your thoughts[unethical or ok]

[sureshot]

i wouldn't leave those big deer. stand your ground & hunt. keep the warden informed. the law says he can't hunt over your bait, right? have the game warden ask him for receipts showing he bought bait, or they can charge him. go after him legally, and smile & wave as they take him away.

Steve the prob is in the reading of the law, it states that no person shall hunt over another persons bait without the person who placed the bait 's permission, the wardens talked it over in a meeting with 30 other wardens and said there was enough to charge but pretty sure he could beat it in court,the reasoning is what I had for bait, it was a mineral lick and alot of the wildlife pellets were eaten by the time I got back there, plus he has permission to hunt there also and i really do not want to get the landowner involved to a point he has to come to court, would really hurt my relations with the ranchers down there in which I have exellant relations! If I go back there and hunt and he comes by I know for a fact I will be in jail, I cannot even drive through the small town that he has a trailer set in, if I see him there will be trouble. As much as I want to hunt there I really think the enjoyment will be gone and I will be constantly worring about him coming by and the trouble I will get in.i want to educate him so bad but have grown up quite a bit in the past 15 years of so,I have a nother 160 class buck coming by my new stand, if he comes in range of the longbow he will get stuck, I kind of hope he does not couse I think he is just 3 1/2 years old, he needs another year,I just enjoy the hunting and relaxation of it, if I want to kill huge bucks all the time I would not bowhunt,if I need to risk my freedom for a bloody deer, does not really make sence!

Thanks for all the imput guys,been nice to see most peopel see it my way!!

[buckee]

Beat him at his own game. Set up a easy to find spot, put up a old junk stand, cheap camera, and clear a spot for a mineral site. Instead of putting minerial in the fresh dirt, loaded it down with a product called "Deer Away". People use it in their gardens and flower beds and can be found at most any hardware store. I nice big file does wonders for creating those big rubs on the tress as well. Just say'n...lol

devious, but I like it

[Stinger-Hunter]

Chop his stand down or take it down and give it to the landowner or take it to his house in the middle of the night and leave it there.

If the landowner is on your side, then have the landowner call him and set him straight. Not good to get a lot of people involved, but if the landowner doesn't mind, then a friendly call from him saying, "stop the nonsense or you don't hunt there anymore" will make him think twice.

Similar thing happened to me (someone took my treestand and hid it) a few years ago in Minnesota on public land. A guy was mad cause I was hunting 15 yards away from private land so he took my stand. The landowner that gave him permission to hunt there called him and told him to deliver it to my buddy's house or he would lose hunting privileges. That fixed it. 24 hours later he delivered the stand.

If that doesn't work or if he tries to sabotage the area, then you have to deal with that yourself.

Just remember, as mad as you are right now - there is no deer in the world that is more valuable that your integrity, your freedom or your life, so play it smart.

[stevebeilgard]

Steve the prob is in the reading of the law, it states that no person shall hunt over another persons bait without the person who placed the bait 's permission, the wardens talked it over in a meeting with 30 other wardens and said there was enough to charge but pretty sure he could beat it in court,the reasoning is what I had for bait, it was a mineral lick and alot of the wildlife pellets were eaten by the time I got back there, plus he has permission to hunt there also and i really do not want to get the landowner involved to a point he has to come to court, would really hurt my relations with the ranchers down there in which I have exellant relations! If I go back there and hunt and he comes by I know for a fact I will be in jail, I cannot even drive through the small town that he has a trailer set in, if I see him there will be trouble. As much as I want to hunt there I really think the enjoyment will be gone and I will be constantly worring about him coming by and the trouble I will get in.i want to educate him so bad but have grown up quite a bit in the past 15 years of so,I have a nother 160 class buck coming by my new stand, if he comes in range of the longbow he will get stuck, I kind of hope he does not couse I think he is just 3 1/2 years old, he needs another year,I just enjoy the hunting and relaxation of it, if I want to kill huge bucks all the time I would not bowhunt,if I need to risk my freedom for a bloody deer, does not really make sence!

Thanks for all the imput guys,been nice to see most peopel see it my way!!

charge him anyway, bret. let him try to beat the charge. put the burden on his shoulder and let him know you're not playing games. but the real point is that next time he does the same, he has a record following him. sooner or later, he won't be able to beat the charges. i'd sign a warrant myself.

also, most people see it your way because you are in the right. he's wrong.

[buckee]

I agree with Steve. Charge him and let the chips fall where they may. At least he'll know you aren't going to take this sitting down.

[JimT]

If the guy is well known for this type of thing, couldn't the landowner just boot'em out???