[soldieroffortune]

Ive been trying to implement some simple guidelines down here in South Florida for outlaw woodball but no one seems to care enough to make a difference. In any case here they are:
(1) Keep it CLEAN!!! Bring garbage bags and clean up after yourself. If you get there early and its a mess, clean up. Most police officers and property owners will be a little more lenient if its nice and clean. Keeping it clean is paramount!!!
(2) Carpool. The less cars that are illegally parked the less the chance an officer will pull over to see whats going on
(3) Always address authority figures calmly, and with respect. Ive had cops actually shake my hand and tell me they appreciate my attitude and then allowed us to continue playing.
(4) Safety!!! As long as Rescue One doesnt have to come out there or the cops have to break up a fight or the neighbors dont call the cops that their cars and houses are getting hit by paintballs.....it should be all good
(5) Give a damn. We all know that playing woodball out in some field that may or may not be private property is a no-no. Give a damna dn clean up and behave. You represent all paintballers.

[pyrotropism]

very true. as a big advocate of outlaw ball i am very supportive of ur rules. One of my friends is an EMT so he deals with any cops that come by, its very nice when the law lets u keep up with the outlaw ball

[CptObvious]

I can vouch for talking to an enforcement officer calmly will help a great deal.

One day, it was just me and my friend playing one-one (In fact, JAN3-04). I was creeping along a path, keeping low and looking for my friend when I see something shiny. I look over and its a cop and he already has seen me. So he calls me over and we begin to talk. He tells me how he recieved a call about suspicious people in camo running around in the woods (Go figure...<_<) So he went through a series of questions; What are you doing? How many of you are there? And so forth. (At this point I had checked my safety...and uncocked the marker). He finally asked if we had permission to play...I said no, we didn't, but this is the only place out of the way that we can play without having to travel a distance. He said that we really shouldn't be here, gave me a short lecture on safety and what would happen if someone were to get hurt. I told hm that we have radios and such. So he was walking away and I asked if we could still play and all he said was that he wasn't going to tell us we couldn't play here.

Being calm and telling the truth does pay off in the long run. Don't make a mad dash for thick cover when you find out a cop is near by nor should you argue with one 'cause it will only get you into deeper trouble.

[SPtippmann98]

NEVER run it makes you look like your guilty of something. Thats what my parents always tell me, if we get caught

[robster]

Greetings,
As a land owner(80 acres), I can tell you some things that tick me off. Tresspassing. Is the #1 thing that I dislike. Why? I aslo use my land as the back stop for gun shooting so I know it is clear, You might be supprised to know that some people have valid reasons to not like people sneaking in there land. #2 Litter. You all might be supprised if you find a land owner and show up "clean cut" and ask him if he needs any help around his place (fire wood cut, fence fixed ) in exchange for a spot to play on his land. Just don't show up with 500 people if he says yes. I grew up hunting on other peoples land. How ? I asked You'd be supprised to know that not all people are against this sport. And if you need a place ask around. Most people know someone that might have a spot. Just use your skull to figure out how to ask and promote the sport, I had a friend that said put an Ad up at a store will exchange work for a place to play paintball at ...you never know. I know outlaw games are fun I used to all the time But do you think that "outlaw" games give the sport a bad name? As I have herd the neg on people getting cought. Heck! I'll shut up now-Rob

[youwish959]

I play outlaw ball all the time. Once my friend and I were building forts where we play outlaw ball because this land is partially owned by different people and we build forts on it and nobody minds but anyway this Sprint guy came down and claimed all of this property we pb on is his land. he asked what we were doing i said building forts. He asked what we do down here, paintball??? I said yeah. He said he didnt mind if we paintballed down there as long as no one complains. He also told us that some other kids got run off by the cops down there when paintballing. What is fishy is that the guy doesnt own all of the land because I know my friend owns some of it. I believe him that some kids got run off by the cops for playing down there because I asked another kid who paintballs down there but with different people if he got run off by the cops for paintballing in the woods. He said YEAH!! Why?? DID YOU CALL THEM??? i told him no I was just wandering because a guy who claimed he owned all of the land told us someone got run off by the cops for paintballing down there and he was the only other person I knew that paintballed down there.
I think the Sprint guy was the guy who called the cops and was trying to give us a scare by claiming he owned the land but he didnt.


But the point is dont run most people understand paintball and accept it as a sport even if they dont like it.

[Ghost Runna]

ok i get it but what are the garbage bags for? do ya spread em out n hope it hits it?

[Max_Hattuer]

Ghost Runna, on Apr 9 2005, 11:58 AM, said:

ok i get it but what are the garbage bags for? do ya spread em out n hope it hits it?

I really hope you are joking...but...

The trash bags are for picking up your stuff. Empty bags and boxes from the paintballs, soda bottles/cans/cups, discarded macrolines that you had to change out, etc.

Usually when we play (well, we play only where we can get permission), we also have developed the habit of picking up the larger pieces of trash in the area, mainly to keep the owners from saying that we did it.

[cashking63]

Ghost Runna, on Apr 9 2005, 11:58 AM, said:

ok i get it but what are the garbage bags for? do ya spread em out n hope it hits it?

DUH!! to put the trash in!

[golden_220]

State forests are also nice places to play. You are not illegally trespassing, and there are no rules against paintball. Just do make fires.

Thats another thing, keeping it clean also involves leaving it as you came. Do not leave bunkers, especially plywood bunkers on other people's property, unless they say it is ok. Never start a fire, except in designated spots for camp fires.

[Archie21]

NEVER EVER tresspass on someones property and always leave it how you found it(with the except of paint marks everywhere)

[GUNFIGHTER9]

My grandfather has a small farm in rural Oklahoma. On it he has a small pond that he used to stock with catfish. He was forever getting people asking for permission to hunt or fish on his land. He always told them no, and not because he was selfish, but because of insurance and legal problems.

If someone comes on to your land, even uninvited, and gets injured you can be held responsible as the property owner in civil court. So if you get told no don't get mad just remember that there is probably a good reason.

[SilentBushido]

Try and avoid wander off into housing developments and shooting peoples houses. some jerks did this at one of my outlaw fields and it not only makes the sport look bad but gets police atttention

[cowboyup]

Put up signs that warn people who may be using the land nearby that paintballers are ahead. A good article on playing outlaw ball can be found at Splat Magazine.

[Darksniper]

Ghost Runna, on Apr 9 2005, 11:58 AM, said:

ok i get it but what are the garbage bags for? do ya spread em out n hope it hits it?

im sure you wouldnt use them to put trash in
ha, thats a good one!