What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
12-17-2008, 07:23 PM
#34
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blossvale, New York
Posts: 21,199
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
Take it down, leave a note or not leave a note. If they don't belong.... they don't belong. I assume you have the property lines posted????? If not, well you're going to have people pushing the envelope. If you had to look at airiels to decide if he was over the line or not... well maybe it's an honest mistake. Give him a chance to get his stand back and get an education on the lines. If there's no way in hell he couldn't know I'm sure he'll never come to pick it up. Of course, the minute stands start disappearing without explanation.... anything you leave in the woods is likely to disappear also. Give them a chance.... leave a note asking them to remove it or come and get it... whichever.
12-17-2008, 07:45 PM
#35
Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southeast Central Illinois USA
Posts: 6,969
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I agree with the note advice and this is how I would handle it.
I would take the stand and lock it in my garage. I would leave a note in it's place explaining that the user is trespassing and not permitted to be where he/she is and that they were more than welcome to come talk to me and explain their situation.
If they have the common courtesy to come explain and be pleasant, they would leave with their stand and knowledge not to return. If not, I own a new stand.
I would take the stand and lock it in my garage. I would leave a note in it's place explaining that the user is trespassing and not permitted to be where he/she is and that they were more than welcome to come talk to me and explain their situation.
If they have the common courtesy to come explain and be pleasant, they would leave with their stand and knowledge not to return. If not, I own a new stand.
12-17-2008, 08:02 PM
#36
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: PA
Posts: 8,167
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I love how fast we take a fellow hunters stuff, none of you have ever made a mistake? Put your self in that guys shoes,If he was told wrong or just turned wrong ,so you take his stand great sportsmanship.
We hear all this brotherhood BS yet most of youwould hose their fellow hunter with out a second thought. great bunch of guys..............yea right..........[:'(]
How hard is it to just leave a note on the stand with your cell phone number?
We hear all this brotherhood BS yet most of youwould hose their fellow hunter with out a second thought. great bunch of guys..............yea right..........[:'(]
How hard is it to just leave a note on the stand with your cell phone number?
12-18-2008, 12:41 PM
#37
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,876
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: saltflyz
I agree about the diplomacy...A bit touchy in my situation as we are the "out of town" property owners that don't make it down very often.
I agree about the diplomacy...A bit touchy in my situation as we are the "out of town" property owners that don't make it down very often.
First I'd try and remember when I left it there.
Then I'd look around and see if this guy knew something I didn't. A local may see deer come and go and know right where to sit, BUT THEN AGAIN HE'S STUPID.
I don't know, Good Luck.
12-18-2008, 12:55 PM
#39
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Northwest Missouri
Posts: 830
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
Dig a moat around the tree and put a tiger down there cover up with leaves and sticks. When he comes to get up in his climber, it's in the hands of the tiger. Or just use a note if you want to be less crude.
12-18-2008, 01:32 PM
#40
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Vermont
Posts: 22,605
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: bawanajim
I love how fast we take a fellow hunters stuff, none of you have ever made a mistake? Put your self in that guys shoes,If he was told wrong or just turned wrong ,so you take his stand great sportsmanship.
We hear all this brotherhood BS yet most of youwould hose their fellow hunter with out a second thought. great bunch of guys..............yea right..........[:'(]
How hard is it to just leave a note on the stand with your cell phone number?
I love how fast we take a fellow hunters stuff, none of you have ever made a mistake? Put your self in that guys shoes,If he was told wrong or just turned wrong ,so you take his stand great sportsmanship.
We hear all this brotherhood BS yet most of youwould hose their fellow hunter with out a second thought. great bunch of guys..............yea right..........[:'(]
How hard is it to just leave a note on the stand with your cell phone number?