Happened to me on Opening Day two years ago. I watched a small 6 point walk over to where I'd seen an empty ladder stand on my way in. I didn't know that someone had entered it after I passed it and I heard a deer coming busting back through the brush right at my stand.

I KNEW what had to have happened.

The buck fell right under my treestand! [:@] I waited until I saw the guy trailing it and called him over to show him where it was. He was greatful and I also plugged HNI. He was on my friend's land and I have exclusive permission there. I told him politely about it, helped him with his deer and never saw him again.