I own 147 acres, it is rectangular in shape with a creek on one side. That creek is the boundary line for me and neighbor "John". John also owns to the west side of my property as well. We have got along for years and help each other out with cattle, fences or just drinking beer.
The east side of my property has a smaller 60 acre tract that a hippy from San Antonio owns and he runs about 20 head of longhorns on it and the place is overgrazed. Hippy likes to deer hunt and put a blind on my fence and put a feeder 80 yards from fence. Hippy put a feeder 50 yards from John's fence and put a blind facing the fence. Hippy shot a deer and it "jumped" the fence and died on John's place.
John called me right away and was hot. This would be the second deer that was dead on his property in two years that "jumped" the fence. The deer this time was a young 10pt and no blood was found on hippy's property. John let him recover the deer.
Last Saturday I was informed by John he will high fence the entire boundary of his property including the creek. I told him that I hated to hear this and I did not like it. After all it was danged deer and not a 8000.00 Angus bull.
Many years ago we put up a 4 strand fence along the creek and put it about 50 yards up on my property because of the way the creek floods. John said the high fence would be on my side and I said absolutely not. He told me he would get a lawyer and the high fence will be on my side of the creek. I walked off and got in my Mule. I will stop and talk to John again this weekend.
Now, I got to ask this. Surely there is no way he can put that high fence on my property is there? Would he not have to put in on the actual boundary line? I cannot believe this is going to happen.
The east side of my property has a smaller 60 acre tract that a hippy from San Antonio owns and he runs about 20 head of longhorns on it and the place is overgrazed. Hippy likes to deer hunt and put a blind on my fence and put a feeder 80 yards from fence. Hippy put a feeder 50 yards from John's fence and put a blind facing the fence. Hippy shot a deer and it "jumped" the fence and died on John's place.
John called me right away and was hot. This would be the second deer that was dead on his property in two years that "jumped" the fence. The deer this time was a young 10pt and no blood was found on hippy's property. John let him recover the deer.
Last Saturday I was informed by John he will high fence the entire boundary of his property including the creek. I told him that I hated to hear this and I did not like it. After all it was danged deer and not a 8000.00 Angus bull.
Many years ago we put up a 4 strand fence along the creek and put it about 50 yards up on my property because of the way the creek floods. John said the high fence would be on my side and I said absolutely not. He told me he would get a lawyer and the high fence will be on my side of the creek. I walked off and got in my Mule. I will stop and talk to John again this weekend.
Now, I got to ask this. Surely there is no way he can put that high fence on my property is there? Would he not have to put in on the actual boundary line? I cannot believe this is going to happen.
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