Let me set the stage....I have a place close to work that I can get into quickly. Been there since I started bowhunting 15 years ago. Deer are everywhere. This past fall, a guy, my COUSIN no less informs me thru someone elsethat HE is going to hunt there as he lives in this town and its his right. Igot permission before he did (law) so he went to the guy and gotit (after he threw up a stand). Ileft a message for him to please contact me, ive been in the spot for 15 years and heard he was goingto putup a stand there. He showed up at my work, telling me he didnt give a SH&%how long Id been there and he was going in there andI could go F$%^ myself and drove off still swearing at me.He said he was watching and I hadnt been in there in a couple years...guess he's not too observant, I use a climber and I HAD been there. He said he works and lives right near there so its his right to hunt there. I chalked it up to him just being a loser and went elsewhere. I felt like going in while he was there and sitting in the next tree over just to piss him off!

Now the problem...I dont want to give in and plan on getting back in there this season. What do you all think I should do? just put my stand in there and hope he doesnt bother me or use some other tactic? I thought of asking the landowner not to grant him permission this year. Fact is, this small area will be the only huntable area this season as they are developing the other parts of the property this summer. It will probably make it even better in my area as it will push the deer into it.

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