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Post by muscrat on Nov 4, 2008 0:47:36 GMT -5
I have asked this question on another site and haven't recieved an answer yet. If you place a stand on public property, is it fair game for any hunter just passing by to hunt from? What recourse do I have if I find someone hunting from my stand? Or if my stand is stolen, am I wasting everyones time by contacting the local CO? Lastly, why isn't there a law that requires a mininum(SP) distance that a stand can be placed from another hunters stand?(on public prop only)
Thanks,
Lonnie
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Post by buster on Nov 12, 2008 11:56:01 GMT -5
Give me a little time here, guys. It's the beginning of November, just b/f gun season, the post is a week old and already follks complaining about not getting a reply.......
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Post by buster on Nov 12, 2008 12:13:31 GMT -5
First of all, stands placed on public land must be tagged with the stand owner's name and address. That should clear up the issue with it being hunted from if you arrive to find someone in it. Lets hope the hunter uses a little bit of courtesy when confronted with this situation. My guess is that if you roll in late to your occupied stand and you are a butthole about it, you are going to get a butthole response, and therefore get nowhere.
Tree stand theft is very difficult to prove when you do not have a solid lead on a suspect, or even have a suspect at all, as far as that is concerned. If you find that your stand is missing and you have no idea who may have taken it, more than likely we are not going to be of much help. Unfortunately, tree stands always grow legs sooner or later. Try investing in a quality locking system or try using a climber. I did investigate a tree stand theft last week. Located the thief, made an arrest and returned 3 stands and a deer cart back to a coupla guys. It can be done. I had a lead on a suspect and went from there. My advise, inconspicuously mark your stands in a unique manner with your name or maybe replace a part of the stand with some sort of custom part. One of the stands from last week had a custom camo patch sewn into the back pad, the deer cart had its factory nuts and bolts replaced with stainless bolts and wingnuts. Be creative.
My guess as to why there is no minimum distance between stand location on public land is that they figure that most responsible hunters can maturely handle this on their own. Plus, we do not have the time to referee every public land civil dispute between hunters' stand locations.
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