ORIGINAL: wolfen68
I think doing anything to this masterpiece of nature is absolutely wrong and irresponsible!!![:@][:@][:@] This civilization of insects had no idea this was your frickin' stand...for gosh sakes, it's out in the woods. Wait until a good hard freeze and then go gently move your stand with doing as little damage as possible to the hive. As far as time prior to a good hard freeze, find another stand and tree to hunt out of. These insects are as much a part of the whole scheme of things as anything else in the woods and shouldn't be destroyed simply because of one hunters simple misfortune.
If you take the nest down at the end of the year aren't you killing the colony anyway?
Shoot away with the paint ball gun. That just seems like a lot of fun.