re: Lena Lagoon in Hopedale gated off?

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The problem starts and ends with the trespassing enforcement. While you may be able to press charges for someone fishing in your pond, someone else may not because of the long term implications of doing so.

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I don't disagree with this, but it's disregarding the bigger issue. The problem starts with the differentiation between fishing and hunting. If I own or lease land, I have every right to post that land and enforce trespassing violations. If you're coming into my duck pond and building a bigass blind on my land, I think you should be arrested. If I own or lease land surrounding a duck pond, I have no right to enforce trespassing re: fishing in the duck pond. To me, that's navigable water because you can get there in your boat. If you want to come in there and fish while I'm shooting ducks, you and I are probably going to have words, but I don't think that should be illegal.