RE: Should I "let" him hunt?
Good points. I told the caretaker my decision and why - he stands behind me, which is nice. I have a few stands in this tract of woods so I can be selective with regard to where I may hunt given certain circumstances such as wind, morning or afternoon hunt, phase of the rut, meat or horn hunting, etc. I could easily put this guy in one of those stands, sure, but then my options (and my son's) narrow. Wow am I a selfish ba$tard. Here's another detail I forgot to mention: The guy wants to hunt back there because his other hunting property is 20 minutes away, whereas this is only five minutes away, so it's not like the guy has NO PLACE to hunt. I have also put 4 years into this woods and the area in general as far as studying deer movements and stand placement, shooting lanes, marking trails to stands. I guess it's one thing to bring a guest hunting once or twice, but to throw them the keys for the season is entirely different, IMO of course.