Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
03-02-2002, 01:18 PM
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Thread Starter
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Location: Calvert co. Md USA
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Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
Is it ethical? Would you do it? They did all the scouting and built the stand. Once when I was a kid it was raining and I knew where there was a stand with a plywood canopy above it and I got in it to keep my bow dry. Well wouldnt you know it about dusk here came a nice 8 pt. Got him. The farmer that gave us permission said he didnt even know there was any treestands on his property. Shucks I didnt even leave a note saying thanks for the use of the stand.
03-02-2002, 01:23 PM
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Dominant Buck
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Location: Blossvale, New York
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RE: Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
Everytime I see this topic come up it appears as it might have rules more area specific. Me, I'd never climb in one but I understand where some people do. For example on public land. Building a stand on public land is against the rules in most places, but even if it's not I think it's wrong. If a guy intends to hunt it everyday fine. But building it for the purpose of excluding others from use of the area is wrong. That's why the call it public land. Another reason I wouldn't hunt it is I have no idea of how many people have hunted it or how often. We all know that over hunting an area is the BIGGEST problem with most people. If this stand is one of them, your chances are slim for success. Plus, I don't trust someone elses handy work as far as safety. If on public land and I want to hunt the area I'll find a tree close by and use my climber. If on private land I find out who built it and determine whether or not it's there legally. If not I rip it down, but make sure who's it is or isn't first. I usually just avoid them and hunt near or somewhere else.
Edited by - davidmil on 03/02/2002 14:26:28
Edited by - davidmil on 03/02/2002 14:26:28
03-02-2002, 01:34 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
I have a permit stand very near public land and from time to time I can tell people have been in it and it is not a problem to me as long as they respect me enough if I show up to give it me beacuse it is not a public land but close enough that they could make the mistake.
03-02-2002, 03:52 PM
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Location: Ringgold Louisiana USA
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RE: Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
Personally I would never hunt someone elses stand without their previous permission.Likewise I wouldn't want them in/on mine.Now if there are not suppose to be stands built in the area,then it should be reported to whoever owns or is the caretaker of the property.If I climb up in it,then I'm as guilty as the person who put it there to begin with.Since I generally hunt private/posted land,this has not been a problem with me.I mostly hunt alone or with one other person.I think it all comes down to an issue of RESPECT.You have enough respect of the laws/rules to not put up stands where they don't belong,and you have enough respect for fellow hunters to not infringe into areas that they have probably put alot of time and effort into.
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03-02-2002, 03:53 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
The only time I've ever been in a permanent stand that wasn't mine was when I had permission,but then again I'm fortunate enough to be one of a handful of people that are even allowed to hunt the property, I don't think they should be put up on public property unless you're willing to except the fact that eventually someone else is going to use it. For public land I use a climber.
03-02-2002, 04:02 PM
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Location: JANESVILLE WISCONSIN USA
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RE: Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
WOULD YOU USE SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR IF YOU WALKED BY AND SEEN THE KEYS STILL IN IT. WOULD YOU GO OVER TO THE NEIGHBORS YARD AND TAKE HIS LAWNMOWER AND USE IT BECAUSE HE WASN'T AROUND. SAME THING. I THINK ITS WRONG SINCE MOST PERMANENT STANDS ARE ON PRIVATE LANDS, BEING AROUND HERE IT IS ILLEGAL TO BUILD PERMANENT STANDS ON PUBLIC LAND. THE KEY WORD HERE IS PRIVATE. I WOULD HAVE A REAL PROBLEM IF I CAUGHT SOMEONE IN MY STAND.
03-02-2002, 05:20 PM
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RE: Hunting in someone elses permanent stand?
I agree with deerslayer. If you would get mad if someone hunter out of your stand, then dont hunt out of someone elses. Its different if you have permission, then use it to your leasure, but leave it better for the owner of the stand, just like you would a landowners property. As for me letting someone else hunt mind, It would be ok if they asked me and i wasnt going to hunt that stand at that time. I was going bowhunting last fall and when i arrived, someone was sitting in my stand. When i asked him to leave he told me i should have gotten there earlier. I took that stand down that same night. The really bad thing was that i was the only one that was allowed to hunt this particular property, the landowner was furious when i told him about. So, use your best judgement i guess.