Treestand etiquette
#1
Tree stands are not the norm here in my area, but the last couple of years i have been using one and been very happy with the sucess. I will admit that I am as guilty as anyone about not looking up but i think i will start.
Last year while sitting in my stand i had another hunter work his way through my area. I saw him coming and figured that I would sit quietly and let him work on through.
Well he stopped 40 yards from the tree i was sitting in and took off his pack, at this point I figured he was getting a drink so I stayed quiet. I didnt realize what he had planned until his pants were down and the roll of toilet paper was sitting next to him.
My question is what is the appropriate response in this situation.
Yelling " HEY" came to mind but i figured that would either get me shot or help him finish the job he started.
I sat there quietly until he left then moved my stand.
Just wondering what some of you would do in the same situation.
We have millions of acres of public land here so he had as much right to it as I did.
Last year while sitting in my stand i had another hunter work his way through my area. I saw him coming and figured that I would sit quietly and let him work on through.
Well he stopped 40 yards from the tree i was sitting in and took off his pack, at this point I figured he was getting a drink so I stayed quiet. I didnt realize what he had planned until his pants were down and the roll of toilet paper was sitting next to him.
My question is what is the appropriate response in this situation.
Yelling " HEY" came to mind but i figured that would either get me shot or help him finish the job he started.
I sat there quietly until he left then moved my stand.
Just wondering what some of you would do in the same situation.
We have millions of acres of public land here so he had as much right to it as I did.
#2
Joined: Sep 2003
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Well i would of went with the first thing that came to mind and yelled hey!!
most hunters would of left the area and been nice about it dont think he would of shot ya besides you had the high ground you would of shot him before he had a chance to
most hunters would of left the area and been nice about it dont think he would of shot ya besides you had the high ground you would of shot him before he had a chance to

#3
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Wisconsin
I would have said hey do you mind doing that somewhere else I mean you were there first. Anyway he probably would have been em-bare-assed
cause he didn' t see you up there and you caught him with his pants down.
cause he didn' t see you up there and you caught him with his pants down.
#9
I really think that it would depend on where I was hunting. If I was in one of my public land stands, I wouldn' t want to draw attention to my stand, so I' d probably just let hin do his bussiness. If I was on my land, or other private land that I hunt I' d probably give a shout.
Too funny though!!!!
Too funny though!!!!


