another hunting rant

Jim in Ma. · Oct 10, 2013

This afternoon I took a ride out to the back 40 for a load of firewood. Near the back corner I found 3 tree stands an my side of the posted fence line.
Front end loader 3 = tree stands = 0. I'm sure they cant be repaired. They had no name on them, I left my business card on each stand.
Had they been metal I would have scrapped them.

rrlund · Oct 10, 2013

I did that to a hunting shack one time. It was in a fencerow right in the middle of a place that I rented. I asked the owner of the place who it belonged to. She said she didn't have any idea,nobody ever asked. The loader bucket got dropped on it several times somehow. Nobody ever complained so I guess they weren't too upset?

Rollie NE PA · Oct 10, 2013

I found a portable tree stand about 150 yards behind the house. I now own it. When I took it down I left some of the screw in foot pegs, on the tree. The next day they were gone.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 10, 2013

Reminds me of the time some brat's go-cart ran out of gas, in a field my grandfather was discing, it got kinda flat and scratchedy-looking, rapidly!

Mark - IN. · Oct 10, 2013

Too late now, but might have been fun to see what happened to it if you had painted a bulls eye on it. Curious if it would have just...disappeared. Got no use for poachers.

Mark

Fergienewbee · Oct 10, 2013

I have been tempted when I find a tree stand to just cut the tree down the night before the opener. Not to disparage bow hunters, all trespassers are poachers in my book, but it's pretty hard to hide when you're dressed like an orange pumpkin. Might be time to take a walk; I could use a tree stand too.

Larry

gwstang · Oct 10, 2013

I live way out in the "sticks" and have the errant hunter problems too. I had a heck of time getting the road hunters off my property as they would shoot a deer right next to one of my horses (back when i had them). My favorite riding mare was lame because an idiot shot a 6 point close to her one morning. Just like any athlete, a horse has to be warmed up some when it is really cold out, for riding. She took off into a dead sprint and pulled something in the back leg and she was lame for several months. I told that guy if I ever saw him around here again, one of us wasn't going home that day. I had lots of trouble with that idiot as he would quit his job when hunting season started (Nov.) just so he could hunt all winter (on others property without permission of course). Meanwhile his wife and kid would go on welfare as he wasn't earning any money so they could qualify for it. He finally moved away from here and I think everyone was very glad. I've got someone hunting the back side of my property the last 2 years because the tornado tore it up so so much, I can't really get back there. I'm working on it though, will get them stopped this year for sure.

onefarmer · Oct 10, 2013

I collect at least one commercial made stand a year. I just save them until someone I know says they need one and sell it to them cheap. If they ask to hunt no problem. But after being shot at and being told to leave, on my own property, I have no use for trespassers.

dpendzic · Oct 10, 2013

a few years ago i was hunting on my back 40 in Ma, decided it got to dark to hunt safely so hung up my gun, proceeded to clear some brush on my trail and a hunter next door thought i was a deer and nailed me in the back with a 20 gauge Hornady SST slug!

old-9 · Oct 10, 2013

Speaking of road hunters, I had a truck stop at the end of my Yard. Two "hunters" got out, after a squirrel!! As the 2 hunters guns in hand were looking for supper. I grabbed my .30 cal carbine with 30 round clip, and aproached them. the first jumped into their truck, the other Still wanted to go after the rodent. I am glad he listened to his buddy and left. Sometimes I wonder how it would have come out if they had called me on it? will never know, joe

waltdavies · Oct 10, 2013

I have lucky with hunters even with three road three sides of the property and the house is had to on the south. What I trouble with is people who think my Xmas trees are free.
Walt

jmohr · Oct 10, 2013

I have lost a 3 acre corner of an 87 acre field on rented ground due to city hunters. Two dumb dumbs had permission to hunt a 40 ac tract north of our farm. A creek seperates about 5 acres of this 40. The easiest way for the two guys to get to the 5 acres is to use our low water crossing on our property which is about 15 yards from my favorite deer stand. After two confrontations I said next time the law would get involved. Thet haven't been back in two years, but the next summer we got our termination of lease letter for 3 ac of farm ground that is owned by the owner of the tract north of us. Next time the law will be here and I will really put it to them! I just want to enjoy nature and hunt some crop destroying deer.

NCWayne · Oct 10, 2013

Got as good friend that lives at the very end of about a mile long, dead end road, and has a few acres of his own as well as watching over quite a few acres that belong to his parents. Most years he finds at least one or two stands that he happily takes right to the local gun/pawn/hunting shop and sells.

old · Oct 10, 2013

Post some signs along the lines of do you believe in life after death trespass here and find out etc. I am very open to hunters but they have to ask or else. Have a sign thing with conservation so if I report some one they get a ticket no questions asked

Ultradog MN · Oct 10, 2013

Must be getting close to deer season again and time to bad mouth hunters.
It happens here every year.
Maybe the deer will eat all your crops and then you'll be happy.

Rick Kr · Oct 10, 2013

Being a hunter myself, I can say there are a few low-lifes that ruin it for the rest of us.

Being a property owner, I get to deal with them too. Had a guy walk up to me and ask me who gave me permission to hunt this land? I told him he best get home, the cops would be there in a few since I was the land-owner. He didn't know me, but I had been warned about him from all the other neighbors.

Had two guys park at the end of my driveway to get ready to pheasant hunt. Walking towards my place (my house is 800 feet off the road). Neighbor seen then first, then we both met them at the road. They said, "oh, we didn't know anybody lived here" Just dumb excuse on their part. They packed up and split quickly, probably felt stupid with the excuse they gave.

Rick

oldtanker · Oct 10, 2013

(quoted from post at 19:34:41 10/10/13) Must be getting close to deer season again and time to bad mouth hunters.
It happens here every year.
Maybe the deer will eat all your crops and then you'll be happy.

Jerry while most hunters are good people there are the few out there that ruin it for everyone. I know one guy (he could have taken over his dads farm and had a place to hunt but didn't want to work) who honestly believes that because some farmers get subsidies that their property should be open to public hunting. I keep telling him I should have a key to his house so I can spent the night cause he's on welfare. Mom and dad had problems with people hunting without permission. When I first retired from the Army I walked the property line with a .22 rifle every day for about 6 months. No problems now. But that's what it took in west MN to keep the local bums off the property. I did tear down a couple of illegal stands right after I retired too. One I used. 1st opening day after I got home. Was in this stand someone was nice enough to build on our farm. Guy shows up about 10 minutes after I got in the stand. At 1st he claimed to have permission. Bad part is he's related on my wife's side, 1st cousin, I know him, mom couldn't stand him. A good friend of mine owns 300 acres. Couple of years ago he went out to check his favorite stand and found the guy next door had not only knocked his stand down but had cut shooting lanes through my friends place. My friend is somewhat timid but I'm not. I confronted the guy. He tried making threats. That didn't work to well for him. I called him on it in public. He backed down. He's a bully and has many folks around here afraid of him. Because of my experiences here, in KS, TX and KY with hunting and trespassing I have no sympathy for those who do so. Heck the guy that owns 40 acres on my west side told me not to hunt my woods cause "they might shoot across property lines". I told him to make it count cause if he didn't I was shooting back because of 20 years of military training where you are taught that the 1st reaction to receiving fire is to return fire. I've had no problems with him sense then. The stories can go on and on. Heck most of the poachers near Battle Lake MN are related to my wife, and there's a bunch of them. Her own brother could write a book on road hunting.

Rick

IH2444 · Oct 10, 2013

(quoted from post at 08:34:41 10/11/13) Must be getting close to deer season again and time to bad mouth hunters.
It happens here every year.
Maybe the deer will eat all your crops and then you'll be happy.

They are bad mouthing BAD hunters.

charlespretzer · Oct 10, 2013

I'm not much at confronting hunters, so I pee on there stands. Have heard dear stay clear of human scent.
As far as deer damaging my crops, I've had hunters cost me way more than deer ever have.

rockyridgefarm · Oct 10, 2013

You don't need to confront them. Just take down their stand, or unscrew and take their foot pegs as high as you dare go. Most of these trespassers don't bother to bring more foot pegs when they go out opening morning and they'll have no way to get up there. If they come looking for you to get their stand or pegs back, tell them the sheriff is on his way. He'll do the confronting for you.

da.bees · Oct 11, 2013

You folks need to enact state trespassing laws in your states. What you have now sounds like something straight out of D.C. Based on what you are saying,when does a man with a gun go from a pest to potential armed robber or murderer? Seriously,are people legaly alowed to just walk around strangers places carrying guns? In Texas,if they act remorsful and civil,they get a $500 and up ticket. A little mouthing earns a free ride to jail and everything they have with them besides cloths on their back,keys,wallet and ammo is seized including gun and car. Not many take the risk.

tractorhead · Oct 11, 2013

been hunting deer for 50 years,after many years coming out of the woods sick because of holding my pee, I learned to pee in deer scrapes Deer are attracted to it.
keeps there scrapes active....

Bret4207 · Oct 11, 2013

(quoted from post at 19:34:41 10/10/13) Must be getting close to deer season again and time to bad mouth hunters.
It happens here every year.
Maybe the deer will eat all your crops and then you'll be happy.

It's not all the hunters, UD, it's the trespassing slob hunters that have no respect for other peoples property that are the problem. Just like it's not all drinkers, it's the drunks or that it's not all mechanics, it's the idiots.

I was going to say it's not all lawyers, but...... :lol:

Gambles · Oct 11, 2013

These people are not real hunters, they are vandalizing tresspassers.
But I guess you let any and all strangers walk through your house and property, driving their vehicles through your yard and leaving trash everywhere without your permission?
Highly doubtful.

Traditional Farmer · Oct 11, 2013

UD you sound like a guy that'd be fine hunting my place and I have a couple really good fellows that hunt here and they kill deer have a good time and I have Zero problems with them.But if you want to continue to find places to hunt then you should be the first to want to weed out the ones that are ruining the sport.I'd say it's been about a 50/50 split between the good ones and bad ones for me,several farmer friends of mine have just closed their farms to hunting because of the hassles of some of the jerks as they tired of being the police and baby setter for some of these guys.If people that don't have land want to keep having private property to hunt on they better start policing their own better.

larry@stinescorner · Oct 11, 2013

We dont have a lot of woods in pa,but we have had good luck with letting one neighbor hunt there,being we are not there all the time he keeps an eye out for everything,He even asked me if he could move his treestand to a different spot, He gave me some venison all packaged up and some really good venison summer sausage.Idont hunt myself,maybe going to start if I get time in the future,I did hunt when Iwas young and took the safety course for a licence many years ago.
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DouginIL · Oct 11, 2013

I HAVE done just that a couple of times.

Spook · Oct 11, 2013

In nearly 30 years here, I have had dozens of tresspassing hunters. I have not had one, single person ask to hunt here. I have had items stolen out of my barn, fences cut, and lots of trash left on the property. I keep hearing that it's a small minority, but it sure doesn't seem that way to me.

SDE · Oct 11, 2013

Deer can not tell the difference between human or deer pee.

SDE · Oct 11, 2013

I put a deer stand up that is 30 yards in from the high line an about 30 from the north property line. By the opinions of most of our YT community, I am a low life, dead beat hunter. I killed a buck opening morning and did not take one step on the OTHER side of the line.

waltdavies · Oct 11, 2013

Bummer can't believe I wrote that please fill in missing words.
Walt

pete 23 · Oct 11, 2013

I hunt only on state land or land I have permission to hunt on. That being said, a lot of guys are a little over reactive in my opinion. I always say, just wear a blaze orange hat, carry a broom stick along one of our country roads and pickups will come tearing up to chase you off. Then they say, oh Pete , I didn't know it was you. As long as I'm here would you be able to take a look at this little problem I am having with my tractor.

oldtanker · Oct 11, 2013

(quoted from post at 08:09:34 10/11/13) I put a deer stand up that is 30 yards in from the high line an about 30 from the north property line. By the opinions of most of our YT community, I am a low life, dead beat hunter. I killed a buck opening morning and did not take one step on the OTHER side of the line.

No one accused anyone of being a dead beat hunter on here if the person has gotten permission or is hunting their own property. What we are mad about is the poachers, the trespassers, adjacent land owners who ignore lines and laws, and the road hunters.

Rick

oldtanker · Oct 11, 2013

(quoted from post at 08:09:34 10/11/13) I put a deer stand up that is 30 yards in from the high line an about 30 from the north property line. By the opinions of most of our YT community, I am a low life, dead beat hunter. I killed a buck opening morning and did not take one step on the OTHER side of the line.

No one accused anyone of being a dead beat hunter on here if the person has gotten permission or is hunting their own property. What we are mad about is the poachers, the trespassers, adjacent land owners who ignore lines and laws, and the road hunters.

Rick

Dick2 · Oct 11, 2013

My nephew had agreed to let some friends hunt on his river land after the brought the cattle home in the fall. When those hunters arrived they found all of the land posted. My nephew hadn't posted it, but obviously somebody thought that they could keep other hunters out by posting. Nephew went around and took down all of the signs.

Traditional Farmer · Oct 11, 2013

I sure wouldn't call you a deadbeat hunter its your property.Situation I would call a deadbeat hunter is a place I rent has some woods, backs up to a subdivison with 1 acre lots a guy there completely mows his grass in all the lot then put up a stand just across the line on the place I rent and shoots into the place I rent.

dr sportster · Oct 12, 2013

Pretty funny Loader -3 stands -0 . I like that .No lawyer money needed on this one . Good job.

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