ORIGINAL: chr103yod
I see ribbons and tacks all the time and I could care less. How are you supposed to know how long they have been there? I also could care less if you have hunted in the same spot for 50 yrs it's first come first serve each year. I always get in extra early just for that reason. When you come walking in and see a flashlight right near where you wanted to hunt its just too bad, you should have got up earlier. Guys are always going to be jerks and it's not just the out of state guys. Don't let anybody intimidate you. You have the same rights in the woods as you have anywhere else. People aren't allowed to go around threatening you with a gun anywhere else, why is it OK in the woods?
orange ribbons fade overtime..tacks rust..tacks are illegal as loggers can get their saws caught..ribbons are illegal also..
as for first serve, no, on publicland a person that shows up at 10 am can hunt anywhere they like..
just because we are there bright and early ,does not mean we can say this is our spot and to move on..
i had guy sit 20 yds from me and i still got a huge buck this year..i waved nicely at him and he waved back at daylight..i did not get mad but when i was told by others that this was their spot, they had ribbons out, they were here first in morning,4 am they got in their stands, i was in mine at 6.30 am and it was still dark..
no one has right to tell another hunter where he can hunt even if he slept in his treestand or spot on ground over night..
first come, first serve has no place on PUBLICLAND..