fenced..you need to remedy that ASAP. Finally, I don't know what the laws are there but here in Texas you can paint the fence posts purple and that has the legal standing of a combo no hunting/no trespassing sign. That might be an alternative to the ugly signs if you've got similar laws on the books there. edit: North Carolina indeed does have a purple paint law. Check it out :)

Josh, All you have to do is paint purple on the trees that border your property, no signs required.

Josh, ALWAYS go armed! I know you don’t want an altercation but whoever is trespassing may not care if they have an altercation or not. If you go out there unarmed you very well could end up severely injured or dead. At least have the means to defend yourself. Nothing says you have to draw a weapon.

use the drone, much safer. as for the posted signs, check with your county , extra but i beleieve in most states two strips of either silver or purple paint means the same. we use that here for the same reason and it holds up in court. going threw the same thing here every year. 590 acres is hard to watch.

Buy a wireless electric bullhorn/horn speaker and place it next to your camera. When you spot someone on camera you can talk to them using the loud speaker without putting yourself at risk. Also attach and turn on LOUD SIREN MODULE TO THE HORN TO SCARE THE DEER/WILDLIFE AWAY so the hunters cannot hunt in that area when the hunters show up!

JOSH, Quick suggestion, set you up a drone base, have it set up under a porch AT your home etc with enough room to manuver up off the shelf / pad and then out, BEFORE you even crank up your 4 wheeler to go after them, send the drone out to spot them CLOSE UP, then if your lose them as you drive out then you would of already captured their image, you could of had the drone ON TOP of them B4 you ever cranked up the buggy.

It's almost like he knows the camera is there and did his best to his his identity, u would have a better leg to stand on with no trespassing signs love what u do and watching how ur farm has grown over the years

Me personally I wouldnt sweat it at this point but like you said keep your eyes open around that area. Maybe he was hunting in the area and got off his track and didn't realize he was trespassing

You need some of those large homemade signs that say "YOU'RE NOT LOST! YOU ARE TRESSPASSING!

Josh I would put up hunting by permission only from landowner the animal you saw I believe is a nutra it's an aquatic animal and they can be very destructive check with your local DNR they're in the same family as a muskrat good luck with the trespasser it sucks take the high road brother

Good morning Josh , as a fellow outdoorsman there are so many apps you could access that show you property lines and provide owners phone numbers to ask permission, even if you’re tracking a wounded animal. I can’t imagine how frustrating it is to have people trespassing your property any time of the year!

Contact both the Game Warden and the local police. So, both authorities know what’s going on in your area. See if your neighbors having same problems with trespassers.

Send up the drone and look for them when you get the notice. You can get a payload release.. Fly over and once they see the drone, drop the orange paper that tells them they are on PP and to leave at once. Just an idea. :)

I would suggest a concealed pistol in those instances. That way if it does get out of hand, you have something to protect yourself Josh. But it’s not visible to the trespasser so gives the appearance of a friendly encounter. Stay safe! Wooo!!

You could always stencil paint no tresspassing on the side of some posts or trees. That way its not so obtrusive yet its still visible.

Looks like you could’ve seen where they slid down the creek bank🤔

I am not far from you, in VA. My land is hunted too. I HAD up the ugly signs, but hunters tore them down. I had game cameras, but they smashed them. Other option is the horizontal purple paint lines on trees. I don't love that idea either. One day, I saw a hunter deep on my land, as I was feeding my animals. I hollered out, "Please make this your last trip on my land." He flipped me off. I had dog food, he had his hunt gear. Yup, no argument. Then, there are the half-starved hunt dawgs running the land, chasing goats... In short, I feel your pain!

You should have sent Mrs Stoney Ridge to take care of that issue. .. Yes I always try to deescalate But I would keep some type of firearm in your utv just in case cuz it may be more than one person.

In Texas you can mark the trees or fence posts or both with people paint to outline your property. Is a little more aesthetically pleasing than the no trespassing signs. Good luck.

No tracks? The guy fell down the bank! There has to be some sign. Interesting how he’s out there with a big jacket and hood up, never turns so you can see his face. Almost like he knew the camera was there??

That guy was armed with a loaded crossbow. I hope you were armed too. Stay safe man.

We use to catch several years ago! Had some cut fence, had a guy loading his van with field corn to sell for sweet corn, snowmobiles on wet snow on a wheat field, had one shoot a pheasant right behind our feedlot, it got out of hand to where we patrolled it! You get em

Hey Josh, you mentioned it being black powder season but he was definitely caring a crossbow. Was he poaching? I’d care a gun, it’s better to have and not use then to be with out. Keep up they good work, the farm looks great

Here In Texas we use purple paint on fence post to alert people of trespassing. I think in North Carolina my friend used purple paint also but on trees making a vertical line

He’s got a coat on like it’s winter and it wasn’t orange and ur in a tshirt and u took the slowest ride u had on the farm lol

Looks like the trespasser was trying to hide his identity the way he was carrying himself, and he was also bow hunting which means he intended to be quiet while he was trespassing. Always take your own protection. I'd most definitely finish up your fence line and or post signs and the purple paint.

I've never had a prosecuted t passer return

Hey Josh that critter is a groundhog , you should start trapping them asap. They will destroy your pastures and may cause a cow to break its leg.

Love the Reolink Cameras you shared a couple years ago.

Might just be a guy that got miss placed. If he was trespassing on purpose I think u would of seen him or you will see him again. They joys of owning land good luck Josh

If you can't get the game warden out then you can attach a speaker near the camera so you can turn it on when your camera trips for a hunter so you can tell them they are trespassing.

Several things seem odd to me. The said trespasser is wearing what looks like overalls and jacket w/ hoodie, but your in a tshirt. The shadows from trees don't seem to be anywhere near the same time. And there is no time stamp on the trespasser clip

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Notice that the trespasser wasn't wearing any orange. They knew they were trespassing and absolutely didn't want to be seen doing it.

I have the same problem. We paint purple onto our trees and fence posts. Purple paint means “No Trespassing and No Hunting”. In Missouri.

*Josh, That person is hunting with a cross bow and it was loaded. So be danged careful when approaching said hunter. Put signs up that can be seen day & night. If said hunter got lost, then they will spot the signs. If a animal is hurt and crossed into your land, then said hunter should come see you, and you both can find said animal and put it down, if it can not be saved.*

I'm just thinking that Wranglerstar wouldn't investigate a hunter without a full plate carrier, night vision and the backing of his entire posse of like-minded individuals all on their baofeng radios..., lol 🤪

Hey Josh, not sure if anyone's mentioned it yet but I'd put my money on those things being Nutria.

OK. Bow hunting in camos-got it. I have a vision problem right now and I didn’t pick up on the crossbow.

Hey Josh thank you for the video and my opinion I think you should do is get one more camera and put it next to that deer stand because what I think this guy was doing was scoping things out and yeah he's going to be back I guarantee it like you said and I agree he'll be back woo

Hey brother. Stay safe out there. That mysterious animal looked like a ground hog to me.

Set up a tree stand and cut through the bottom 2/3s of the top three ladder rungs. Make sure it's in the camera view.

Josh, I saw a news story about people coming across a wooden post painted purple; it means no trespassing, and it is legal. So, set some wooden posts and paint the top two feet purple.

The camera has great resolution. Hope that you don't have any serious trespassing issues in the future.

Interesting! you mentioned this time of year wear blaze orange… that guy did not have one piece of blaze… he definitely being sneaky … just a hunch, but i think he’s been there before … best of luck on confronting… you said it best “with kind hands’

Could have been a deer dressed as a hunter with all those deer prints.

You might not catch him at 13 mph - ELECTRIC IS SILENT

looks like a bear cub there is another one in front probably two cubs following a mother.

Looked like he was holding a crossbow to me. I'd have sent the drone over Josh...cheaper than the hospital bill an arrow would cause. Stay safe. D.

Adding to someone else’s drone comment see if a infrared thermal imaging drones are inexpensive enough to be practical. You can spot a trespasser and wildlife much easier than waiting for some motion.

that looked like a capybara. i think they got released int louisiana a decade or 2 ago maybe they have made there way all the way to south cakalaki

It was mentioned before, use the purple paint to mark your property boundaries.

He definitely didn't want you to know his presence or hear him with that bow. A drone scan from up high gets a quick birds-eye view of the property.

Dude looked like he slid down the bank would have thought you could have seen that. The critter looks like a piglet, but you definitely would see signs of that, I wanted to say muskrat without a tail but it would be the biggest one ever, curious!!

That was you not a trespasser . LOL

Here in WA state you do not have to post No Trespassing signs. Although I have them posted, people seem to think it doesn’t apply to them. It’s frustrating and irritating. I also end up cleaning their trash afterwards. Unfortunately, where my property is there is no cell service, nor is there decent innnerwebs. So a camera such as that wouldn’t work for me. So I feel your pain, sir.

I sure hope you are carrying while you are out to confronted someone you know is armed. Be safe!

It is amazing how even seemingly decent people will trespass, as if they have a right on someone else’s land. As for the animal, I am going to guess badger, or maybe a really big ground hog. Badgers often tend to be darker like that mystery creature.

Always that one guy! Damn people. Get ‘em Josh

He has a crossbow in his hands. Be safe out there. Can't stand poachers or trespassers, we do things different up here in Michigan. God Bless y'all. John V. Michigan

Lots of states have Purple paint laws. It is the same as No Trespassing. We have it here in Indiana. If it is not posted in some way it will never stop.

I put up an interior 10,000 volt hot wire about a foot away from my existing fence around the whole property sucks to have to do it but the folks trespassing were spreading the fence to come in and fish my ponds and they would leave it that way easily letting my calves step through and get hurt trying to figure out how to get back in. Pisses me off to no end the disregard for landowners

I’ve caught a couple. I have 37 acres in SE Pa. It is crazy how people believe they can do whatever they want. The police here took care of two poachers/trespassers. The game warden took care of another guy. That guy will never legally hunt again and weapon seized. But - I can’t imagine how you keep an eye on your farm. I grew up on a 140 acre farm and my dad used to walk the land. Even in his seventies. Tough old man.

Maybe the channel owner was in the video.

Josh, Always bring a pistol, just because you do not want a altercation does not mean the intruder is not willing to force one. You are on your own property, and I "am pretty sure NC" allows concealed carry on your own property with out license. I agree with you, just ask the person to leave and not come back. However, it is better to have some sort of protection.

Maybe he has permission to hunt the neighbors farm? Without a fence or sign he may be innocent. Also if you want to find a trespasser, don't drive the absolute loudest vehicle you own lol

In Missouri all you need is purple markings for no trespassing. My guess is he may have been trailing a deer. But st that he should still have asked. Place a note on cardboard back where jes at letting him know hes been caught. Besides hes carrying a cross bow. Most states that stuff is out of season during gun season.

Good luck chasing th away Josh

In North Carolina all you have to do is pant a purple stripe on the tree to let people know no hunting. I would go around your property line and spray every so often to make a perimeter.

In VA you can spray a silver or purple oblong on trees to signify it’s posted. Check your regs for that if you don’t want signage.

I have signs and they still hunt my land. Even after evening told repetitively to not hit my land

Post your property. Use Purple paint or post signs. Without posting all you can do is ask them to leave. The Police will not arrest them if the property is not posted. It is not considered trespassing unless they climb over a fence/gate or walk on a posted area. They can always claim they did not know it was not posted they thought it was public land. I would of had a firearm. I carry a Glock 26 everyday on my farm. I would of not had it drawn. I also carry a AR15 in 300 Blackout this time of year on my ATV. I have foxes and coyotes.

Howdy Josh - you said it was black powder season in NC? He had a crossbow, I assume bow season is in as well? Of course naturally it is personal preference and however comfortable you feel being armed/unarmed in a situation like that. As a rule I tend to be armed anytime I'm out of the house. Nobody would know I'm armed as I conceal my holster, so I'm not too concerned about escalating any confrontations. Having been held up at knife point in a mall parking lot, my sidearm is my security blanket lol. I'm a bit of a talker, so I much prefer to talk my way out of sketchy situations. But just in case... That thing almost walks like a racoon... but the coloring is all wrong. No clue. Please let us know if you figure it out! Thanks for sharing 🤠

You said its black powder season but that guy has a crossbow. Doesn't want to be heard!

I understand the need for security and protection from trespassers. My question is how do you feel about someone that shot a deer off your property and they were tracking a shot deer and not abandoning it? I am not saying that is what happened in this instance because I have no idea hare far from your property line this incursion was detected. It is simply hypothetical.

Signs might be ugly but that’s the only protection you have from free loaders! Signs might be ugly but they give you legal strength! We have many acres and it’s all posted

I respect your desire for privacy, security, and the right to restrict access to private land. I find that your search for the trespasser a bit overly dramatic, but it’s your land. It would appear that your quest to find this person is like looking for a particular fish in a lake. Consider how he got to your land and place your cameras to identify him/ his vehicle accordingly. Just a thought.

There are usually alternative posting methods. In Alabama, purple paint stripes on boundary trees is legal for posting. Without postings, any legal recourse is hindered even through natural domain rights are in place. Postings simply remove the “ I didn’t know” statements. If you plan future prosecutions, POST YOUR PROPERTY IR CONTINUE TO WASTE YOUR TIME AND FRUSTRATIONS.

Josh, always go armed, you can be friendly as all get out but if something goes wrong you'll be able to defend yourself.

Josh that animal at the onset looked to be a muskrat!! That's my guess

I love my cellular trail cams, keeps my eyes on my property as well. As long as you don't see him again no sweat, but if it keeps happening call your game warden.

I think your state has the purple paint law to post your land. It can’t be removed by trespassers is more cost effective and easier to identify boundaries. Need to check it out.

It might be a capybara xx hope you get the trespassers sorted. Xx

In Illinois where we lived we had trespassers who would come through to pick mushrooms and we were out looking ourselve. I yeld out to my wife and said you want me to shoot them well they took off like a bat out of hell.

Be careful never know when someone will shoot ask questions later have a great day

looked like a muskrat we have those that we've had to deal with they are pretty invasive and can cause issues for sure.

Josh i have a good friend that's a game warden in tn and he said all land in TN is automatically posted by the state signs or no signs

In Texas, you only need to mark the corners or your property with posts with Purple painted on the top to alert hunters there is no hunting allowed in the area

I agree the yellow is ugly. I posted my land using u-posts and the aluminum stop sign shaped no trespassing signs. I even spray painted the back hunter green so from my property it’s basically camouflage and the letter side I used a uv clear coat so they will never fade.

Your little critter looks like a muskrat or nutria that's lost its tail. As far as the trespasser is concerned I would always be armed for your own safety, concealed would not be in there face especially when they are carrying a crossbow that you can see. Never know what else they may have on themselves, stay safe!

AFAIK the only tailless mammal you have in Carolina is the Capybara? Although you might have something else that got its tail chewed off

Here's one way to keep trespasser's at bay. Put up a couple outdoor wireless speakers around your property. And connect them with a motion sensor. When trespasser is detected. It plays DELIVERANCE DUELING BANJO'S 😜 You got a right purtty mouth there boy!

Always talk to the landowners around your hunting grounds for tracking permission. That person was not tracking, he was hunting. That crossbow was at the ready to get a deer from a bed down area. If my son and I track, our guns are slung over our shoulders.

Hey buddy I understand you don't want the signs up but I will say in Florida and in ga on our properties we went ahead and put them up to cover us legally bc we had a poacher trespass on the property, fell out of a treestand, sued us and won brother, yes and won the suit. We currently are appealing it so i don't know yet what the outcome is, that's pretty messed up. Our illustrious legal system always protects the criminal. I don't know so much about n.c. but if it were me I'd put up some signs. Yeh people should know better then not to trespass on someone else's property but we live in a different society today and there's some crooked, unethical, irresponsible folks in this world. For me if I am approaching a potential trespasser that has some kind of weapon I'd most definitely be taking a concealed firearm with me 100%. You never know who you are dealing with and you know they have a weapon so they are 1 up already. If your 6 is concealed they won't know you have it so I don't think it would cause a confrontation and if they ended being one at least you had a dog in the fight right. They animal looked like a beaver, muskrat that lost a tail to me. In my opinion being how fast you got over there that hunter may of been using your property to crossover onto another piece of property. I think you would of seen him had he of been on your land hunting🤷‍♂️stay safe out there big guy

Hate trespassing, especially when they walk right by my signs.

Hey Josh, the peaceful approach to the trespassers would be my advice. BUT let someone know you are out on that type of mission like Ms SRF beforehand just to be safe. To have a back up plan just in case you need the law. I suspect that NC must have posting requirements? Thanks again for the farm videos.

Ok Josh, do I even need to say anything...LOL! Not even man-eating donkeys!?!

That is not a coon, a muskrat, or a groundhog/woodchuck. They all have tails. That looks like a nutria but I thought they were further down in the south. I didn’t know they were up that far in North Carolina.

Josh, Would you mind doing a review video of your camera system? I have about 40 wooded acres in Carolina about 2 hours west of you. I live a couple states away and would really like to monitor the property in real-time. As it is right now, I have a to hop on a plane just to walk the woods checking on everything periodically. I do that a couple of times a year. This property is in a conservation area and well marked with No Hunting / Trespassing signs erected prior to my buying the land for my future retirement home. No one should ever be there but it is hard to know if that is the case from 700 miles away.