I know what you mean. I had found a nice triple tree that required ascending about 5 feet to get into a climber. Being on public land you can't use screw in tree steps so I built a little 3 foot ladder out of 2x4s and could get into my stand with that. I was also giving up my position to those that don't know how to scout, but no matter. Anyway, I found my ladder busted to pieces this year and treestand marks on a tree 10 yards away. The tree this guy used I purposely did not choose because it was right over the trail and you had no cover. No skill and no ethics. What can you do?