However, one thing we don't want to create is lifelong enemies or some kind of tit-for-tat feud.
At the end of the day, a poacher or enemy can do far more damage to my pond and land than I can do to his, especially because I'm an absentee land owner. Again, I also have too much to lose.
We have had problems with kids at our deer lease coming down there and messing with our stuff. One time they tried to hot wire a few of the ATV's. One of them had to be taken in for repairs.
We figured out it was one of the kids from up the road. There is not much we could do. We could make the family mad and have them burn all of our stuff down or just try and make them deal with their kid.