I scouted some public hunting ground last season and saw some tree stands hung up so I didn't hunt it. They looked permenant b/c they were nailed and there still there. I didnt just see these stands and decide they were good spots I researched these areas before I went out. the hunting regulations say no permenant stands what should I do there are 4 stands on a 30 acre island

Advise the proper authorities and they will probably remove them.

Call the local conservation office in your region, they will send someone out to inspect and remove if they are on public lands.

Our dnr is worthless I reported a poached deer and they didn't care it's out on an island in the river with no bridge and a mile hike would I be wrong to hunt the area and ignore the stands

Well if the law says permanent stands are illegal and your local CWO does not do anything about it call the regional office. Then the HQ until you get satisfaction. Dont be shy telling the chain of command the nonchalantness of those lower on the chain.

Hunt it! If they were non permanent I'd give em their space. But since they can't follow the reg's, I would ignore them.

If the stands are up on public land here in Ohio

They are breaking the law

I would hunt them

Get GPS numbers and give them to the Game warden
Keep track of when you talked to him and what he told you
If the local Warden will not do anything

Call and tell or Email the numbers to the ODNR
Tell them the local Warden was told and what he said

1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543)
or
e-mailing [email protected]

We had a poaching problem and the local warden would not look into it
We contacted Columbus with all the info we gave the local GW
The next day ( sunday ) we were contacted by a Distric Warden and the local one retired a month later

So don't just give up

Public land is for everyone

John