he did in deed steal the stand in my opinion. he moved the stand and re- burried it. if i stole from the bank and burried the money and came back am i guilty or if you ditch the goods from a robbery and come back are you off the hook[>:] AKA- you sound like a guy who has never experienced a stolen stand or the antics of the slob hunter. if i leave the woods and go for lunch and come back and my stand is gone its my fault but it shouldnt get stolen in the first place! i always look at things from many angles. some of my ladder stands weigh like 50 plus pounds so to drag them in out all the time is ridiculous. i do chain them up and they still get stolen. what ever happen to honest people with a back bone. its not fun when it happens. my heart sinks and i have to question quitting hunting all together if the people out there hunting with me are scum like that!