Distance Between You Another hunter
 

I hunt public land and I primarily bowhunt. I had a guy put up a stand about 70 yards away. That's no big deal to me because the deer come from where I am then to him, plus its public land. I am asking how far is expectable from other hunters to hang a tree stand? I am asking because I do not want to mess up anyone's spot.

Thank You
Croc

personally if he knows your there he shouldn't have been that close what if he stinks or he coughs or whatever and your deer smell or hear him guess what your deer are going bye bye ! we alway's keep about 200 yards when bow hunting. he's probably hoping you'll move to get your spot ? i had a guy in pennsylvania sit about twenty yards away from my tree stand during rifle season ! i was pissed and since he wouldn't move i started making a butload of noise till he left what a jerk!!

If I can see them, it is too close to suit me, unless it is someone I am hunting with.

I hunt public land as well and had a deer shot 15 yards away from me as I had the crosshairs on his shoulders! W.T.F.
Turns out some kid was hiding behind a tree, he knew where I was (I had no idea he was there) and he shot straight in my direction. I gave him a pass but man...sucks to have a deer shot from under you.
As far as your case goes, I would introduce yourself and say "well... if we're going to be hunting this close to each other we might as well know who we're hunting by." I don't think 70 yards is too bad with a bow. But if it's a decent sized woods there should be no reason he can't find someplace else. On the other hand it's public land, he has just as much right to it was you do. That's public land for ya.

I hunt public land as well and had a deer shot 15 yards away from me as I had the crosshairs on his shoulders! W.T.F.
Turns out some kid was hiding behind a tree, he knew where I was (I had no idea he was there) and he shot straight in my direction. I gave him a pass but man...sucks to have a deer shot from under you.
As far as your case goes, I would introduce yourself and say "well... if we're going to be hunting this close to each other we might as well know who we're hunting by." I don't think 70 yards is too bad with a bow. But if it's a decent sized woods there should be no reason he can't find someplace else. On the other hand it's public land, he has just as much right to it was you do. That's public land for ya.

There's one spot my wife and I hunt that is easy walk from the road for quick hunts, it's about 250 yards long and 200 yards wide. There's 5 tree stands in there. We've met two of the others and there's no issue. Actually met one early in the morning trying to find a deer we hit the night before, there was no issue, he climbed down and helped us for an hour despite us basically ruining his hunt. He's now a friend and when we see each others truck there we make sure to take routes into the stands to avoid each other.

The owner of the 5th stand, he's kind of a jerk. But he only gun hunts and I pretty much avoid that area in gun season.

This happens where I am at to, I say it depends on the terrain. Where I am at if a guy was 100-150 yards or more from me then well so be it. I will out sit him and have had a few deer spooked to me because of that instance right there. It is so thick down here that I will not see a deer where they are sitting so it doesn't really matter to me as long as they play the wind right. I will normally whistle to the person or try to get their attention and generally they move off but that is the price to hunting public land. But if you are running into people go deeper in the woods.

my family set up within 100 yds of each other & IF it's public & 70-100 yds away we have no problem with another bowhunter. Now, if that hunter is of the noisy type, it may or may not be a problem.

Gave him a pass, huh? I know what I would have given him if it was me getting shot at when he knew I was there!

Depends on where you hunt.
 

Heavy forested; leaves still on the trees. You might not see the other hunter or he you.
I once tracked a deer. It was so thick I couldn't see my stand or see the deer at the same time. The deer was found only 50 yards from the stand.

Had a general rule in one state. If it didn't go down in your eyesight and it was still running, the last shooter claimed the deer.

Once I was hunting on the ground. A tree stand hunter put a climbing stand near me. I could hear him climbing but I couldn't see the hunter and he certainly didn't see me. I moved some fifty-seventy yards away. I got to see a buck. The tree stand hunter never saw the deer.

I've had people start to setup 50-75 yards away from me on public in the past, then I whistle a little to get their attention and MOST move on waving sorry. Twice however I have had people blow me off and set up as they had planned which was fairly close, and at first I was very annoyed by it. Even more so when I noticed them moving around a lot... But then something cool happened. The first time it happened I watched a buck clearly see the guy moving around trying to get to his bow, so I grabbed mine and sat patiently waiting to see what happened. The buck stayed back about 70 yards from the guy and circled around the guy keeping an eye on him but placing him just 20 yards away from me. The buck caught a ride home in my truck that day, and the other hunter cussed me out for shooting HIS DEER that clearly avoided him like the plague and walked right by me. His loss, my gain.

The second time I had that happen the guy actually flipped me the bird and said out loud that it's public and he'll sit where he wants, with a few other adult works added into it... Ok... So about an hour into the hunt a few does came by between us. I wasn't going to shoot one but still had my bow in my hand for just in case. Well the guy decided apparently to be a jerk and said BOO which obviously spooked the doe right past me at a run. Unknown to both of us at the time, there was a decent 8pt buck slipping in towards the does from behind the other guy. When he yelled BOO the buck busted out running right at me. When he was 25 yards out I drew my bow for if I could stop him. He seen me draw and locked up the breaks...His mistake and he too went home in my truck.

My point... Yes it really REALLY stinks when people are so rude to setup by you if they know you are there, but at times it can actually help you and you'll also get to rub it in their faces a little bit too. ;)

yeah! you're right!!!

When using a tree stand
 

I check the area for tree stands in the area, used and unused.
And if I find a treestand, I question whether I went in so shallow or silently compliment the nearby hunter.
I carry in/carry out, I rarely find a nearby competitor. Maybe he had green beret or seal training.
I'm real serious about going deep. And I then move and go a little deeper.

I personally won't sit any where I can see a hunter, I go out of my way to avoid them, and will walk farther if needed

My worst case with an another hunter was in PA< and on Game lands
I hiked to the top of a Mt in NE pa, where there was a big rock cropping, and a few LARGE boulders that if you got on top gave you an awesome view, but it was a hike in, all UP hill too, a good 1.5 miles

I left the house early, about 3 am, to get there way before day light and to NOT break a sweat climbing, planned to sit there ALL DAY!
AT first light, I see this orange dot coming right at me from FAR off, and I too am in ALL orange(wear all I can on game lands)
I stuck out like a neon sign at night being on top of this BIG light colored rock!

at about a 100 yrds out I gave him a whistle, he looked right at me, put his head down as if ignoring me??
and the guy just kept coming at me,
he had to go around the back side of the rock I was on, about 12 ft from me, then he proceeded to climb up on top of the rock I was sitting on
I was like WTF??> this ruined my day and hunting experience as far as I was concerned
AT this point I was HOPING It was a warden and just wanted to check me out or???

NOPE< this guy sweating like a ice cube in a microwave, STUCK to high He$$ by MY nose
he then says to me
HOW about you watch that way and I'll watch this way
he wanted to sit back to back with LOL

I was like are you F'n kidding me
I walked 2+ hrs ion the dark to get here to NOT have anyone near me???
SO, NO< I am NOT going to sit here with you ??

he just sat there and ignored me.
I sat there about 10 minutes waiting to see if MAYBE he would move on
but NOPE
' he just sat there 5 ft from me watching the area behind me??something I could see just fine if I just turned my head??
Total Jackass IMO

I then got pissed and left making as much noise as I could
never hunted there again,!!

I have a second story if anyone cares


Was hunting up at Promise Land State park, back in the early 90's, bear season
we had about a ft of snow
I will never forget this one! LOL

I walked back WAY back around the back side of a big swamp, trying to cut some tracks, walked my brains out, its BIG woods hunting!
around noon or so, decided to just have a seat and sit for an hr or two

again I am WAY back in NO where NOT on a logging road or?? just woods walking!

I get set up nice and comfy on a big blow down
and am again in orange from head to toe, in a ft of snow, I stuck OUT

about 30 minutes into my sit, I see an orange blob walking towards me , about 300 yrds off
he at about 200 yrds out waves to me?
so I KNOW he see's me!!
he then continues to head my way
gets to about a 100 yards from me and he STOPS
OK<?rather farther off, but OK??

I then watch the guy start to take off all his outer wear??WTH??
he then proceeds to strip off his boots and pants??
and he is looking RIGHT at me the whole time??
he then proceeds to take a crap! LOL
I kid you not
I am sitting there like, YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
I must be about 3 miles from the closest road, where a truck can get any ways
I haven't seen a humans foot print in the snow all day
as soon as I decided to sit for a while, get comfy
this MORON shows up and takes a crap a 100 yrds from me??
after he did his business, he put all his gear back on and left in the same way he came??

I never hunted there again either??

there out there folks, be careful!!