[:@] I have a stand in state woods that's produced very well over the past 15 years . I've hunted year after year either bow shotgun or blackpowder . I put my neighbor in there two years ago since he never shot a buck . Well he ended up getting a four pointer and was happy as a kid in a candy shop . He asked me if he could use it for opening day cause he was gonna bring my neighbors son with him. I said no problem . We went back there to mark his way to the stand only to find that some J.O. shot it all up and tried to cut the chains off . I did a walk around the area only to find another stand about 50 yards away. No big deal , but this is the A-hole that shot the stand all up. I'am sure of it cause he used linesmen boots to get up my tree and there is the same marks all up his tree . My question is how do handle something like this ? Fight fire with fire or just blow it off . thank god I'am hunting on private property this opener cause not too sure how I would handle it come monday morning.

i would call your local game warden ,(he destroyed your property and the proof is there. )its not worth winding up in jail over and our sport needs all the positive feed back it can get . regardless of the a-holes .who do such s--- !

man it's only a deer come on. I hunted spots all over in there and they all work at given times , but to try to shoot the stand apart is a bit out of control who knows what this guy might pull. he's not worth my time.

Take the stand down and leave a note where to find it. This guy should not have destroyed your property. Good luck on Monday.

Bob

Thats the risk you take when you put a stand on public ground. Its not 'your' tree my friend. Its everyones.

Now I'm not saying it was right for someone to destory your stand and then put one up 50 yds away. But I wouldnt have shed a tear if you had said that your rig was just wrecked.

Permanent Stands on public ground should be illegal. The fact you put a stand there and tried to claim the place as 'yours' is what causes all the problems. Stands on public ground should be carry in, and carry out. First come, First Served. One of these days Fish and Game will come to their senses and make 'No Permanent Stands' the law. Until then, they'll always be problems.

Just my 2 cents.

your right about that it's not my tree. It was a portable stand that over the year has become not so portable . I have no problems with people hunting that same area for all it's state land . Hell three years ago another guy asked me where we were hunting and I explained where we were . He scouted the area out and hung a stand close by himself. He was gonna move it that morning and I said he was nuts it's state land just hunt it . Well I shot a nice six pointer in the morning and he and my brother helped me drag it out .They went back in that afternoon and he got a bigger six . My brother helped him drag it out and all was good . like you said it's state land not mine .

It's called respect for your fellow hunter. I hunt state land also and time to time, I will come upon a stand that someone has hung in a particular area where I want to hunt. Yeah, it's not HIS tree but I respect him for scouting and finding that area, and I move on. I don't vandalize his equipment. As far as getting a game warden involved, I don't think that you will get anywhere. YOU know HE did it BUT you didn't see him do it. Hell, I caught a tresspasser one time, filed a complaint thru the local police, took him to court and he walked because I didn't have a witness! The guy told the judge that he wasn't on our property and I was the one that was on the property where he COULD hunt and the judge took his word over mine, and I caught the guy red-handed! If I were you, I would just chalk it up to experiance and find another spot.

Well, abandon this site if you must. But before you do, try to determine the direction of the prevailing wind then discretely plant the scent of man and maybe dog downwind of his stand. Maybe a camo patterned bandana that you've sweated on all day or anything likely to retain the scent of a human for a long time. If you're feeling especially vindictive, plant a note on the tree telling him what you've done and invite him to find your "manscrapes".

That's Right! We (hunters) have a hard enough time in keeping a good image with non-hunters, we don't need IDIOTS shooting up other hunters property. In my opinion the guy who destroyed your property in NOT A HUNTER! And he's definately NO SPORTSMAN!

thanks fight4yourguns, thats exactlly the point i intended to get across