Need Help Discouraging Strangers

I eat strangers and enjoy protecting my moms rusty tools.

 

i agree with the fence and rottwieler 100%
but u must be sure that when your rottwieller runs at someone 100 miles and hour it doest stop at the feet and roll over to have her belly rubbed...

We say in livingston parish LA a good way to keep someone out of your back yard is to hand someone in your front yard...

Next time tell the guy to leave . if he dont leave help .. with a bat or shovel......
But remember you only want one story no witnesses ... make sure he cant talk ... and when the cops show turn them tears on ... i know all you ladys can do it !!!!!

 

Well, I decided to ignore all sound reasoning and establish blank 12 ga. shotgun-shell perimeter alarms and secondary, inside the gate alarms inside canisters of chalk dust and cayenne pepper. A couple weeks ago, while off-shore on a diving survey, the alarm company called to report my burglar alarm was going off and did I want them to call the police? I couldn't get to shore to beat the police there so I called my office and sent a posse to warn the police about the booby-traps. They arrived way ahead of the constabulary and avoided a potentially amusing event with possibly serious repercussions.

 

they aint your barges and tug sunk out there off of pascagula rite now are they ?

 

It shouldn't be legal to bait them....
*sigh*

 

Not mine, haven't heard anything about them yet.

 

Motomom34... I keep thinking about this from the female perspective... No offense to the guys but there are things a guy can do that as a woman can't because certain types of men misinterpret you actions.

BTW just to be clear there isn't anything wrong with the guy approaches.... It's just different for women and especially a woman alone with kids when you guys are off earning the bacon.

The multiple layer approach seems best.

I know from experience that gates and signs dont always work. Even really good security fencing won't stop the determined f-idiots. And really big Fence make the local LEO's nervous unless they know what ''s going on and why you have a big fencw/gate.

Fences/gates are a good start as you need the 'legal' postings because as a society we are still pretending to be civilized so your place has to follow the rules as well for now.

Dogs are good too again with signs for legal liability reasons.

Local LEO's another layer.

Doesn't seem to be any one good solution especially if you want to keep low profile and stay out of legal battles

 

Spoken like a good 1st Cav'er

 

Just a suggestion on the parents parking issue.... large rocks .... all over the area where they can pull off.

as to the folks coming up your drive, a sign at the entrance road saying they are on camera and will be prosecuted for trespass is a decent deterent

 

Stayed at a camp ground once with the family and dogs.. Put one of the dogs on a lead and took him to the "Doggy" area.. On the way back to the trailer, I got into a conversation with a man and my leash pal cocked his leg and relieved himself on the fellow's leg.. Dogs can communicate very well sometimes.. He did that on some fishing poles one day when we where taking in way more beer than fish..
Dogs can only be a warning or a means of slowing down an advisary.. You need to be ready to deal with a threat to you.. Situational awarness includes keeping distance and obstacles between you and the threat.. And have that weapon ready!

 

Is this know as the 'pee test'?

 

I agree dogs are a fantastic early warning and usually a good judge of character,the first time a friend of mine met my dogs he was in remission from cancer,didnt look sick at all,my older dog who hates all strangers jumped up on his lap and started snuggling up to him,within first 5 min of him sitting down,i should also add that my buddy kelly is one of the greatest guys ive ever met.ialso agree with fences signage,also the odd total meltdown on a stranger or two might pass the word faster than anything
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Looking back at my last sentence maybe i should edit it a bit....an OCCASIONAL meltdown(within the laws of where you reside) might go a long way,i know when i was younger and not really what i would call a law abiding citizen I made it a point of not messing with crazy people lol,nowadays ive found most of the the turds can be persuaded to move on to easier targets after a little bit of an overreaction.ive prob confused the issue more than clarified it so I'll stop now lol
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On @Falcon15's show Sunday he was talking about how they had a second set of eyes come out and look at security. Since starting this thread and reading all the responses, I have been looking at my house and realize because I have a comfort level here I don't see things as clearly as another would.

We are talking a bigger dog. Fencing would be something to be budgeted in. In the meantime I am going to ask one of the male neighbors to give me his opinion.

 

Do you know any LEO's? Might get some good opinions that work in your AO. Something that they see a lot of, and how to counter act it before it happens.

 

You know....an electric cattle fence charger, rigged to the gate and front fence, and you will not have anymore wandering lookie-loos.....

 

Kellory you are a genius... that is a good inexpensive fense won't kill em or the kids but slow them down and its cheap...

 

Yes , as we have , BUT YOU MUST HAVE SIGNS stating that , if there not 100% readable that could be a questionable angle. then again , many never read. ZAPPPP

 

Then again, maybe just mount the yellow insulators.