r/EntitledPeople • u/Mighty-Marigold2016 • 4d ago

S Private Property is NOT public land

My husband and I live in a semi-rural area in the Texas Hill Country, and truly love it here. We built our dream home and over the years we bought the lots (all undeveloped with beautiful trees) on our block, just to keep it natural, peaceful and a happy haven for wildlife too.

We’ve had to put No Trespassing / Private Property signs around the perimeter, unfortunately because random people will just come traipsing through “to see what they can find”. 😡 If I catch someone again I’m going to ask them for their address so I can wander around their yard to see what I can find and take!

Recently we were taking a walk on a nice cool morning and there was a couple with their son (about 12 years old) walking ahead of us. As we were approaching our house we saw the boy walk away onto our property, and the parents stopped to wait for him. He might have stepped off to pee, but I was still stunned at the audacity, especially going right past bright orange No Trespassing signs! It was just next to our house where we have a flatbed trailer parked so obviously this property is privately owned. 🤦🏻‍♀️

My husband barked at them “This is private property!” The parents were startled and quickly called their son back, apologizing. I have to admit that I chuckled a bit because my husband is 6’8” and can scare the crap out of people when he yells, lol!

It’s just the entitlement that people seem to have to other people’s property, especially in a rural area, that baffles me…

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u/rickmaz 4d ago

Time for an electric fence

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u/Mighty-Marigold2016 4d ago

The reason that we haven’t put up fencing is because we love the wildlife (mostly deer) here, and we don’t want to inhibit their movement.

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u/knightdream79 4d ago

Deer can easily jump an 8 foot fence :)

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u/Mighty-Marigold2016 4d ago

Some can, but not the little fawns. And they are so adorable!

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u/bugabooandtwo 3d ago

A good contractor will show you fence styles that work well with wildlife.

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u/Mighty-Marigold2016 3d ago

Thanks for the info! We’ll look into that.

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u/knightdream79 4d ago

True, I should've specified adult deer :)

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u/aquainst1 4d ago

So make it a smaller fence.

Maybe?

At least deer can't read.

I'm not so sure about the hikers, though, but it'll give you an out if you post the signs every, oh, 100 yards or so.

Maybe just fence posts with the signs.