Bloodtrailer Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I didn't care soo much that the stands were here earlier away from me, but now I walk out to my stand site(i use a climber) and see a stand right in my honey hole. what would you do? i cant decide if i want to shoot them, or rip the stand out and light it on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's on your land? I'd take it and pin a note to the tree letting the owner they were tresspassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dance.and.shoot Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 It's on your private property so you pretty much can do what you want. As long as your property is clearly marked PRIVATE, you can take it down...I wouldn't set it on fire if I was you though. You can take it down to the local police station saying you just found this and want it returned to the right owner. Then put a note on the tree it was on saying where they can find their stand and to please find somewhere else to put their stand because they're tresspassing and you don't want to file charges against them but you will next time it happens. (even if you don't, they won't know it's an empty threat!!!) I've had that happen to my property down south, so I called the local Police to see if I could take it down. They said to just make sure I didn't do any damage to it. That person hasn't been back on my property since then. If you show them that you're serious, they usually won't mess with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwhite Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 Just take it down and like the others say put a note on it saying that they are on privat land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 When I find them on our property, I take them down and take them home. I'll gladly give them back to the guy if he wants to come man up to what he's done. I've only done this once, and nobody owned up to it. This is of course clearly marked property, and no doubt about it for anyone.... WAAAAAY over the line. They knew what they were doing when they crossed the barbed wire fence and flagged their way in/out. Also, I think leaving a note is a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 If your stupid enough to trespass on my property that is clearly marked and leave your stand for me to find, then I'm smart enough to take the stand down and use it for my own. Don't come asking for it back, as I figure the stand you just lost is about equal to the trespass fee I would charge you for trespassing on my land. thanks mr....enjoy your season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNcrittergittr Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) I know first hand how infuriating it can be to have tresspassers ignore posted signs and disrespect you and your private property. The last couple years it seems the tresspassing has gotten worse, it can be a battle. We've found stands on our land and in some of our favorite spots too. We've put notes up on the trees the stands are in telling them to remove the stands. We've put notes with maps up so they know where our property boundaries are. If I leave a note I'll put it in a zip lock or waterproof bag and nail it to the tree so they can't miss it. If I go back out and it's obvious they got the note but the stand is still there, well the next step is them going out to the stand and finding me either sitting in it or on the ground waiting for them. If they continued to ignore and disrespect me, then I would contact the police or the DNR and get them involved. I'm not looking for war, I just want my family and I to enjoy what we have without idiots ruining it. I can't even imagine blatantly direspecting people and their property the way I've seen some people do. But I think sometimes you will find a situation to be an honest mistake, and won't meet much resistance. Most people when informed, feel bad and will respectfully relocate. I'd recomend trying to take a stern, but understanding approach at first, good luck to ya! Edited October 2, 2009 by MNcrittergittr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 I would take the stand down and put a note up telling him where he can get into contact with you to get his stand back.{as redneck said they probably won't man up to it}If you go about it the wrong way,he/she might sabotage your honeyhole of a spot.I understand how mad you are but don't let that ruin your hunting for the rest of the season.Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dance.and.shoot Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 someone else is having problems with tresspassers and trail camera's...only they have pics of the twerp! http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91185#post1118511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 If your land is not posted I would just put a note on it saying you would like it removed. No sense in being a bunghole if the guy did not think he was doing anything wrong. If your land is posted however, leave a nice note on the tree and take the stand home. No sense in making an enemy if you do not need to. You never know what someone can be capable of when there mad at you..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Cold Posted October 2, 2009 Report Share Posted October 2, 2009 If your land is not posted I would just put a note on it saying you would like it removed. No sense in being a bunghole if the guy did not think he was doing anything wrong. If your land is posted however, leave a nice note on the tree and take the stand home. No sense in making an enemy if you do not need to. You never know what someone can be capable of when there mad at you..... I agree with JimT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Some states are different...but in PA, you DO NOT have to have your land posted. If its not your land, and you don't have permission, then your tresspassing! I would contact police (its a civil case) unless the person hunts the stand and kills something...then contact the game comm. (its trespassing and poaching then). However, I would personally take the stand down...no note....nothing. I'd be sure to be in the area well before first light in my stand and wait for the person to show. What? You had a stand here...haven't seen it! BTW, do you have permission to be here? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampbuckva Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I have had this problem before. I have access to a small 40 acre tract of hardwoods near my house and have hunted it for years. last year I went out to do my yearly trail cleaning and checking stands to find the ajoining land owner had a survey done and put up posted signs 25 yards onto what we thought was our land(which my family has hunted for 30 years) the posted signs kept us off our main travel path!!! This was bad but what pissed me off was when a boy killed a nice 8pt I had been hunting 50yds from my stand!!!!!!! And guess what he was trespessing on our land!! This was 2 weeks after I saw the POSTED signs his family had put up!!! This blew my mind that they could put up the posted signs and still came on to our side to kill MY DEER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAarcher Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 It's YOUR land YOUR honey hole. I'd sit right in it and wait for the violator to show his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Some states are different...but in PA, you DO NOT have to have your land posted. If its not your land, and you don't have permission, then your tresspassing! Same with Ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Some states are different...but in PA, you DO NOT have to have your land posted. If its not your land, and you don't have permission, then your tresspassing! Same here in VT .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Some states are different...but in PA, you DO NOT have to have your land posted. If its not your land, and you don't have permission, then your tresspassing! I would contact police (its a civil case) unless the person hunts the stand and kills something...then contact the game comm. (its trespassing and poaching then). However, I would personally take the stand down...no note....nothing. I'd be sure to be in the area well before first light in my stand and wait for the person to show. What? You had a stand here...haven't seen it! BTW, do you have permission to be here? LOL Couldn't agree more. Here is a funny story on a related matter. Years ago I went Dove hunting with a Buddy on ground his family owned. When we got to his ground there was a truck parked there and we could clearly see trespassers hunting the field edge several hundred yards away. The back of the truck was open and a cooler was in the truck. My buddy opens it and finds sandwiches and sodas, so he hands me one of each and takes one of each for himself. We proceeded to enjoy them. Meanwhile, the trespassers realize we are there and quickly head our way. They were spitting mad about us enjoying their lunch and basically asked what we thought we were doing. My friend explained that his family owned the ground, and if they wanted, we would get the law out there and see who came up on the short end of the stick over the situation. They pulled the old "we thought so and so owned this ground" story and basically tucked their tails and left. We still get a good laugh to this day over that story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 There will be a day that all public and private but open to the public land becomes a thing of the past, then we are all screwed. Imagine hunting state owned land and nothing else. It would be a mess. Things seem to be pointing in that direction more and more with all the "hang the tresspasser" posts I read. If someone crosses posted land then the landowner has a right to be mad and call the cops. If someone hunts unposted land while thinking all is good, the landowner should not be an jerk about it. They should just let the people know they are not welcome and be done with it. Not everyone that hunts private unposted land is a jerk. The majority of the hunters I know are good guys. One day I will own a tract of land. We are saving for it now. I will not post it unless it is abused. Then I will post it access by permission only so I know who is on it. We do not have alot of deer here in Maine, but we do have alot of open land to hunt and fish on. I would rather have the access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 I have had this problem before. I have access to a small 40 acre tract of hardwoods near my house and have hunted it for years. last year I went out to do my yearly trail cleaning and checking stands to find the ajoining land owner had a survey done and put up posted signs 25 yards onto what we thought was our land(which my family has hunted for 30 years) the posted signs kept us off our main travel path!!! This was bad but what pissed me off was when a boy killed a nice 8pt I had been hunting 50yds from my stand!!!!!!! And guess what he was trespessing on our land!! This was 2 weeks after I saw the POSTED signs his family had put up!!! This blew my mind that they could put up the posted signs and still came on to our side to kill MY DEER!!! This is an easy one. What are their names? Post it no Smiths allowed if thats their name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatetomiss Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 take it home till they ask about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyman Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) Not everyone that hunts private unposted land is a jerk. We use a different word here in Illinois: CRIMINAL! In my mind it is a bit old fashioned to think that just because someone didn't go to the trouble to post their land that just anyone can have the run of it. Does that go for a persons house to? What about their vehicle? Where do personal property rights start? Edited October 3, 2009 by Randyman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterwebb Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 i would wait he out tell him the way it is i would not touch his stand if you do you no better than he is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 i would say u just got urself new stand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted October 4, 2009 Report Share Posted October 4, 2009 Quote: Originally Posted by JimT Not everyone that hunts private unposted land is a jerk. We use a different word here in Illinois: CRIMINAL! In my mind it is a bit old fashioned to think that just because someone didn't go to the trouble to post their land that just anyone can have the run of it. Does that go for a persons house to? What about their vehicle? Where do personal property rights start? Ditto...I don't care if the land is not posted...if YOU are not paying the property taxes...then you have no right being there without asking permission! If they are "good" people...they'll take the time to ask permission. Otherwise they are breaking the law...most good people don't purposly break the law! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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