all i have to say is try and understand the situation first cause maybe they where looking for the turkey they shot cause they made a bad shot and you wouldn't want a wounded bird running around also try and give them a little grace cause you never know what the scenario is

It is always discouraging to read or see the cavalier attitude of too many in the hunting community towards trespass on private property. I am a retired federal wildlife biologist and my wife a registered nurse. We worked hard all of our lives to own 20 acres with running water adjacent to the National Forest. I've hunted and trapped this mountain range where we live since I finished military service back in the 70s. My then wife to be would run traplines with me up here during our college days. We're not so called carpet baggers. We usually have very little problem with big game hunters since we have a small property, but spring turkey hunters are the bane of our lives. This applies to both in and out of state hunters. Due to our aggressive habitat management specifically for turkeys we always have birds while the adjacent mis-managed National Forest doesn't. Guess where the turkey hunters want to hunt? No one has ever asked (although we give priority to neighbors and friends kids). We routinely have the state's150 yard prohibition against shooting near a building violated. We also have hunters jump the brand new posted fence and shoot birds in the middle of the day with us in the yard. Being older now, they usually can hide or simply out walk me to get away. We just had three so called turkey hunters shoot a bird 50 yards from our neighbors house with him taking pictures. Due to not getting a vehicle license number they were not apprehended. I have come to the conclusion after a long career in wildlife management and having been involved in private property owned by both us and family that hunting violations today are as common as traffic violations. Unfortunately the violators in both overwhelmingly get away with it. Another symptom of the increasing lack of common courtesy and basic respect for others in our society today.

BTW, just an observation but those with heartburn over property owners protecting their property aren't property owners and seem to think those that can should give to those that won't.

Sounds You'all outa get some fencing tools, then you can Manage "your" critters. I am NOT ok with trespassing, I would not waste a real LEOs time unless it was a persistent. problem,. Southern hospitality, SMH. Anyways, I got to get back to managing my cattle and chickens.

I own property on a private dead-end road. There are six other landowners in there with me. There are so many No Trespassing signs up it's ridiculous. You can't miss them but people still occasionally seem to think the signs don't apply to them, just the other guy. I have no patience for trespassers.

Sounds You'all outa get some fencing tools, then you can Manage "your" critters. I am NOT ok with trespassing, I would not waste a real LEOs time unless it was a persistent. problem,. Southern hospitality, SMH. Anyways, I got to get back to managing my cattle and chickens.

Let me see if I read it right The camera is on an opening ON A BOARDING PROPERTY? You got a camera watching some one else’s land ?

We’re they still there during your investigation? How did you know when they left or how long they where on your land

Only thing worse than a trespasser is one who gets caught red-handed doing it and acts like these fellers did.
However, is it wise to start a feud with the likes of them? The dad is a jerk. What kind of upbringing do you reckon he gave his two boys? You are now faced with spending the rest of your days watching your back.
What would I have done in a similar situation? I would have let those ole boys know, in no uncertain terms, that will be the last time that they will get away with stepping on said property, and let them guess what that means. That would have given you the upper hand.