> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 20:43:03 -0000
> Reply-to: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> From: "Jon. Anderson and Marty Chaney" <festuca at olywa.net>

> When a landowner sees us trespassing on their place, they have to take the time to go out and
> ascertain that we're not going to rip off or vandalize tools and equipment, trample crops, scare
> livestock, leave gates open or closed inappropriately, or whatever. They don't know us from
> Adam, and for all they know, we could be armed and dangerous. Little wonder that farmers and
> ranchers tend to be gruff and suspicious of strangers in general. Think of how you'd react if
> some strangers decided to set up a picnic in (or just wander through...) your back yard.
There is also the ugly Liability question. speaking from personal
experience, I am fearful that a trespasser will sue me for open
ditches or livestock encounters. Two city folks had to be run out
of my pasture when they decided to come in and "pet the lambs " .
What they failed to notice was a 200 lb ram that liked to butt
people's butts. would my responsibility for their injuries from
falling while running away or being knocked to the ground be any
different if I had plastic "no tresspassing " up?

>
Jerry Broadus
P.O. Box 249
Puyallup, WA. 98371