I was not saying Hoss is wrong about shooting "trespassers"; if they are told by the landowner not to be there then it is a criminal trespass, and subject sanctum. There is a problem of a lease vs an owner telling a belligerent what to do. If the lessee is a club does that make every member an agent in the club to tell them to leave? What rights has the landowner granted others?

Just because it is legal does not make it the right thing to do. Starting with the signs first is good idea. ,then a gate.

The only individual I knew who shoot a trespasser and got in trouble was when I was a guest in Huntsville TX area. I had lunch with him and some friends the day before. He ended up being incarcerated for about a year waiting for his trial. Then he was cleared. I had a real problem with why he was locked up, but I guess as the saying goes it is better to face a 12 man jury then St Peter. He ended up loosing his job, and then moved.