RE: Would you trespass to get to your stand?
Different states have different laws. The different law enforcement agencies have different concerns and worries. In Maryland you had to have written permission on you. If a game warden stops you and you don't he'll write you up. In NY, if it isn't posted you can go on it. They can ask you to leave and you have to or you can be arrested. I just couldn't walk on someones property without getting permission first, asking them where to park and all that stuff. People up here tend to go by the "If it isn't posted rule". I just can't do that. Sheriffs in Maryland are mainly concerned with serving warrants etc. Up here they'll write you a speeding ticket or whatever.Seeing asheriff in Maryland while driving a car was like seeing a fire chiefs SUV, it was of no concern if you were speeding or whatever. Different states.... different rules. The defining rule should always be, respect the guy who pays the taxes. It's his damn land for Pete's sake. There shouldn't be any worry about what a GW can or can't do. Treat the landowner with respect and ask. All he can do is say NO.