ORIGINAL: MNpurple

The ethics of people and some in the hunting community are just out the window, this morning was one of the most maddening I have ever had in the woods. I hunt a property of people that I know, just aquaintinces, but we get along good.I give them gifts throughout the year and help with chores on occasion. My uncle leases the cropland from them and does all the planting. SoI am leaving the stand this morning and notice that there are 4 wheeler tracks all over in alfalfa fields and even through unpicked bean fields. Very strange I thought. Then a hear a vehicle coming, driving back through a very muddy field road, so muddy I had chose to not tear it up and just make a little longer walk this morning, but this guy is just mudding and rutting it up. The truck stops and 2 guys and 2 kids (12 years old maybe) get out.

The first guy says, "What are you doing here?"Instantly rude and obnoxious. I tell him I have permission to bowhunt here, he says "well we lease this property for the gun season"(which starts Nov. 3) I say ok thats fine, although I am kind of shocked that after many years the word "lease" has now entered my vocablulary. He says "i dont think you should be out here"He acts like he owns the place! Talkling down to me with his group standing behind him.

So I am now mad. I told himI have permission to hunt here and unless I hear otherwise I will continue to hunt hear and guess what, I will even be hunting here during your gun season. He says " I dont think so, and so you know, there will be four wheelers all over this place, and they will be disturbing you all day in your stand."I tell him, well dont worry about me because I walk back so there is less disturbance to the deer and I also choose not to drive through alfalfa fields and unpicked bean fields. He has no response to this, other than a chuckle. So then after he grumbles a while he has theguts to say, "hey, where are the property lines out here,I dont see any fences" I said I know where they are, I've hunted here long enough that I dont need fences. I said maybe before you paid money and drove all over this place with your wheelers and wrecked fields and field roads you should have understood the property lines.

I then walked away, called my uncle and told him of the destruction to his fields and now unfortunately, I am going to have to call the landowner and find out what is up. If I am done hunting there so be it. I have been very fortunate to never have to pay to hunt like so many others do, but perhaps that day is here. I just cannot believe the ethics and attitudes of some people and to act like that in front of their kids. What a great example to set, and what a crap day hunting.