RE: Jerks on public land
SAME HAPPEND TO ME. ON THE LAST DAY OF THE 6 DAY SHOTGUN SEASON, I LEFT THE WOODS EARLY BECAUSE I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET A NJ BEAR. I PUT MY CLIMBER INTO A LARGE PLASTIC BAG, AND THEN PILED PINE BRANCHES ON TOP OF IT. HALF A WEEK LATER I RETURN, MY STAND IS GONE!!!!! I WALK TO WHERE I GUTTED THE BEAR, FIND MY STAND IN THE BAG, WITH THE BRANCHES ON TOP, ABOUT 40 yds. FROM WHERE I LEFT IT. I GO UP MY TREE, AFTER DAY LIGHT A SEE A HUNTER, HE WALKS OVER TELLS ME I'M STEALING THE STAND. I CLIMB DOWN, SHOW HIM MY POLICE ID, ASKED HIM HIS NAME HE TELLS ME, I THEN PULL OFF THE FOAM PADDING TO THE ARM REST, AND HE SEES MY NAME ENGRAVED ON THE STAND!! WHOS STEALING THE STAND? ALWAYS HAS TO BE ONE A**HOLE IN THE GROUP, WE HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI HUNTERS