# Posted No Hunting **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 3, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-no-hunting/587689 "2011-07-03T05:33:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-no-hunting/587689/1 "2011-07-03T05:33:54Z")
I’ve often seen signs on private property that say “Posted No Hunting”. Why the “Posted”? Why doesn’t just “No Hunting” suffice? ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-no-hunting/587689/2 "2011-07-03T14:04:09Z")
Just a WAG: Probably the legal requirements to convict someone of criminal trespass in the state require that a notice be given verbally or be “posted.” So the sign is pre-printed with the term “posted” just to reinforce the idea to the would be trespasser that “Yes, this sign is telling you to stay off or else.” ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-no-hunting/587689/3 "2011-07-03T14:25:37Z")
It is a little weird, sort of like having a sign say “this sign says no hunting” instead of just “no hunting”. But I imagine its what **jjtgain** says, the language is to make clear that the sign is there to meet the legal requirement of “posting” a sign, and make sure someone can’t claim they thought it was hung there by PETA or someone to protest hunting in general. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-no-hunting/587689/4 "2011-07-03T14:34:30Z")
“Posting” is a very specifically defined-in-law way of warning off trespassers. You need signs of a certain size and description, posted in a certain way in relation to the property line, and with a certain frequency. So yes, the signs you see are asserting not only that the owner doesn’t want hunters, but also that the legal requirements of “posting” have been met. I once posted some family property, then made a second circuit around the perimeter to confirm that my signs were properly visible in accord with the rules. And damned if there wasn’t a guy perched in a portable tree stand right there! He was overlooking a field, hoping for deer to emerge from the opposite tree line. I was astonished, but had the presence of mind to order him down and march him back to the house, where I called the game warden. When he arrived, I showed the warden the exact tree where I’d found the guy, and he readily agreed that my posting had met the legal and practical requirements; there was _no way_ the would-be poacher could have got to that spot without seeing at least one of my signs. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posted-no-hunting/587689/5 "2011-07-03T14:50:32Z")
This may help: [Posted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posted)