A young man/woman with a rifle or pistol in my yard isn’t any problem at all; as long as he/she observes my rules.
1; When not actually in use all weapons are to be carried with action open, safety on, kept pointed at ground or down range at all times.
2: While in use all weapons are to be kept pointed down range with safety on except to fire.
3: ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL (or other mind altering drugs) TO BE CONSUMED WHILE FIREARMS ARE AVAILABLE.
4: DO NOT shoot holes in my vehicles or buildings.
5: DO NOT shoot my livestock or dogs.
6: DO NOT shoot holes in my orchard trees.
7: POSITIVELY IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET.
8: POSITIVELY IDENTIFY ANYTHING BEHIND YOUR TARGET.
9: After shooting, CLEAR YOUR WEAPON, REMOVE ANY MAGAZINE, EMPTY ANY TUBE, handle only with action open and safety on.
There are more rules I am sure I didn’t mention here, but it’s my place and I prefer not to have it, me, my dogs, my livestock, or any thing else shot up.
I have invited some of the young folks (to me anybody under 50 is young folks) to come out to the farm during deer season and take meat home to their families, 4 or 5 have taken me up on it.
One kid (Border Patrol Agent) came all the way up from San Diego. I made sure he went home with a Buck and a Doe for his wife and kids.
Have a good oak tree with a pulley system and spreader for cleaning/skinning, etc.
Use the front loader and backhoe to get rid of the offal.
System works real good, just not enough takers; young or old to get rid of all the damn deer.
Haven’t had a bow hunter yet.
I do have a Depredation Permit so anything shot on my property is legal, even though I am supposed to be the one to shoot it (what nobody sees, nobody can prove).
Sound rules and a good system for processing meat. I was probably 5 or so when I got turned loose on my great grandmothers farm with a BB gun. I hung a target on the barn door, which was made of 2xs, as I recall. After a while, grandma came out and told me that grandpa didn’t want me shooting at the barn, because some other shirt-tail relative teenage boys had done so before, and done some damage. She showed me some small holes in the door....and then opened it , and there were big chunks blown out of the backside. I guess they’d been shooting a .38. I can’t imagine what they hit in the barn.