I hunt family owned woods. They let this one guy go along to aid his son in the hunt since hashandicap. Myselfand parents thought it was just his son that was going to hunt. This guy is hunting as well. I saw him carry a gun with him. He has been out there by himself. I asked are you going to let this guy hunt again this year.The said why not. There is two woods one I hunt about 24 acres the one they hunt 10. There is about 170 acres of farm land as well. I said that is to many people hunting. They said you want it all for yourself. True but three people to many. It would scare the deer away. I wouldnt let him hunt. What should I do?

Not your woods , not your decision . They apparently already know that the Dad hunts alone sometimes , and have given him permission to do so . Perhaps you should get with the guy and work out a plan of use and cooperate with each other. Remember , every deer they have go around them will very likely go right toward you . The rule of thumb is usually 20 acres per hunter , but his son isn't likely to do much still hunting from the sound of it , and it's the hunter the deer don't spot who drags one out .

How many others are hunting the same woods that you don't even know about ? The answer might surprise you . Last year I hunted only my 5 acre back yard and took 2 deer and nearly got 3 more . It isn't always about how many people it is , it's usually more a matter of the pressure that the deer perceive versus what draws them there . Make what they want available at the right time and the three of you working the same farm shouldn't be an issue .

Unless the 170 acres of farmland is flat as a pancake and totally lacking cover, there are likely some nice spots to hunt there as well.

I don't buy into the whole "too many people" idea. 3 of us hunt my dads 40 acres. Only 7 acres is timber, the rest is CRP and fence rows.None of us hunt the timber.We killed 6 deer there last season, and could have killed alot more. We were trying to let the young ones grow a little. My uncle took a 140 class 10 pointer, it was with a shotgun, the rest were bow kills. Main thing is, let the stands rest, play the wind, and don't enter the bedding area.

I think that there are a lot of variables to take into consideration in terms of hunters to acreage ratio. My 19 acres is entirely wooded (with lots of underbrush in some spots) and hilly. I have two stand sites at opposite corners of the property and its not a problem at all for shotgun season even when much of the cover is gone. I could easily put in a 3rd stand during early bow season when the brush is thick and 100 yards seems like a long walk.

Anyone get a deer last year ??? How many deer do you see.? 3 dont seem like to many

Cardeer,
I got myself a deer they almost got one. I have no idea how many deer I saw I know saw deer about every time I went out.

The guy said his son would be the only one hunting. He is hunting as well. Thats what made me mad. The season is months away we will see if they are going to be still hunting. I talked with the kid that has a handicap he said they are looking for other place to hunt.

I don't want this to sound bad, but come on, the kid is handicapped. Do you really want to kick them out of a place to hunt? I'm sure that his dad likes to "hunt" once in awhile, too. My kids aren't handicapped, but when I take them fishing, very little of my time is spent fishing. It's spent tending to them and their needs.I can only image how mucheffort that his dad id putting out so his son can enjoy time in the field.Like I said, I don't want to sound like a jerk, but if they aren't causing you problems with poaching, spooking deer, etc.....IMO, let them be.

Not your woods , not your decision


Thank you!!!!!!

So many people want to control everything wether they own it or not. Belive if every hunter had it that way the rest of us would have no place to hunt. I have been putting up with so many people posting land they don't own and have no business posting as the property owner has not given them permission to and they are out of town owners.Thank god for honest hard working thoughtful land owners. We would all be screwed with-out them!!

Mike,

You have just clearly pointed out one of the several drawbacks to the current deer hunting fad.