{"id":416,"date":"2022-11-01T08:33:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T08:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=416"},"modified":"2022-11-01T08:33:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T08:33:20","slug":"lessons-we-can-learn-from-the-viral-i-own-the-fcking-land-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=416","title":{"rendered":"Lessons We Can Learn from the Viral \u201cI Own the F*cking Land\u201d Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It\u2019s sad, but unsurprising, that one of the most-watched duck hunting videos on Youtube right now is about a landowner hassling a bunch of hunters who set up on his property boundary. Jacob Sweere who has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/JacobSweere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hunting Youtube channel<\/a> with a modest following filmed an insane interaction between his hunting buddies and a North Dakota landowner who was less than thrilled to see them shooting ducks from an A-frame blind positioned along (but seemingly not on) his property line. The video now has more than 1.4 million views.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch all the drama unfold for yourself, or if you\u2019re an experienced waterfowler, you can just skip it since you\u2019ve likely seen something like this happen before.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"rLR9YqcVpNs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crazy Hunter Harassment Duck Hunting In North Dakota (Game Warden Involved!)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rLR9YqcVpNs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The hunters in this video do an excellent job of keeping their cool while the landowner went absolutely berserk. But the details of what happened in that North Dakota field are less useful than figuring out how to prevent it from happening to you.<\/p>\n<h2>There Are Assholes Among Us<\/h2>\n<p>This sort of rage monster behavior is, unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/opinion\/why-are-duck-hunters-jerks\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">part of our duck hunting culture<\/a>. Years ago, I hunted with a guide who told a story about how he once met a rival hunter in the middle of a river to fight over a spot. They ended up getting in a fistfight and the guide \u201calmost drowned\u201d the other guy. The guide\u2019s father was hunting with him that day and after watching the violence unfold, vowed to never hunt with his son again. The guide did not seem ashamed of this fact.<\/p>\n<p>The point is, there are some dudes (it\u2019s always dudes) who like the conflict. You can usually spot these folks coming from a mile away, and when you do, it\u2019s best to just avoid them. I\u2019d rather find a new spot, and outwork or outmaneuver another hunter than fight him in the middle of a river. Simply put, this type of guy is typically not the smartest (maybe that\u2019s why he\u2019s so mad?), which makes him easy to work around.<\/p>\n<h2>Stop Trouble Before It Starts<\/h2>\n<p>On the upside, most waterfowlers are great people. That\u2019s why I always try to talk to other hunters at the parking lot or boat ramp to make sure we\u2019re not tripping each other up. If I got there first, I simply tell them where I plan to set up. If they got there first, I ask where they\u2019re going and say I\u2019ll go around them. Usually this works out nicely. Likewise, most farmers and ranchers are great people. I\u2019ve done a lot of freelance waterfowl hunting in North Dakota and the farmers I\u2019ve met there have been among the kindest and most generous people I\u2019ve ever spent time with. <\/p>\n<p>It seems like the kids in the video did communicate with another group of hunters as they set up, which was good work by them. If it hadn\u2019t been for the irate landowner, both groups probably would have had a good morning of hunting.<\/p>\n<p>My duck hunting buddy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/articles\/hunting\/2016\/02\/qa-crow-man-todd-gifford-takes-out-avian-pests-living\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Todd Gifford,<\/a> who is a public-land duck hunting veteran, will often invite a competing hunter to sit with us, rather than having him set up close by and compete for the same ducks. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>The best things you can do are: 1) get there early, sometimes super early, 2) talk with the other hunters and work together, 3) always have a backup spot you can run to if things go wrong.<\/p>\n<h2>Hunting the Line is Asking for Trouble<\/h2>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t seem like the kids in the video did anything technically wrong, but they were set up right on the property line. Even where this is legal, it\u2019s risky. If the neighboring landowner doesn\u2019t want you out there, he could come hassle you, or at least talk to you. If you drop a bird across the line, do you know the rules for legally retrieving it?<\/p>\n<p>If nothing else you might have the neighboring landowner watching you all morning, which is never fun. When you can, set up well off the line. Hunt far away from houses or outbuildings. If you can hide your trucks, do it. Just try to get away from people altogether. This usually leads to the best hunting (because that\u2019s what the birds are doing, too), and it always leads to less disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Usually if there\u2019s a questionable spot that requires you to set up with minimal cover right on the line, the hunt isn\u2019t going to be lights out anyway. So you\u2019re probably better off looking for something else.<\/p>\n<h2>Even If You\u2019re Right, Your Hunt Is Blown<\/h2>\n<p>As the video progresses, birds start trying to get into the decoys\u2014but can\u2019t because the landowner is standing right there, spooking them off. The game wardens were called and ultimately the authorities will decide if either party did anything wrong. But here\u2019s what we know for sure: These kids had their hunt blown up.<\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s the problem with disputes like this. Nobody wins. You don\u2019t shoot ducks. And even if you do scratch out a couple, it\u2019s not fun. I always avoid confrontation when I can, partly because it\u2019s a distraction.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a fine line between knowing and standing up for your legal rights as a hunter and needlessly getting into arguments (while you\u2019d rather be hunting). For the most part, we should hunt all the places that are available to us. I\u2019ve killed ducks and geese in a flooded ditch next to a golf course, in an old lady\u2019s backyard, and on a little island next to a county park (all legal setups, mind you). But in all those cases I felt fairly confident we <em>wouldn\u2019t<\/em> have an issue.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll never hunt a spot where I know I\u2019ll have conflict, even if it\u2019s within my right to do so.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-know-when-to-cut-your-losses\">Know When to Cut Your Losses<\/h2>\n<p>One afternoon years ago, I was duck hunting tidal bays in Rhode Island with a buddy. We set up in a boat near the shore of a vineyard, but below the high-tide line and far enough away from any manmade structures. In other words, we were totally legal. A few ducks came in and we shot them. Not long after we spotted a golf cart cruising through the vineyard toward us. A man in a suit got out and asked us politely, but sternly, to please leave. My buddy began describing the hunting rules to him when the man cut him off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know all the regulations and you\u2019re probably right about all of it,\u201d the man said. \u201cBut we\u2019re trying to have a wedding up there and the gunfire is scaring some of the guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We packed up and headed for a new spot. Sometimes, even when you do everything right, your hunt is going to get ruined by someone. That\u2019s part of the game. The very best hunters chuckle to themselves, pick up their shit, and find the next spot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v3.2\" id=\"facebook-js-js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorlife.com\/hunting\/i-own-land-duck-hunting-video\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s sad, but unsurprising, that one of the most-watched duck hunting videos on Youtube right now is about a landowner hassling a bunch of hunters who set up on his property boundary. 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