Trespassers in my yard.... what to do?

[Azure]

1. Buy a gun.
2. Stay up late.
3. Shoot them as they pass through.
4. ????
5. Profit!!!

[black rubber disc bunny]

Similar story to my friend's parents' place. His dad put in those gnarly wrought iron spike jobs and a few weeks ago when some teenagers were trying to climb the fence one slipped and impaled his leg on one of the spikes. His friends were holding him up to relieve the pressure on his leg and when my friend's Dad went out to see what all the screaming was about the kid's friends bolted and just left him hanging there. The cops and firemen were called and had to cut the fence apart to get the kid down.

I'm not sure where you live (this happened in a smaller town), but I'm pretty sure the message was received (and spread around quickly).

I would recommend this type of fence for your similar problem.

[TurnedTheCorner]

[burn_this_city]

Fishing line trip wire would be the best. Or wait in the yard with a bat and ski mask and work some knees over. Its awfully hard to climb a fence with a busted knee.

[flames85]

Originally Posted by fotze

Suck it up princess, at the end of the day they are out of your yard, as soon as they exit the city right of way it is Canada Posts problem.

that doesn't make any sense? you ever consider putting your self in someone else;s shoes? tell me where you live and i will come wake you up at 3 or 4 in the morning yelling into you window.

[flames85]

thanks for the suggestions guys... the razor wire is about the only one that might work, or else doing some sort of scare tactic! i will probably go out and ask them politely the first time to stop, then i am gonna need to step it up.

[Clever_Iggy]

Originally Posted by flames85

that doesn't make any sense? you ever consider putting your self in someone else;s shoes? tell me where you live and i will come wake you up at 3 or 4 in the morning yelling into you window.

flames85, I'd like you to meet sarcasm and fotze. They're regulars around here so don't be alarmed if they seem sarcastic or humorous at times.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Maybe you should hire the A Team.

[4X4]

Would a sensor light deter these shortcutters? Might be worth a try. I'd shy away from tripwires and bear traps. After all, they know where you live. I know that if I landed in some grouchy person's bear trap, even if I was in the wrong, I'd make it my life's mission to remind him that I know where he lives.

ps, I know the bear trap was a joke, but the point is valid anyway.

[GreenTeaFrapp]

You and some friends should dress up like zombies and lie in wait for them. When they hop the fence, stagger towards them chanting, "brains...... brains......".

[Maritime Q-Scout]

The light sensor is probably the best idea. I'm not sure what it would take, somewhere like Home Depot or Rona might have easy install ones that you don't have to hard wire.

Having the light go off would probably scare the drunkards from doing it again.

Let's face it, the fact you're not being vandalized shows that they're just trying to take a short cut home. No harm, no foul . . . at least they don't think so. They probably don't realize that they're unintentionally waking you up (by the sounds of your outline they aren't being too loud, just drunk which can be noisy). If you stay up and ask them not too, tell them that landing on the rocks is actually waking you up, you know they don't mean to, but it's an unfortunate by-product of their shortcut. I'm sure they'd stop, and be apologetic.

It seems like there are two kinds of drunks in this world, the "happy-go-lucky drunk", and the "let's get ready to rumble drunk". It sounds to me like you're dealing with "happy-go-lucky drunks" which should make for a quick "can you stop?" and them saying "sorry".

Perhaps even leaving a note on the fence could do the trick.


But because I also feel the need for a more logical, and straight forward answer. The trip wire is only half the battle. You need to rig that to a trigger switch where they'll get shot with paintballs, cheese, or rotten eggs. Not only will they not trespass again, they'll respect your ingenuity!

[Rathji]

I am going to place my vote for spikes on top of the fence.

[Ice]

The trip wire is definitely the answer. I'd also videotape it and have a sign posted with a youtube account specifically for these idiots. That way, you can host the videos of these clowns and we can all enjoy the hilarity. People falling down is funny, drunk people falling down is even funnier.

I'd put several trip wires out, so once they survive one, they're taken down again and again.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by Ice

The trip wire is definitely the answer. I'd also videotape it and have a sign posted with a youtube account specifically for these idiots. That way, you can host the videos of these clowns and we can all enjoy the hilarity. People falling down is funny, drunk people falling down is even funnier.

I'd put several trip wires out, so once they survive one, they're taken down again and again.

Of if he's really strategic about it, he can place the trip wire and then about 5 feet ahead, and 4 feet in the air, he can place a decapitation wire. When the cops show up, just shrug?

[flylock shox]

At some point, somewhere in this thread, a lawyer is probably going to show up and advise that man-traps (including broken bottles, hidden razorwire, and triplines) are illegal.

It's not going to be me though. I recommend a mound of fresh manure spraypainted to look like the rocks they land on when the jump the fence.

[flames85]

there are small spikes already on the top of the concrete blocks on the one fence, the other back fence is wood. i aint too sure they are happy go luck considering they we're throwing items on the road such as 2x4's and crushed my downspouts.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by fotze

Suck it up princess, at the end of the day they are out of your yard, as soon as they exit the city right of way it is Canada Posts problem.

Yeah, you are lucky you even have a yard.

[TSXCman]

Set up a toll station from your window. Actual profit

[Mad Mel]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

At some point, somewhere in this thread, a lawyer is probably going to show up and advise that man-traps (including broken bottles, hidden razorwire, and triplines) are illegal.

I recommend tripwires hooked up to crossbows. Nice and quiet, so you've got 'til morning to get rid of the evidence.

Though your neighbours might not appreciate it, firecrackers = hilarity.

[troutman]

Dad used to electrify some metal plates on the fence, to keep cats away from the bird house. He took it down after all the wailing.