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Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? #7669148
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In Illinois what are the laws/rules of my neighbors cows coming onto my hunting property? I have no livestock. Who is responsible to keep them off my land??
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Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669150
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Just guessing but I bet your local GW could answer that question and even help resolve the issue.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669154
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Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669156
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Talk to your town board president, a simple call should take care of it, also, have you talked to your neighbor?

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669277
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Originally Posted by 2zwudz
In Illinois what are the laws/rules of my neighbors cows coming onto my hunting property? I have no livestock. Who is responsible to keep them off my land??
Thankd

I would say the owner.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: Diggerman] #7669288
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Yes i have kindly asked the farm hand three times to keep the cows of my property. The land owner/cow owners health has declined to the point he can not physically do anything or take care of the cows. When he (the owner) was younger he did a descent job of keeping them off the property but now the fence is in bad shape because of no upkeep.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669298
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Ask for a cow for fixing his fence for him. Sounds like you could benefit and help out at the same time.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: Wanna Be] #7669303
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if his health is that bad that may be a very good idea you take the most problematic cow off his hands and fix up the fence some
Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Ask for a cow for fixing his fence for him. Sounds like you could benefit and help out at the same time.


if nothing else it is a polite way of pushing the solution.


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Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669321
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Forget talking to the hired hand, talk to the owner and let him know you have spoken to the hired hand a number of times. Normally it is the responsibility of the owner to keep livestock within the confines of their property. A guy that used to lease land and run cows next to me had his cows get out and got sued for the cost of damages to another neighbor's lawn. A little time on Google and you might find the applicable ordinance for your state/local. It's not just about lawns and food plots, livestock outside their fences get out on to roadways also. That can be deadly and can't be tolerated.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669325
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In Mo, I believe 1/2 the fence and maint belongs to ea property owner.


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Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669326
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Originally Posted by 2zwudz
Yes i have kindly asked the farm hand three times to keep the cows of my property. The land owner/cow owners health has declined to the point he can not physically do anything or take care of the cows. When he (the owner) was younger he did a descent job of keeping them off the property but now the fence is in bad shape because of no upkeep.


There's your first mistake, talking to the guy who is probably being paid to take cafe of this stuff...but isnt.

Talk to the man in charge, then if no satisfactioh, involve the law.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669328
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If there cows keep getting out, perhaps they're not feeding them enough. Newborn has a simular situation. His cows are fat and are kept in by one stand of electric fence. Even if they do get out they don't go far. His neighbors pasture is barren and even with a good fence, they get put and raise havoc in others fields. Also check to see if your state is a fence in" or fence "out" state.


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Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: EdP] #7669336
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Originally Posted by EdP
Forget talking to the hired hand, talk to the owner and let him know you have spoken to the hired hand a number of times. Normally it is the responsibility of the owner to keep livestock within the confines of their property. A guy that used to lease land and run cows next to me had his cows get out and got sued for the cost of damages to another neighbor's lawn. A little time on Google and you might find the applicable ordinance for your state/local. It's not just about lawns and food plots, livestock outside their fences get out on to roadways also. That can be deadly and can't be tolerated.

Depends. If it is open range like here and you hit a cow on the highway, you are at fault and have to pay for the cow. I'm guessing Illinois isn't open range, but I don't know.

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669367
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If he's unable to fix it and his hired hand isn't doing his job. Talk to the owner, explain the situation and maybe you can fix the fence for mutual benefit. Paid or unpaid his supplies and call it a day.
Good fences make good neighbors and helping a neighbor is priceless.


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Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: Wanna Be] #7669378
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Originally Posted by Wanna Be
Ask for a cow for fixing his fence for him. Sounds like you could benefit and help out at the same time.


I like this idea.


Eh...wot?

Re: Neighbors cows eating my food plots??? [Re: 2zwudz] #7669382
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We had a law suit in my county 30 years ago over one neighbor suing the other over not keeping up his 1/2 of the fence as per an old law that said both parties were responsible for the fence between them . If I remember right the judge ruled in favor of the neighbor without cattle. I think it was determined that so few people had livestock today that it was only reasonable for the livestock owner to maintain his own fences. This was probably in the mid 80’s .

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