Trump's sons opened a private hunting preserve in upstate New York and neighbors say it sounds like 'a war zone'

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are enthusiastic hunters, although that does not explain why their 171-acre private hunting preserve in Wingdale, New York, sounds "like you're in a war zone," as one neighbor put it to The Associated Press.

It's not just the regular deer hunting rifle fire residents are used to, though. Neighbors say they hear the deafening sounds of target practice as well as exploding targets and gunfire ringing out from a wooden tower on the property. "It's bad," said another neighbor. "It shakes the windows."

The Trumps bought the property anonymously in 2013 after unsuccessfully attempting to get a discount by arguing it was haunted. The brothers used a limited liability company to scoop up the land, although paperwork traces back to Trump Jr. and Eric Trump directly.

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Jeffrey Ferraro, who is listed as the LLC's organizer and manages the land, told one neighbor who complained about the noise that his partners "have the Secret Service coming, and they shoot, too." When confronted by the AP, Ferraro said: "Guns make noise. That's all I can tell you."