In Your Opinion...

[Tominator]

Scenario:

You go hunting to a spot you've been hunting for a couple years now. This year you've hunted this particular spot 5 to 10 times. Today, you climb your tree, look over and notice a new hang on stand in a tree 20 yards from you. The landowner has informed you that there is another hunter allowed to hunt the area. The hunter is not in his/her stand so you decide to hunt.

2 hours later the owner of the stand comes in, sees you and pursues a discussion as to who gets to hunt that night, after arguing for a bit, you decide it's not worth it and you decide to get down.

In your opinion, who should have left the woods?

[redkneck]

In my opinion the issues should be understood by anyone that reads this. Some real bad assumptions/attitudes involved here and is plain it started before the guy was given permission to hunt.

The owner should have never given permission (although it is his right) without informing you of the situation.

Not only is it the right thing to do, it is the SAFE thing to do.

[The_Kat]

I actually ran into this some when I lived at Texoma. Some guys had hunted certain areas way before I started hunting there, and without realizing it, I crowded some of their spots. I always made a point to get in contact with them before hunting an area tho so as not to bump them on a hunt. As far as who should have left....considering you were already in the tree when the dude got there....he should have left. If he beat you to the spot that day, you should have left. First come first served in this situation in my opinion....only because it's not your land. Again...if it were me and you explained this was your honey hole, I would have gladly backed out and returned for my stand the following day and let you have your area.

[hoosierhunter]

I would have argued til the sun went down or I would have said "let's go talk to the landowner about this right now" and walked up there with him to settle the dispute. If he said no, I would have sat my rear end in my treestand and started making phone calls and see how well he liked hunting next to that and then tell him that any time he tries to hunt that stand when your there the same thing will happen. I would also have thrown in about a half dozen other varous words per sentence explaining that to him. Stupidity and ignorance bother me.

I was always taught to confront my problems. Now sometimes certain things aren't worth confronting, but I would have been more than happy to handle this one.

[hoosierhunter]

or you could have just donkey punched him..........:argue: Pow!!!Right in the kisser!!!!!

[Ohiobucks]

You should have stayed, he should have found a different place to hunt tonight.

You were in your climbing stand I assume...

[hunter_mike]

i have been in the nearly the same situation before. I was sitting in my climber in a new area I had not hunted before and about a half hour into my hunt, I realized there was a hang-on stand 30 yards away. An hour later, sure enough, a guy comes walking in. Lucky for me, he was as reasonable of a person as i am, and we quickly decided that we would both hunt. We quietly sat and hunted without argument and saw lots of deer. At the end of the day he walked over by me and I told him that I would keep a courteous distance from his stand from now on since he was there first. I honestly didnt know there was anyone hunting there when I first set up shop.

In your case, I think that you both should have sat quietly and hunted that night, but at the end of the day, you two should have worked out an agreement. He may not have even realized that he was so close to another person's hunting spot. If he insists that he should hunt in that spot, there really isn't much you can do about it. Bringing the landowner into it may not be such a great idea because it is likely a non-issue for him and if he finds you guys bothersome he may just decide not to let anyone hunt.

[The_Kat]

or you could have just donkey punched him..........:argue: Pow!!!Right in the kisser!!!!!

HaHa....ASSAULT says the prosecutor

[wtnhunt]

In your case, I think that you both should have sat quietly and hunted that night, but at the end of the day, you two should have worked out an agreement. He may not have even realized that he was so close to another person's hunting spot. If he insists that he should hunt in that spot, there really isn't much you can do about it. Bringing the landowner into it may not be such a great idea because it is likely a non-issue for him and if he finds you guys bothersome he may just decide not to let anyone hunt.

Probably about the best answer. Would not have let the other guy ruin that afternoon for me with knowing he had permission to be on the property.

[Tominator]

Thanks for your opinions folks. I appreciate it.

I just wanted to get a feel for what the general consensus was. I was always taught, first come, first serve. Had the landowner told me to stay out of the north woods, I would have. I call everyday before I go down there. I did yesterday, and got the all clear from the landowner's wife. The landowner works Thursday evenings.

After I got down, I visited the landowner, but his son was the only one around. I apologized and told him to make sure his dad heard about what happened. I don't know if anything will come from it, but if he asks, I will tell him honestly how I feel about it. To me, that guy is dictating how the landowner's land is being used. In his mind, when he sets a few permanent stands, that's HIS area, and nobody else can hunt it. Doesn't seem right.

Tom--yep, I was in my climber.

[wyohunter]

all i will say is....if i came close to my stand and seen you already in yours, i would of backed out quietly and hunted another time....lmao well thats what i wish i would of done, prolly come back with a chainsaw

[ruttinbuc]

I had the same problem on a few occasions. It was usually settled after I told the person that my hunting wasn't planned around his schedule. If I am here first I would expect you to move on as I would if you were already here. Most guys are understanding, but there are few boneheads that push the issue about "their" spot and how they have hunted it for years, so and so said, and blah, blah blah.

Then you get the types that have a hissy fit back at the lot because you might have passed through "their" area as you went in. I usually let it in one ear and out the other. How are you supposed to know where they set up? Either case, you are going to have people who want it their way and only their way. Some will even go so far as making false accusations about you to property owners. One guy did that to me a long time ago. I wonder if his nose ever stopped bleeding?

To answer the question, Chris....first come should always be first serve, regardless if a stand is there or not.

[c_lou]

It's your spot for that evening. If he wanted to hunt it, he should have gotten there first. Some people are complete tools when it comes to hunting.

[Ravin R10 man]

Not you!