Some Punk(s) Stole my Treestand
09-28-2011, 08:14 PM
#22
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: long island ny
Posts: 300
I also had a stand up on an adjoining private property, about 100 yards onto their property. I had permission to hunt the property and hang the stand from the land owner, but the hunters who leased the property to hunt took the stand down and placed it on the property line in tact and all the pieces together. While i was not happy about all my wasted time i do respect the fact that they didn't steal the stand and didn't tamper with it. I was actually extremely happy with the hunters and have a great deal of respect for what they did. If taking down a stand was solely for the fact of hunting territory or "owning the woods" this is a good alternative to stealing the stand. Stealing a stand is straight up wrong and is as low life as can be.
09-29-2011, 09:32 AM
#23
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 320
Just bought a lone wolf. Magnificent! It's not as comfortable as my previous climber, but it is:
- light
- compact
- nearly silent to hook up and climb/descend
Should have bought one years ago. Well worth the money I spent on it.
- light
- compact
- nearly silent to hook up and climb/descend
Should have bought one years ago. Well worth the money I spent on it.
09-29-2011, 10:57 AM
#24
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 25,116
bummer,
I mostly carry mine in and out of WMAs...not only because of theft..but because it gives me the freedom to change my mind and hunt another area if the wind isn't right ..or if I decide to change my mind.
I mostly carry mine in and out of WMAs...not only because of theft..but because it gives me the freedom to change my mind and hunt another area if the wind isn't right ..or if I decide to change my mind.
09-29-2011, 11:13 AM
#25
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central FL
Posts: 180
I hunt so far in the swamp you would have to be crazy to steal my stand. I do use both leaners and climbers in public WMA's but I still lock them to a tree with a heavy chain or cable and pad lock. If they go threw that much trouble let em have it. bike locks arn't very secure honestly...
it must have been a fancy stand with all the bells and whistles close to a road lol sorry about your luck.We have a rule that says stand have to be taken off the last day of the season and cannot be put on the WMA untill the day before. If you left it out there all year I could see how this would higher the chances of it getting stolen.
it must have been a fancy stand with all the bells and whistles close to a road lol sorry about your luck.We have a rule that says stand have to be taken off the last day of the season and cannot be put on the WMA untill the day before. If you left it out there all year I could see how this would higher the chances of it getting stolen.
Last edited by Alpine_Archer; 09-29-2011 at 11:21 AM.
09-29-2011, 02:22 PM
#26
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 590
I scouted a new place recently and followed a trail, turned out to be a guy who'd just hung a stand. No markers needed some times. It was public land too. Guy even used screw in steps. This is what I'm talking about. The guy is acting like he owns the place and even the tree. What steps were you using?
Think about this. if everyone started claiming trees no one would be able to hunt who didn't squat in one. Leaving your stuff behind is stealing. Kind of like using the center of the road to park your car because it's a really good place to park. You can't leave your car parked for deer season on a public ground. Soon the dnr will start confiscating stands that will be required by law to have some kind of ownership label and holding them charging the hunter for having to haul (tow) it away.
Take your stuff in and take it out. No, it's not too bad you can't leave your stuff there all season and no I don't remove anyones crap.
There's a local public land that has one tree covering an open field and some bone head leaves his stand there.
Think about this. if everyone started claiming trees no one would be able to hunt who didn't squat in one. Leaving your stuff behind is stealing. Kind of like using the center of the road to park your car because it's a really good place to park. You can't leave your car parked for deer season on a public ground. Soon the dnr will start confiscating stands that will be required by law to have some kind of ownership label and holding them charging the hunter for having to haul (tow) it away.
Take your stuff in and take it out. No, it's not too bad you can't leave your stuff there all season and no I don't remove anyones crap.
There's a local public land that has one tree covering an open field and some bone head leaves his stand there.
09-29-2011, 03:38 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
How is it "stealing" to leave your stand in a tree? Last I checked there are very few areas that only have one tree. And most stands that are left behind are regularly hunted by others who found them. I wouldn't set up a permanent stand on public land for exactly that reason.
09-29-2011, 06:00 PM
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location:
Posts: 343
Like the other thread u can always find him and shoot him if you live in Texas. Get a climber, hunt the area, question everyone. Chances r that someone saw the same deer that u did and he will be back but with your climber the signs of u returning will not be there. Good Luck.
