Neighbor Relations
Category: land-management
Topic keys: neighbor-relations
Current guidance
As of 2025-01-12, the most recent claim on this subject.
On neighbor relations, Don advises prioritizing being a good neighbor and working with those adjacent to a property. He argues a fence is a fence regardless of the builder’s reason, since anyone erecting one is simply pursuing their own goal, whether bucks or buffalo. A friend of Don’s in Indiana, after a neighbor broke an agreement despite shared trail camera photos, vowed never to trust or speak with that neighbor again, illustrating how quickly cooperative arrangements can break down. Don also recalls an incident where he helped recover a neighbor’s downed buck, only for that neighbor to falsely claim Don had taken and posted the animal as his own, a claim Don denies and challenges as unproven.
How the guidance evolved
- 2020-02-15 Don recounts helping a neighbor recover a buck the neighbor had shot that ran onto Don’s property, reflecting his commitment to good sportsmanship. 53:46 — Episode #15 - Passion vs. Discipline
- 2020-02-15 A neighbor falsely claimed that Don had found his buck, claimed it as his own, and posted pictures of it on Facebook. 55:30 — Episode #15 - Passion vs. Discipline
- 2020-02-15 Don denies ever taking or claiming the neighbor’s buck, challenging him to show any Facebook picture proving it. 55:43 — Episode #15 - Passion vs. Discipline
- 2024-05-19 Don says he always first promotes being a good neighbor and trying to work with your neighbor. 10:34 — Episode #221 - Crop Rotations for Food Plotters and Deer Water Holes
- 2024-05-19 Don argues a fence is a fence and why it’s there doesn’t matter, since the person who built it is simply trying to achieve their own goal, whether bucks or buffalo. 11:46 — Episode #221 - Crop Rotations for Food Plotters and Deer Water Holes
- 2025-01-12 Don’s friend in Indiana vowed never to trust or converse with the neighbor again after the neighbor broke their agreement despite sharing trail camera photos. 14:12 — Episode #256 - Hard Winter and Early Buck Shed? Illinois CWD Announcement
Questions on this topic
- Josh asks if Don has ideas to convince neighboring landowners to pass on three-year-old bucks. 53:50 — Episode #263 - Live from the Iowa Deer Classic
- An audience member asks what the right thing to do is upon finding a target buck’s shed just over the property fence line. 57:52 — Episode #211 - Live from RWWP Dealer Event - BINGO
- John Lawton asks whether to share trail camera photos of good bucks with neighbors and how to get neighbors on board managing the deer herd. 22:44 — Episode #129 - Lessons Learned from a GIANT TYPICAL - Story you haven’t heard!
- Andrew asks how to handle neighboring outfitters placing stands near his property line so their wounded deer keep dying on his land. 34:11 — Episode #143 - Welcome to the Lockdown!
- Jay Thielen asks how to screen neighboring hunters near his property line, since their high stand defeats attempts to block them visually. 35:09 — Episode #143 - Welcome to the Lockdown!
- Grant Watson asks whether Don would tell neighboring landowners to pass on a promising 2.5-year-old buck or stay quiet about it. 55:11 — Episode #79 - Bachelor Group Dispersal and Iowa Update
- An audience member asked how far a food plot should be from a friendly neighbor’s plot to keep hunting fair. 92:45 — Chasing Giants #155 - Hilarious Episode Live from Middlefield, OH
- Ryan asks the best approach for an introductory conversation with new hunting neighbors about herd and property management. 48:57 — Episode #229 - Final Thoughts on the Buck Named Babe and Cameras are Out!
- How do Don and Terry deal with neighbor issues like hunting too close to property lines or jealousy over a shot buck? 34:39 — Episode #239 - EHD Is Closing in on Don’s Farm!
- An audience member asks how to keep peace with a neighboring farmer who dislikes deer and shoots crop-damage tags. 52:10 — Episode #260 - Live From the Legends Roundtable - Midwest Sportsmans Classic
Unofficial fan project. AI-synthesized from public episodes; may contain errors.