Here in Arkansas the purple paint on the trees means one thing. NOOOOO Trespassing it is enforced by law and is the same as having signs up. Cause with signs they could fall down or tear on their own by wind or rain or branches hitting them. Not a bad idea to have a both but anyone down here knows. Purple paint means keep off!!! Private Property!
RC
In Virginia its a posted sign or a vertical stripe of Aluminum/silver paint at
least 2" wide x 8" long - at a height of between 3 to 6'
I put signs with fence up when I first bought the place and we had the usual " been hunting/walking here for 30 years / since I was a kid with no problems"
A local farmer hays the place and he spread the word some and the local hunt club president was also a farmer and I told him I hunted with a dog hunt club for 35 years and I know all the tricks. I will call you if I find a dog on the property and you can come pick it up . But if any body comes on the property you better be walking and not have a gun or I will prosecute. In VA there is a law you can trespass to retrieve your dog. It stops the illegal" just picking up my dog while hunting"excuse .
It also helps when you wife don't take no crap either.
She has run em out holding her 357 at her side .
All that seems to have cured the problem except about once a year they get a wild hair and back the dog truck up to our back fence , drop the tail gate and let the pack loose.
I'm here I just get in the middle of the hunt and it breaks it up.
