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Okay here is my situation, my pap owns some land that I hunt and he allows one of the neighbors to hunt there also. Now last week my neighbor arrows a decent 8 point and doesn't tell me or my pap(the landowner) for who knows why but my guess is that he thinks i'll get mad at him or he wants to arrow another buck. So today I just found out the whole story from another neighbor of mine and I about blew a gasket, not because he got a buck, but because he didnt tell me or my pap and told my other neighbor not to tell me. Then to top it off my other neighbor tells me that he saw other people on the land with him, by this point im really mad. So I go ask my pap about this and find out that he didn't even give my neighbor permission to hunt there this year. WOW! I assumed that this was done earlier this year because he ALWAYS asks. Me and my pap talked it over and figured out that he is no longer allowed on the property to hunt, period. Now dont think im just mad cause he got a buck before me, the one i'm after is still there, thank god! I don't know I just wanted some opinions to see if we are going about this right way, i mean you try to be nice and you get spit on. Its long but any opinions will be apprecited. Thanks.

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Maybe the neighbor just assumed that since he'd been given permission for so many years that there wasn't a need to ask? Either way if he abused his privledges then he should lose them. Even if he did have permission he shouldn't have brought anyone else without getting permission for them also.

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I think you guys are within your rights to not let him hunt there. It's your land.

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Abuse and loose.

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Myself I wouldn't allow any one on my land unless they were with me to begin with. You and your father seem like good people allowing him to hunt in the first place.

Here is what I would do.

I would go have a talk with him and inform him that he poached that animal off of your property with out permission and there is no longer room for a poacher on your land and no longer has access to your property. Give him 24 hours to remove any stands or other property of his from your land.

Depending on the attitude he may give I would press charges for trespassing and poaching.

JMO good luck!

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First of all it's in your rights to ban him from the land. I think calling him a poacher is a bit extreme, however.

It is possible that he just thought he had automatic rights since he has always been allowed to hunt there in the past, but I would confront him about it. Especially since he was secretive about it.

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I agree but do it in away not to involve your friend who let you konw about his abuse.

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Assuming that he has permission because he has in past years is understandable. It's not right but understandable. Bring outhers to hunt your property without asking is down right wrong and for that I'd give him the boot.

IMO permission for a person to hunt is just that, it's not a blanket for him to bring friends or family. Another thing that puzzles me about this guy is why he'd be so secreative about killing a buck. This guy had to know he was walking on thin ice. I agree he took a step to far.

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Thats exactly why so many landowners will not let people hunt like they used to.

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Sounds about right to me. He abused the trust and now it is time to loose the rights. I would tell him for now I will not press any charges but if however bad things started to happen to fences or buildings he would be reported right away. Also if you see him on your property again you will be calling the local sheriff and you will press full charges. This will let him off for now which will upset him but he will calm down. If you press charges now he will do something to "get even" in the future. Nobody needs that. Let him off for now and make sure he understands you are being nice about that.
Good luck and keep us posted.