the guy won't stay on stand very long. keeps wanting to roam the woods which are small where we hunt. both deer he has shot in his life, he got in less than 1 hour on stand, so much longer than 2 hours he wants to get down and walk. now my truck is having the engine rebuilt so i can't go alone. but he don't want to go. our spot is an hour away, so with his wife bitch'n about him hunting all the time he starts looking for places closer to home. found two spots but has no permission to go there. still wants to go though. i'm not and never would. even if he do'nt want to go to our usual spot i can't convince him to not go to these others.

Well unfortunately your in a position that you either hunt with him or you stay home .But if I were you just as soon as you get your vehicle back on the road ,he'd be hunting by himself if you can't convince him to stay put for at least another hour,or to hunt a piece of property that you at least have permission to hunt .

nubo

it all boils down to morals and ethics, from your post you seem to know what your doing out there and you know right from wrong, so i agree with nubo, but i was always taught to ask first, so looks like id be at home playing madden 2005 but on a more serious note, id sit down and talk to him, tell him your frustrations and see if you cant get something worked out

It sounds like your the more educated hunter of you 2. However do you allow him to help make the plans and such for the upcoming hunt? Perhaps in your zest to get the most of your hunt, you inadvertantly, "take command". I think if he was more involved in the planning and organizing of the days hunt he may "stick to the plan better".

I've been in this situation and even though I feel I know more and can help our chances at success, if you don't let the others get involved they can spoil the plan.

It can be as simple as askin, " what do you think of this idea?"


Instill in him that permission must always be granted to hunt private land.

My friend has a similar problem as the guy he hunts with like to roam , be it gun or bow. He is an elderly and nice guy. They both hunted at my spots on occasion and we live within 15-20 min. of each other but I always bring my own ride for sake of leaving when they either had enough or get bored. However when my friend goes with him to their zonehe tells him where he will be but goes off in another direction thus buying him another hour before his friend finds him. Mean but sometimes necessary. Hey thats why 99 percent of the time I go solo.

Find another partner.

If you're hunting to have fun and you guys have fun together then I say try to make it work BUT just flat out tell him that you will not hunt on land you dont have permission to be on. (first and foremost)

If you're hunting because you're serious about it and you don't want people messing you up than I think it's time you went at it solo.

Good luck----that's gonna be a tough decision.

we almost always scout and decide on stand placement together, and usually i give him first dibbs on which spot he wants, its like if he doesn't see deer they must not be their, but i have had too many deer "materialize" out of nowhere to think differently. i still cant believe he is contemplating trespassing to go hunting when we have such a great place already