What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
12-18-2008, 01:58 PM
#41
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Brampton Ontario Canada
Posts: 1,038
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I once hung a stand in the neighbour's tree just a few feet over the boundary line as no tree was good enough on the land I had gotten permission on. I 'assumed' I was neither here nor there, as I was shooting towards the land I had gotten the permission on...'hopefully', my honest intention, but then again a good deer coming in behind ...well had that happened...
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I hunted that stand once, the second time I found a note on the tree saying, 'You have no permission to hunt here, please remove stand at the earliest chance'.
I immediately removed the stand and the climbing sticks and felt embarrassed, (which I caused on myself of course) but I was honestly pleasedhow the landowner handled the matter. So much so, I respected the decision he had taken.
This has thought me to do the same to others....IF...I am faced with a similar situation.At least this way both parties are satisfied.
.I hunted that stand once, the second time I found a note on the tree saying, 'You have no permission to hunt here, please remove stand at the earliest chance'.
I immediately removed the stand and the climbing sticks and felt embarrassed, (which I caused on myself of course) but I was honestly pleasedhow the landowner handled the matter. So much so, I respected the decision he had taken.
This has thought me to do the same to others....IF...I am faced with a similar situation.At least this way both parties are satisfied.
12-18-2008, 03:40 PM
#43
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: ampahunter
I once hung a stand in the neighbour's tree just a few feet over the boundary line as no tree was good enough on the land I had gotten permission on. I 'assumed' I was neither here nor there, as I was shooting towards the land I had gotten the permission on...'hopefully', my honest intention, but then again a good deer coming in behind ...well had that happened....
I hunted that stand once, the second time I found a note on the tree saying, 'You have no permission to hunt here, please remove stand at the earliest chance'.
I immediately removed the stand and the climbing sticks and felt embarrassed, (which I caused on myself of course) but I was honestly pleasedhow the landowner handled the matter. So much so, I respected the decision he had taken.
This has thought me to do the same to others....IF...I am faced with a similar situation.At least this way both parties are satisfied.
I once hung a stand in the neighbour's tree just a few feet over the boundary line as no tree was good enough on the land I had gotten permission on. I 'assumed' I was neither here nor there, as I was shooting towards the land I had gotten the permission on...'hopefully', my honest intention, but then again a good deer coming in behind ...well had that happened...
.I hunted that stand once, the second time I found a note on the tree saying, 'You have no permission to hunt here, please remove stand at the earliest chance'.
I immediately removed the stand and the climbing sticks and felt embarrassed, (which I caused on myself of course) but I was honestly pleasedhow the landowner handled the matter. So much so, I respected the decision he had taken.
This has thought me to do the same to others....IF...I am faced with a similar situation.At least this way both parties are satisfied.
12-18-2008, 03:50 PM
#44
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Virginia / West Virginia
Posts: 4,906
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I think each situation is probably a little different. Are they just over the line? Is the land posted or not? Are theya mile away from a road...and 400yds onto your property? Do you live there full time? The answer to some of those might change the way I approach the specific situation, but I honestly doubt I would leave it there for them...I'd most likely take it, leave a note,and make em call me to discuss. If it was right on the line (my side)....I might take it down, leave it against the tree with a note...but it would have to be right there like ampahunter's situation.
12-18-2008, 04:07 PM
#45
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Posts: 255
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I am going back next Sat and will probably take the stand off the tree and leave a note on it leaning against the tree. I will not take it this time. I will give the benefit of the doubt for an honest mistake this time around. He likely hiked 150-250 yards past the adjacent property line.Our land is not very well posted (still illegal in VA to hunt on private land)...and that will change this winter after the season. Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.
12-18-2008, 04:14 PM
#46
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 277
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I'd take the stand.....and leave a note on the tree telling him where he could pick it up.
I'd take the stand.....and leave a note on the tree telling him where he could pick it up.
12-19-2008, 05:34 AM
#48
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
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?
12-19-2008, 08:17 AM
#49
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Iowa (Heartland USA)
Posts: 3,249
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
Take the stand down and leave a note on the tree informing the owner if he wants his stand back to come see you. My neighbor did that 2 weeks ago. He went as far as laminating the note so the weather wouldn't destroy it and tied it to the tree. I checked to make sure the note had not torn off a couple of days ago and it's still there.
