maxxkatt
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When using historic aerials and Google earth in my research, I always check the local county GIS tax database.
Often where I locate a good hunting site, eg once where an old house was located from an old historic aerials topo map the GIS data base indicates the county or city owns it. Most of the time they acquire it from back taxes not being paid.
In this case, it is time to hunt. By wearing clothes and a bright green safety vest or straps, I look like a city or county worker or surveyor and have never been bothered by anyone. Even those nosey do gooders ignore me. They think I am just a city or county employee.
Well one time a do gooder did ask me why I was surveying. I told her that they were going to build 1,000 units of low cost housing and a rec center for the poor. This was right next to $400,000 homes. She said that is impossible, and thanked me and left in somewhat of a hurry.
Anyway your yellow safety shirt is perfect urban and suburban camouflage when detecting on city or county land.
Often where I locate a good hunting site, eg once where an old house was located from an old historic aerials topo map the GIS data base indicates the county or city owns it. Most of the time they acquire it from back taxes not being paid.
In this case, it is time to hunt. By wearing clothes and a bright green safety vest or straps, I look like a city or county worker or surveyor and have never been bothered by anyone. Even those nosey do gooders ignore me. They think I am just a city or county employee.
Well one time a do gooder did ask me why I was surveying. I told her that they were going to build 1,000 units of low cost housing and a rec center for the poor. This was right next to $400,000 homes. She said that is impossible, and thanked me and left in somewhat of a hurry.
Anyway your yellow safety shirt is perfect urban and suburban camouflage when detecting on city or county land.