Hi there. For 7 years I was homesteading alone with a very young child here in the wilds of upstate NY. I slept with two large dogs and a compound bow next to my bed. Other than the occasional unexpected or uninvited guest who braved our very long steep driveway, no one ever bothered me. I heard it through the grapevine that I had a reputation for being that crazy lady on the hill with the bow...yup. Ladies, live high upon a defensible hill, get a hunting license, cultivate yourselves a reputation, have big dogs and know how to use your tools. I recently removed a trespassing poacher off my property by following his tracks in the snow ... caught him. He was armed and I didn't have 'mother' so was unarmed. No dogs either. He still got my message loud and clear. "Dude. I hunt here. You are directly in my line of sight." Say like you mean it ladies and become just a little sharper around the edges. Homestead alone? We have woofers and helpers we screen carefully. Anyone with ill intent either hears the rumors, meets my dogs and/or decides to pick on someone else. That someone else should not be you, ladies. I'm 61 years old and my attitude remains the same as it was when I was 19 and spent the next 3 years hitchhiking around the country as detailed in my book, "Tripping with Gabrielle." Live like you deserve your own space, and do not tolerate unwanted visitors. If outnumbered by scumbags who rape and terrorize you are in the wrong place. Jules
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