I am the executor of family lands my grandparents left behind in a trust to take care of my parents generation.
Most of it is farm land, and will be decided among the grand kids when the last of the parents generation passes away.
There is 460 acres, give or take an acre or two, that is pretty worthless scrub land down by the river.
I normally allow wheelers of all kinds to use it for whatever....
The river changes it every spring, and most falls, so it's not buildable or farmable for the most part.
It's got sand hills, rock hills, lots of scrub trees and underbrush... Just perfect for a Saturday afternoon trail ride and cookout.
Lots of camping goes on down there.
Our family is the only one that hasn't fenced out and prosecuted the off roaders down there,
We have put up with the trash, the broken glass the fights, the traffic and accidents...
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But that ends today.
Saturday night/ Sunday morning about 8 Bubba boys decided to drive through 180 acres of corn and 160 acres of beans.
Looks like the did a pretty good job of tearing up the hay pasters after the last rain also.
This has happened before, and we have over looked it, but I have decided that this is the last time.
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the extra taxes because of the 'Recreation' designation on that property.
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the extra insurance for the 'Recreation' designation the tax people put on it, and the 'Public Access'....
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the time, labor and cost at the dump to get rid of two or three pickup truck loads of trash every month.
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the trash barrels that kept getting shot up, run over and disappearing.
I left it open to the general public because it's a favorite fishing and outdoor spot, and has been sense the time grandpa bought it in the 40's, and he always kept it free and open to all.
I've been putting up with this sense '94, and it's over as of today.
I'm having all trails blocked, and all ways in and out cabled off.
I'm having extra patrols by the county sheriff's office, with orders to arrest anyone that isn't an employee.
If you wheel in southern Indiana, Steep Banks and Flat Rock is off limits as of this morning, from the old Ferry Landing to the State Fish & Wildlife Property, Which, by the way, is off limits also.
No Hunting, No Fishing, No Picnics, No Wheeling, No Motocross, No Boat Launching (yes, we own the boat ramp too), No Mushroom Hunting, No Trespassing Of Any Kind.
The County Sheriff's and the State Fish and Game Wardens have already been notified to arrest anyone that is found beyond the signs on the county road.
"I Have The Body Of A God... Buddha"
Most of it is farm land, and will be decided among the grand kids when the last of the parents generation passes away.
There is 460 acres, give or take an acre or two, that is pretty worthless scrub land down by the river.
I normally allow wheelers of all kinds to use it for whatever....
The river changes it every spring, and most falls, so it's not buildable or farmable for the most part.
It's got sand hills, rock hills, lots of scrub trees and underbrush... Just perfect for a Saturday afternoon trail ride and cookout.
Lots of camping goes on down there.
Our family is the only one that hasn't fenced out and prosecuted the off roaders down there,
We have put up with the trash, the broken glass the fights, the traffic and accidents...
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But that ends today.
Saturday night/ Sunday morning about 8 Bubba boys decided to drive through 180 acres of corn and 160 acres of beans.
Looks like the did a pretty good job of tearing up the hay pasters after the last rain also.
This has happened before, and we have over looked it, but I have decided that this is the last time.
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the extra taxes because of the 'Recreation' designation on that property.
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the extra insurance for the 'Recreation' designation the tax people put on it, and the 'Public Access'....
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the time, labor and cost at the dump to get rid of two or three pickup truck loads of trash every month.
I guess it wasn't costing us enough for the trash barrels that kept getting shot up, run over and disappearing.
I left it open to the general public because it's a favorite fishing and outdoor spot, and has been sense the time grandpa bought it in the 40's, and he always kept it free and open to all.
I've been putting up with this sense '94, and it's over as of today.
I'm having all trails blocked, and all ways in and out cabled off.
I'm having extra patrols by the county sheriff's office, with orders to arrest anyone that isn't an employee.
If you wheel in southern Indiana, Steep Banks and Flat Rock is off limits as of this morning, from the old Ferry Landing to the State Fish & Wildlife Property, Which, by the way, is off limits also.
No Hunting, No Fishing, No Picnics, No Wheeling, No Motocross, No Boat Launching (yes, we own the boat ramp too), No Mushroom Hunting, No Trespassing Of Any Kind.
The County Sheriff's and the State Fish and Game Wardens have already been notified to arrest anyone that is found beyond the signs on the county road.
"I Have The Body Of A God... Buddha"