yeah i am kinda stingy with my bucks too, i have spent the las 6 years puttin in the blood swet and tears doin feeders and cuttin fer lanes and plotting now, and we have harvested our deer very conservatively as to be able to take a nice deer and now is the time. so i can relate

i aint sure what to do here, but a friendship goes along way and a deer can get ate in a night.

i would just try and keep same rules as last time he came, and try and see if it is left at that.

if not then i would explain to my friend how i have thousands of dollars invested here not to mention the time..maybe try and tell him you set all these places up for you, and you dont mind sharing, but he can have his choice of these other 2 spots, and maybe there is one you were thinking of doing and maybe he could put in the work at the "new" spot and make it his own.


i dont think i'd drag the land owner in, but i would jus let the land owner know exactly what you are gonna say and see how he/she reacts and go from there

the last thing ya want is the new guy runnin bak cryin to the land owner bout where n when and he and she


i have seen friend ships lost over deer, is kinda sad, but if he respects you , he will understand the time and devotion you have spent, and just the fact that he gets to hunt for free should be enough.

sorry bout the long azz post

gl