RE: CAUGHT HUNTER TAKEN MY TREESTAND IN NEW JERSEY
1st OFF I TOLD THE GAME WARDEN AS FAR AS A HEADS UP. WHAT IF THERE IS A RASH OF STANDS BEING STOLEN? I DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL HIM.
"AKA EASTWOOD" IF I LEFT MY STAND ON PUBLIC GROUNDS FOR 5 MINUTES OR 5 DAYS, IT DOESN'T MATTER. IF MY STAND IS TAKEN AND SOMEONE IN THE AREA HAS A STAND THAT LOOKS LIKE MINE IT'S ENOUGH FOR ME TO CHECK TO SEE IF ITS MINE, AND IF MY NAME IS ENGRAVED ON IT WHICH I HAVE IT ON ALL MY STANDS THEN THAT SHOWS HE TOOK IT. IF SOMEONE STOLE YOUR CAR, AND WHILE ON PATROL I SEE THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR COLOR CAR I CAN PULL IT OVER, AND COME TO FIND OUT ITS EITHER YOUR CAR OR NOT, WHAT THEY CALL IT IS PROBABLE CAUSE. HOW THE LAW IS IN EACH STATE IS DIFFERENT, BUT HERE IN NEW JERSEY I KNOW WHAT THE LAW IS.