ohiobuckhunter Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 i will try to make this as short as possible but i would like to hear you guys and girls opinions and what to do 2 years ago a friend of my wifes husband wanted to go hunting with me and i said well ok he had never really taken any big deer but was a life long hunter. Well by the time we got together to go the first year.(it was muzzloader) so i just put him in an area where there was some nice deer it wasn't 10 minutes after sunlight and he had the biggest deer he had ever taken. Then he didn't want to drive any woods for anyone else after that and when he did he did it wrong. and then last year he was still doing the same thing as far as not wanting to do drives or anything and during bow season i would tell him to stay in his stand untill i get there and he was always down wondering around. so then this year i was only going to take him to get permission for 2 woods and save some of the better ones for people who will listen. dont get me wrong the 2 woods i i got him permission for are about 100 acres and then 80 acres and hold some big deer 140+ but instead he went and asked a lady to hunt which is my favorite woods and she only allows me to hunt unless your in my company and he has known this for years but instead he goes and ask her to hunt and when she tells him that she don't allow hunting he replies well you let josh hunt here and he brings me out. so needless to say i had to go out and appoligize for his behavior and get back in her good graces. so after all that am i wrong to want to tell him he will have to find somewhere and someone else to hunt with because i'm done? or am i over reacting any input would be great thanks sorry for the long story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 No, you are not over-reacting at all. My friends Dad was the same way and I tried my best to be very patient with him over quite a few years. I ended up just blowing my top finally one day, and kicked him out completely. The landowner agreed with my decission and he tried the same stunt, asking the land-owner for his own permission. :rolleyes: It makes it tough for me sometimes, because it's my buddy's Dad, but, even his own son knows he is trouble as a hunting partner. a friend of my wifes husband Hmmmmmm, I'll have to mull this over a bit...LOL:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Honesty is the best policy................... I'd make sure the landowners know the situation before confronting him. He's likely to try and steal away some of your ground if given the opportunity. Cover your butt first, then let him know how you feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiobuckhunter Posted October 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 sorry i meant my wifes friends husband lol and thanks for bringing up the thought of letting the other landowners know because i hunt 12 diffrent property owners and about 35000 acres so i don't want someone else intruding and messing up the areas i hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 About 3 years ago I had to cut loose a friend of over 20 years because he over-stepped his bounds at hunting camp. Now he nor his wife speak to us. You are going to have to suck it up and cut this guy loose too. We go hunting to relax and have fun. By sounds of it you are not. Why sacifice your personal happiness for some jerk. You have spoken to him about his behavior and he did not comply plus he almost ruined your opportunity to hunt the land. Tell him goodbye and send him a registered letter stating the same thing in case he tries to tresspass on the land later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie65 Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Yep, have to agree with others. Tell him he has to abide by your rules, helping with drives or whatever you want. If not he is no longer welcome or if you have already had enough then tell him he is done. Can't let him ruin your hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 I experienced a similar situation when i was in college, the only difference was, it was a very good friend of mine who pulled the same stunt. i had gotten permission to hunt a very nice chunk of ground from the owners by knocking on doors. Well, i took him out there because he didn't have a place to hunt but had a muzzle loader tag (he didn't have a place to hunt at school because he didn't have the balls to go asking, just kind of leached off of anyone he could). Well the following fall rolled around, and he called me and said that he had went out to the farm and put up a stand...I was fired up, bigtime! Needless to say, he went behind my back and asked permission to hunt the same property, which, i guess, is my fault because i took him out there in the first place. SO i called him up and layed into him about it because there was already my girlfriend and i plus one more bow hunter out there, and the landowners gun hunt it (its less than 100 acres mind you), and it already has enough pressure. Eventually, i got over it because there was nothing i could do about it, and i didn't think it was worth our friendship; however there was definitely a lesson to be learned there. In the future, don't take someone of that character to your favorite spot, or, lay down some serious ground rules. Good Huntin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 That guy is a parasite. I would be sure to let any of the landowners who allow you to hunt what the situation is and then tell the guy he needs to get with the program or hit the road. Another example of helping someone out and getting crap in return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 You are completely within your right bud, and I think I'd do the same thing. I am so fortunate to have Ohiobucks for a friend. He stuck his neck way out for me 5 years ago, and I do everything in my power to not screw up when I'm fortunate enough to tag along with him. Sounds like your "friend" is a real jerk and didn't appreciate what you did for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 You are completely within your right bud, and I think I'd do the same thing. I am so fortunate to have Ohiobucks for a friend. He stuck his neck way out for me 5 years ago, and I do everything in my power to not screw up when I'm fortunate enough to tag along with him. Sounds like your "friend" is a real jerk and didn't appreciate what you did for him. Yep, not only does he not appreciate it, but he has no respect at all for you. Honesty is the best policy................... I'd make sure the landowners know the situation before confronting him. He's likely to try and steal away some of your ground if given the opportunity. Cover your butt first, then let him know how you feel. Got to agree with this too. Think you are well within your rights and I would probably feel the same way as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Jeez, for a bit, I thought you were talking about Tominator! LOL! You are on the right track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechsWife Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I agree with the prior post. You shouldn't feel guilty about telling this guy he isn't welcome to tag along anymore. I would also suggest talking with the other landowners. I wouldn't ever expect my husband to put up with that type of behavior from any of my friend's husbands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiobuckhunter Posted October 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 well thanks for the info everyone. i gave him the boot this morning so i guess i have an open spot for a new hunting buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 well thanks for the info everyone. i gave him the boot this morning so i guess i have an open spot for a new hunting buddy Probably the best choice considering his previous behaviour;) Just do whatever it takes to line out the rules for the next priveleged person. Let them know clearly what kind of a privelege it is for you to hunt the land you have...and that in no way will abuse of the privelege be tolerated in the future. Did I say "Privelege" enough??? IMHO...the next person needs to live that way too for the right and privelege to hunt there. We all need to remember that hunting someone else's land is not a right but a...(you geussed it) "PRIVELEGE". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 You only live once. I'd cut him loose if he can't follow directions, and doesn't have the respect to hunt the way you do on land that has been given permission to YOU to hunt. I wouldn't think twice about it. Unfortunatly, he doesn't sound much like a "hunter", and I have had to weed these types of people out as far as hunting goes. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Go with the majority on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 this guy was an abusive jerk, and your situation would never have gotten any better. only worse. you did the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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