Back early Sept I put up a portable stand in NY state woods. A state woods that borders our private property. The area was a loaded scrub apple tree just tore up with deer sign. The stand is cabeled & locked. I used a climbing stick I take in & out to access my stand, and prevent theft. When I hunted it for the 1st time this past wknd someone had marked a flourescent orange paint trail through the woods, spraying paint on tree's every 10yds. They went right along the base of the tree my stand was in. 40yds beyond it, and marked a big X on a tree. I thought well its either loggers marking a skidder trail, or some moron hunter who can't make their way through the woods too well. I last used the stand Sunday 10/15. Oh I also have a game camera up about 20yds from my stand, thats also been up since early Sept. My brother hunted the area yesterday, and tells me now someones placed a ladder stand not 20yds from my portable, and not 10ft from my game camera. It too is right on the painted trail. Now either this person is a complete idiot, or has no respect for other persons setups. I know its public land in all, but why would anyone want to setup a stand right near someone elses. I find it hard to believe they haven't seen my stand, and camera. Crap like this just disturbs me. So I guess when I run back down I'll remove my stand, and camera, and leave the idiot a nice written note on respect for others setups. The other odd deal is I've never in the last 8yrs I've hunted this spot ever seen another bowhunter in there. Its not easily accessible. It takes me close to 1hr to get in it, and setup.