Originally Posted by
mcraddock
This is not an answer. You did not read the post at all. You scanned it and assumed I was poaching and called me a dumb hunter. Please reread the post and come back when you have something worthwhile to contribute.
Simply " Would you shoot or not? "
If you don't like the situation, then say "No, I wouldn't shoot" And give a little insight.
I knew this was a hypothetical question. I read the whole post. I never once thought you poached. My answer should have said something about the hypothetical hunter being dumb, so as not to get your panties in a bind. I still stand by my answer (that you feel is not an answer) that the hunter is not all that smart for placing a stand in position that limits his effective harvest area to 1/2 of what it would be if the stand is in another location. No one would intentionally do that, so in the back of that hunters mind, he/she will take the shot if it presents itself.
Me, yeah, I probably would (as would the majority hunters once the got off their moral highground, I am sure to get flamed for this). But as my post tried to illustrate, I would not erect a stand in a place that would even make this an issue. So while I say yes I would, in reality it would not happen in one of my setups.