Trouble with tresspasser
 

Today my friend and I went out back of my property to go bowhunting. We came to one of my stands and saw that 4 of the ladder rungs were missing. This has become a constant problem with this tresspasser. Every time I go back there the same stand is messed with. I'm sick of it, I've moved the stand numerous times, now i want the stand to be dead so no deer go by it ever!!! I need some Ideas on how to do it, please feel free to get nasty. I know who it is but the gratifiaction of him not seeing deer at all would make my season. i don't want him arrested for it, just want to see him suffer slowly.

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Go to your local Barber shop and ask for a bag of hair. Spread the hair from the stand out to about 60 yards.

No more deer.

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Does that mean we should all shave our heads for scent control?

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In Florida it's a federal offence. They take coming on someone's property with a firearm very serious. In Florida ,we can actually shoot them.The law was just past this year.
c7

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Aren't you a NYS Peace officer. Arrest them for tresspassing. That will ruin their day.

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Whoop there butt.

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Arresting them would involve paper work, not my cup of tea. Folks it's a relative who thinks they know more than everyone. I just want a very sidictive way for him to waste his time and see no deer.

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Take laundry detergent spread it all the way arond the tree or the hair thing. Or wait to you see him in the tree walk right infront of it acting like you never even saw him.

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Put on latex gloves
Find a bunch of Poison Ivy or Poison Oak and rub it into the steps good and hard .
Rub it on the seat , the back rest and the tree good and hard .

If he touchs anything with bare hands or touchs his cloths to anything or one .
He will cause a good rash .

Just hope his wife gets it also

Johnch

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Can you say: Itchy cooter?

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Loosen the strap at the top of the stand. It probably won't fall until he gets a pretty good ways up. Don't loosen it all the way, make sure it doesn't tumble. But it would probably scare him to death.

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Cut the tree down.

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If you just want to spoil the stand for him, secretly,,, go to a pool supply store, and get some chlorine tablets for pools.. They make some that are small about 1 inch diameter pellets, to put into the floating dispensers in swimming pools. Simply go to the stand and spread them all the way around the stand about 50 yards out, and the more you put out the better. If you dare,, take a small sniff of these,, they smell exactly like very strong bleach, it burns your nose and eyes to smell it, imagine what it does to the sensitive noses of deer, they wont come anywhere near it, and they are small enough, you can put lots out and he will probably never see them. Good luck with it,, let us know how it works..lol

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Get your self a big bag of POO, go out to the stand, AND STARTING AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER OR STEPS apply liberally and work your way down..... He gets there in the dark, climbs up wipes his hans on the stand , his clothes, himself ( hoping hisface is always itchey in the a.m. ) ... etc..... you get the picture. He winds up with POO all over himself and everything else. And hopefully he will not notice the smell until it starts getting light and sees something all over himself. Then he can smell it all he wants to see what it is.....LOL

That my friends would be a KODAK MOMENT...LOL


God Bless ( and forgive ) me and my brother hunters.

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See if you can get your hands on some blood and spray that around. My pops is a contractor for the forest service and he sprays it on trees and the deer leave the place alone!!!!

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Bleach. One bottle of bleach kept them off my friend's farm for a month and a half! He had the same problem. At the same time, put an Ultimate Scrape dripper above him, then when he gets in the stand, he'll have doe pee all over him. Better yet, fill it with Active Scrape, this includes both genders' urine and secretions (fecal matter :D). Put some Vaseline on the ladder to about five foot high, so if he happens to make it farther he doesn't kill himself. Last but not least, after all of the above, my friend's piece of advice: when you find someone else's stand (or in your case, your stand being used by someone else) around where you hunt, climb up there after liberally applying cologne, and crap on the platform AND seat of the stand. Good luck!

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Stack as many empty soda/beer cans on the stand as you can. That will make alot of noise if he doesn't notice them when he starts to climb and if he does, well thats alot of time to quietly take them down and get them out of sight. I would also put a bucket full of water on top of them just to make it funnier. No harm done but would really tick him off. Plus it will only temperarily scare off the deer unlike bad odors that way you can come back to this place later and be OK.
Brandon

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Hereare acouple ofsuggestions...

1. Paint the entire stand fluorescent orange.
[8D]

2. Brush gobs of pine tar all over the stand and tree.

BUT..to be honest with ya..I know all about paperwork.I'm a teacher. I would have the man arrested. Why mess up a good hunting spot. The man is wrong, Do your job . You will help him more by making him responsible for his actions. Don't stoop down to his level..I'm sure you got finger prints.
Just my 2 cents...
c7

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If you could get some mercaptan like butyl mercaptan, methyl mercaptan or benzothiophene and put it in the stand, nothing within 50 yards will want to be near that stand. All it would take is a small rag and pour about 100 mls on the rag while in the stand and then run. These mercaptans are what is used in natural gas as the odorizer, but this is the pure chemical. Of course I am not sure where you could get some, but since I am a research chemist, I have access to it and have used it before for a similar application. The butyl mercaptan, methyl mercaptan along with sulfuric acid are what skunks spray so you can really make a stink.

You could also put a digital hunting camera in a place where he can't see it and have it facing the stand in a way so you get pictures of him getting into your stand. Then you have evidence and can show him the pictures and tell him you will file charges if he does it again. Or you could just go file charges with the photos. Or maybe you could scare him by getting a local peace officer to contact him and say there is an investigation and have him show the pictures. Then leave it at that.

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I WOULD GO TO THE LOCAL DOLLAR STORE OR SOME PLACE CHEAP AND BUY 3 OR 4 ALARM CLOCKS. THEN SET THEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SET THEM ALL AROUND THE STAND. MAKE SURE ONE OF THEM IS SET FOR FIRST LIGHT. I USED THIS METHOD ON MY HUNTING PROPERTY LAST YEAR. I HAD A HOT SPOT ALL BAITED UP AND READY TO GO FOR SHOTGUN.I KILLED A NICE BUCK THERE IN MUZZLELOADER AND THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER CAME IN AND PUT A CLIMBER 5YDS INSIDE THE EDGE OF THE FENCE ROW. I WAS SEEING 10 OR MORE DEER THERE A NIGHT. MOSTLY DOE ANDTHEN THE BUCKS WOULD COME LAST. I AM SURE HE NEVER WAITED LONG ENUFF FOR THEM. I WAS GONNA WAIT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK TO HUNT THE SPOT WHEN I HEARD THE BLASTING. HE SHOT 2 DAYS IN A ROW. MULTIPLE TIMES. AFTER I STRATEGICLY PLACED THE CLOCKS HE MOVED HIS CLIMBER AND I HAVENT SEEN HIM SINCE.

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I gotta remember not to pi$$ any of you guys off.

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I've read alot of tactics herefor ruining a good stand, not sure if they work or not but it is funny.

One thing I know does work for sure is getting busted in the stand! Hunt out of it a few times and everytime you have deer approach, wave your arms, scream like hell, and scare the living crap out of them. I guarantee that stand will be as useful as a screen door on a submarine!

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I'd have to leave a sign. Tell them that it isnot thier property and that it is going to be getting very ugly if they decide to continue.Are they hunting fromyour stand?

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HAHA! now that would certainly be surprising to the un-suspecting

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You guys are creative thats for sure. I like the poo on the steps idea and the alarm clock idea is fantastic.

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How about VICK'S MENTHOL RUB, oil base , you know the sticky stuff mom put on us older guys ,

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I have a buddy that has seen very few deer no matter where he hunts. I know he has ruined a couple spots that I have put him in. Not sure how but he does it. I would be willing to rent him out to you for a small fee as long as you don't tell him why he is there. Don't want to kill his spirit.

Really if you want to ruin and area just frequent it as often as you can.Walk around and touch evrything you can. A little aftershave around the stand. Otherwise just take the stand out. Nothing worse then getting tosomeone elses stand that you intend to hunt without permissionit not being there.Good Luck

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If its a good spot and you like hunting it,i would just do away with the ladder stand altogether ..When i got ready to hunt it ,I would take my climbin stand and be done with it.But more than likely hes not hunting out of your stand at all probably close by ,and he just wants to discourage you enough that you want come back.

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I would remove the stand all together and leave a note on the tree. Don't ruin the area for yourself too.

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Well folks after much deliberation the top 3 choices are : 1- VICK's menthol rub ( because of it's smell and it's oil base texture, it will stay there forever. Rub it under the botom of the stand and on the back side of every tree 50 yards in circumference. 2- fabric sheets ( their pretty smell) 3 - IVORY soap, carve up 4 bars into slivers and spread generously. Let me know which one you choose? Thanks for the ideas.

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pie pans hanging around. lather the ladder with pepper spray. mount a bucket of pi$$ and rigged to douse him along the climb. However, mount a cheap stealth cam 35 in an ajacent tree, aimed at the seat, that way go got sufficient proof for the prosecutor to approve a trespassing charge. Do u know who he is or where he is parking to get the license tag? Also hang a small sign that he can read once seated "say cheese a$$hole"

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put some nail through a 1x4 and place under the leaves at the foot of the steps going into the tree, whoever you see limping in the next couple days knock their head off...

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I know that's right !!!!!!!!!!

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Two words for you. Aqua Velva

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I like the nail idea thats funny.

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Moth balls...either spread around area or put in old socks or hose and hang inside cedar or holly trees around the stand...

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duct tapepainted black mousetraps to the back of the ladder rungs. When he reaches up to grab a rung. POP goes the weasel!!!!! heheeeee.......You can also leave about 20 set traps around the tree.......

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MOTH BALLS- Get a bunch of boxes and start winging em. EASY IN, EASY APPLICATION.I would say first, get the stand back in mindcondition, and try to put out a trail camerato catch him in the act, so you can prosecute for trespassing.

Roofing nails through shingles withleavescovering over them don't do too well for tires or the foot.

Hide out and catch him in the act of trespassing... You hunt whitetails,ambush a trespasser. (I'm not telling you what to do when you catch him, that's up to you.- This statementdoes not mean that I condone and/or encourage violence.)

Petroleum based products deter deer - put some in a soda can and set it around the stand.

Air horns,

Random gun shots at shooting time

Orange construction fences along the property line

Dude, you could get crazy!!!! What a great time that would be!

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I would take the stand down and place next to the tree. Then I would leave a note stating that you could have taken the stand but didn't but next it will be gone. You might make him feel guilty for being a jerk, when you were so nice. It's worked for me. If you take the stand you might create a situation that will never end.

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Chuck, sorry to break it to you, but you cannot shoot a person, on your property or not. Unless it was in self-defense in which case you would have to prove that they were trying to shoot you.