Well, my first year bowhunting. Some of you may remember my post about a week ago about my "ethics" issue?? For those of you who don't, here's the short version. I gained permission from a guy who owns 200 acres of land. This was a month ago. He told me that another guy does hunt the same land and gave me his name. I contacted that person the same night and informed him that myself and one other person were going to be hunting during bow. Polite as can be (I was). offered to meet him out there and he can show me where not to go and so on ......... Anyway, after about a month of scouting and putting up 6 different stands, I get a phone call at 7:00pm the night before opening day. He tells me that he leased the land and permission to post it from the landowner a couple days ago. He wants us to take out every single stand and we are not allowed to hunt there etc......... After being all geared up and excited and ready to go hunt, it was like getting hit with a sledgehammer. Our conversation ummmmmmmmm turned pretty ugly towards the end. He could've told us a month ago and we would've made arrangements elswhere. He did this purely to be a *&^%$#!!!!! Why deliberately ruin someones hunting season like that?? After threatening bodily harm to him and letting him know that I'm going to take my stands down and shove them up his you know what sideways I hung up. Now what?? Noplace to hunt, have to take stands down on opening day, have to put stands up during hunting season, no scouting in new spot.......... Now we're set up on some land that I know next to nothing about. Like starting over. I'm going to try and forget about it and make the best out of it, but today was just like I didn't even want to be out there I was so pissed. 100% idiot the guy is. No sportsmanship, no common courtesy!!! And to top it off, my head was so out of wack, I go to sit someplace (cause I have no stands set up yet) get situated, and guess what ....no quiver with my arrows. I took it off to do some work on my bow and left it in the case seperate. How did everyone elses day go?? It can only get better I hope.

titleist.

Is this the same guy who had 1/2 the county posted??
Did you get back in contact with the land owner to check his story about leasing the land.

Something just does not sound right I am sure the land owner would have called you and let you know the land had been leased and to come remove your stands.

I agree with Ausie-guy, given that you had talked to the land owner, seems he would have let you know. Hell, maybe he did lease the land but let the other guy know he had already promised you access and therefore there was an exception for you. I'd definately call the owner.

Call the owner!!!!

i feel for you. I would be devestated if my land was taken away from me.

GOOD LUCK

Call the owner...............

GL titleist

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I would at first talk to the owner and make sure this is true, and if in fact it is I would ask him for written permission to remove your stands that you previously had permission to hunt and then I would remove my stands at day break on opening day of the season makeing all kinds of noises. Two can play at this game and it sounds like the guy has a royal case of a$$holism.

I would plan on removing the stands during prime hunting hours, making LOTS of noise--and don't shower before. A few trash bags full of &quot;barbers' hair&quot; properly placed might help things out too!

I would verify the info by the landowner, if true not much you can do. If not call him back and tell him to fly up a rope.

I do like the barber hair trick....LMAO.

Call the owner and verify,Was kinda in the same situation but i was the one who leased a 140 acres and the owner never said he gave permission to a father and son's but ended up meeting the guy and his son's he was mad as hell but i told him to hunt it to, they were going to be in a totally different part of the property anyway's
needless to say at about the 2nd week hunting he handed me a check for their part.

you know what works better than barbers hair? ive herd that mothballs will really make a hunter have a bad day?

from what you say, i think tha gloves should come off and the best man should win!!!!!!!!

hunt on hunt hard eat well