What do you guys do or how do you handle this menacing group of individuals?
Out here in Eastern Mass. we are slowly running out of land. Building is out of control and whats ironic is, no one can afford anything.
I have had 2 stands tampered with this year. One was a ladder stand set up on my aunts property that someone cut the guide ropes to secure the stand to the tree. 2nd was a lock on that someone cut my hoist rope to pull up the bow or gun. Neither stand was damaged or stolen. What really bothers me is arriveing at your stand after you feel that you have given that stand a rest for a few weeks, and knowing someone else has been in the area. Or arriveing on stand that you know you have personally have everything just right, to find out that something is wrong.
I thought about putting a trail cam up, but thought the intruders would just smash that to pieces.
Game Warden say, "theres not much we can do unless we catch them in the act."
Looking for some advice.
As I write this, it is 6:15am on a Sunday morning in Ma. Hunting is illegal on Sundays. I live in the woods in my town. We had our first snowfall last night. Just heard a 2 shots ring out. Those are the guys that ride around with the Buck on the back of the truck the next day and head down the diner and tell everyone "they know how to hunt."
Really P's me off.