NY,

Two things, first and most important, it isnt the fact of him hunting the land in general, it is the fact that this one area of that land is where he chose to put his stand, knowing thats where I put mine. He could have put 15 stands up on any other part of the property as far as I was concerned.

second, its the way he did it, trying to keep it a secret, did he think I wouldnt notice his stand in the tree next to mine?

Im kicking myself for not calling the game warden when I first checked and saw his stand in there after hearing about it. At that point he didnt have permission. If I would have known he'd run to the landowner after the fact and get permisson and then act like an ass, I would have called. In fact, being that I am in law enforcement myself, I would have taken joy in busting him myself but we dont do Fish & Wildlife's work for them. I personally didnt think family would do that. He's always been friendly with me.

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