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Runs With Scissors

Runs With Scissors

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here's the summary: a powerline easement runs through my measly 1.8 acre yard. People have a tendency to see this utility easement and think "snowmachine/fourwheeler trail!" and thusly ride through my yard about 25 feet from my dinner table, right by my dogs run, and over my sons sledding hill. (refer to:http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=326759 for further details)


So, I've jumped up and down on the porch hollering at them, shined bazillion candle power flashlights at 'em, run 'em off with shotguns, put up about a dozen NO TRESPASSING signs, etc.

That didn't work. Then I decided to sling my firewood pile all over the trail, kind of a make shift barricade. They COULD technically get around it, if they wanted to go straight past my dogs run....but most logical folks from then on chose to turn around.

Recently my wife and I were in the house here working when suddenly we heard the dog raising an unholy ruccus about something. The dogs wild barks and growls were followed by shrieks of terror and the sound of off road vehicles speeding away.

'lo and behold, someone disregarded the first barricade, all of the "No Trespassing signs, AND the log pile and decided to take chances with the family pet.

They were evidently quite unsuccessful judging by the rapid U-turn the tracks made in my yard, and the shreds of blue cloth at the turn around point at my dogs end of the run.

Coincidentally, there have been no more fourwheelers venturing through lately. :D

amazingly no one has contacted me for a lawsuit... :rolleyes:
 
Job well done; I would have done the same, or lined the trail with 4' long logs dug in 2' deep... :D
 
Spray them with a hose until they freeze solid. Then ship them to Dryden. I'll have the big hairy women take care of 'em.
 
At first take I thought you said spray them with a horse. Don't know what prompted that imagery.
 
Nah...if I were gonna go that kinda route I'd stake 'em out and put some "Moose in Rut" scent on 'em. The moose are larger, more agressive, and more plentiful around here. :D
 
Runs With Scissors said:
Nah...if I were gonna go that kinda route I'd stake 'em out and put some "Moose in Rut" scent on 'em. The moose are larger, more agressive, and more plentiful around here. :D
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You've obviously never seen a Dryden woman! :eek:
 
Maybe you could just put the Dryden woman on the back of the horse and stick them in the middle of the trail ..

:D
 
I think a motion activated giant neon sign that says "You've just entered the kill Zone, live fire exercises may resume at any time" and of course you need some LOUD, LOUD, speakers playing audio from some .50cal machine guns firing...

Although I think spraying them with a Horse is by far the best!! :D
 
mauirob3 said:
Wow--that's exactly what I was thinking....I'm not sure which of us should be worried Bruise :confused: :rolleyes: :p
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Mines are messy, ruins the meat.

i reccommend chevaux-de-frise: take 6-8in logs, drill 2in holes every 2 ft. rotate 90 degrees, drill 2in holes every 2 ft halfway between other holes (holes every ft alternating 90 degrees). take 6ft long 2in poles, sharpen with kukri each end, push halfway thru all holes, place crosswise across trail, check every few days during winter & remove impailed snowmobilers, check more frequently in summer for bikers as they tend to go off & ruin the flavour

do put up signs to please the bleedin' heart libs, a few 'trespassers will be impailed' and 'trespassers will be eaten' signs would work well. a (plastic if you are kind-hearted) skeleton or two dressed & added to (impailed on) the chevaux-de-frise gets the point across too.
 
In all actuality, Jessie the bulldog seems to be handling things pretty well right now, with a little help from my relocated log pile.

The real plan...as soon as we're through breakup is to make a range for shooting my pellet rifles and pistols. (Neighbors won't tolerate firearms real well, I'm afraid) I can get about 25 meters or so from a couple different angles. I'll have one backstop heading straight out my back door, and another one running the length of the easement in the backyard. Hopefully have a couple decent pellet traps, a bench, rifle rack, etc. I'll probably even set up a few shot to hell ISPC targets, just for the sake of decor. The barricades will be more permanent and real, made out of railroad ties.


Of course that does kinda up the ante...Anyone who gets past the barricade, rides past the shooting bench, rifle rack, bullet traps, shot up humanoid targets, and the Pit Bull I can only assume is invading with ill intent, and thusly I will be forced to take defensive action...

Wonder if it would be my fault if someone got shot while riding through my gun range? :confused:

for those who are naive enough to take me seriously, don't. I wouldn't. Other than worrying about strangers in my backyard, my child or pet getting run over, being woken up at three in the morning, that's also a part of the exercise....attempting to limit my liability. the incident with Jessie was simply what I'll refer to as showing indications of a fortunate mishap. :D
 
Now that everyone's got imaginative haw's this:

Stretch a quarter inch steel cable at about 3.5' high and every now and then collect the fallen heads.

This has been tested in practice here, unintentionally though, people drive every year into telephone pole guys with the mentioned results, not very pretty but quite effective. :cool: :D

TLM
 
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