Thats it, im done(for the year)!
 

Is anyone else just so fed up with the guys they hunt with that they just want to pack it in?[:@] Seems like no one wants to do any work(door knocking, scouting, stands) but they all want a deer. You start hearing, your putting me in a bad spot. Dont do this, why did you do that, dont go in there, thats my spot, guys that dont want to cough up the $$$$ for gifts, meat processing, gas, long distance phone. arguements about meals, motels, who splits up the game,, who' s applied for doe tags, who has applied for surplus tags, who HASNT applied for anything or made any type of effort!

Im done for the year,, ive got my surplus archery doe in the freezer. Going to pull my stands tomorrow. Going to eat my buck/doe tag this year. I hope all the guys have a good hunt,, I just cant stand the B.S. anymore!:( Im going duck hunting!:D

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Sounds like you need different hunting buddies. I personally only hunt with my son an d my father. Less BS , but I still end up doing all the work. At least its appreciated. Don' t give up. Enjoy your season.

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I wish I had ANY hunting buddies. As of now, I' m a lone hunter.

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Good partners are hard to find.

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almost seems like you should go by yourself, sence you do most of the work anyways, dont give just because there are some jerks out there, just go do it yourself

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I hunt by myself these days too. My brother-in-law was the recipient of all my legwork anyway. I enjoyed the commraderie, but have a great deal of enjoyment just going solo. Don' t end your season with a buck tag with the rut just about to start! [:o]

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Sounds like you need to go solo!!......or take a kid hunting??........like a Big brothertype of deal. Know of any young boys or gals that would like to spend sometime in the woods???

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This is what set me off yesterday. Weve been hunting 2 farms, 1-2100 acre, 1-650 acre. No one else has permission to be on these farms but our " group" . Ive got 6 sets of steps set-up on these 2 farms.

Walked in to the first spot yesterday afternoon,, orange peels on the ground right under the stand(from the morning). Pull those steps and head out. Get to the road, see a member of the group in his truck,,, with one of his co-workers,, he sent him into that stand in the morning and hunted a different stand(also one of mine).

Asked are you guys heading home,, nope we are going too hunt the farm stand and the one on the point,, again 2 of my stand set-ups. I say o.k. im going to the pond,,, I get no,, so and so is in there already. What the %$#&,, thats another set of my steps theyre using, making a total of 5. Go to the tree with my 6th set of steps,, not there,, theyve been moved 20 yards. I try too hunt the stand and realize Ive got no shooting lanes and its hard to draw my bow from this tree. Pull my steps out and leave. Found out the " lefty" of the group hunted that spot 2 days earlier and he moved the steps because he was having trouble drawing his bow from that stand.

Go to the farmers house and tell him what was going on, and that im pulling everything of mine out. Im not doing the work for these guys to screw me over anymore! While im sitting there talking to him, the truck pulls up. Guy says my buddy from work just shot a doe out of your stand,, give me your doe tag! I say no-way,, put yours on it. He didnt apply,, neither have a doe tag. Tell the farmer,, this is why,, he understands completely!!!

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what a bunch of jerks your hunting with. thats why i always pull the steps out of my stand. also, i would dump those hunting " partners" . on the farm i am hunting, somebody is BAITING MY stand. i have no clue who they are, so i pulled the stand. stuff like that kills ya.

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Could be you accepted too much responsibility.From what it sounds like you seem to have accepted a leadership position with these guys and now you just want to hunt. maybe you should talk to everyone and let them know what your looking to do. You got six stands setup and probably quite a few members of your group don' t have any and rely on your stands. Probably should cut down that number to three and let everyone know that you intend on using yours exclusively. If someone setups six stands on the property I' d be dammned if I wouldn' t use them if someone setup six stands, its not like you don' t have to share at all. If everyone did that you' d probably have a 100 stands setup looking at each other.Don' t know about your other problems with the group but for the problem mentioned a simple set of rules, like no oranges, and nothing left behind could solve them and then simply setup a schedule, on so and so day, or today, I will be using these three stands depending on conditions so noone touch them. leave the schedule at the entrance and everyone will know whats up. As far as doe tags, don' t tell me that you guys can' t figure out a better system then shoot the doe and go ask who' s got a tag. You should know how many the group has and which ones are available before pulling the trigger. Add some rules about this.

You guys have too many unwritten rules which no one seems to know and you have accepted these conditions for so long that everyone is probably acustomed to you bailing them out. Don' t know about the situation other then what you said but maybe you get enough good memories from the group that you should try and save it and at the same time lift the load off your back. take care whatever you do, and hope you still keep on hunting.Sounds like those guys really need either guidance or a kick in the ass and you appear to be the only one who will give it to them.

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Sounds like a very loosely put together club. Who made the arrangements on hunting the land? If you are the one that does all of the arrangements, I would clean house on the cull members. Are you paying for the lease? If the farmer understands what is going on no doubt there would be massive changes in the club rules, if you have any now.

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Are you kidding me!? I hunt mostly by myself, but when I do hunt with friends, I' d be shot if I ever asked for one of their doe tags AFTER shooting the darn thing. They wouldn' t do that to me either.

Holy Crap, you need some new " buddies."

With friends like that, who...................

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Time to ditch the tag alongs!! I have had the same thing happen to me and have moved on, I mostly hunt by myself and those I do hunt with are not the type who will not work or would dare screwing up one of my spots. The guys your refering to are a dime a dozen, so go out on your own, get the landowner to post his area hunting with written permission only and post your stands. Anyone who sits in a posted stand must have permission & if not call the DNR. Then get a new group who don' t mind working and showing you some of their spots, guys who don' t have spots are not good to bring into your fold, but others who do know the effort and work it takes...thus are grateful and respectful!! Believe me if you search you' ll find others who feel just like you and would love a new group..just go find em' .

BTW, hunting by yourself is equally rewarding and with the exception of driving and dragging (you spend very little time with the other hunters any how).

Good Luck and don' t give up your hard earned work for a few ungrateful hunters. tell them the score and get the land owner to back you up. It sounds like he agrees and will help you, but you must ask him!

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Ive been in your situtation SwampTHING, my brother-in-laws and father in law. Ive heard all before to, problem was they wanted me to scout them a spot. I had enough trouble scouting a spot for myself. I told if you wanna deer get you butts out there and look for one. Well they dont hunt with me anymore, well not much, and I really enjoy hunting by myself. PEACE AND QUIET:D I recently meet a new hunting partner and that is working out great he is just as dedicated as I am. Good Luck to ya.

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Group hunting can be great and a nightmare and it doesn' t take much to turn it either way.

I hunt with brother in laws family and we love it. We take turns driving the deer and posting. As the outsider, I make sure I know what policies we are following and so forth.

My biggest beef (pun intended) with group hunting is that I get shafted on what gets done with the meat. If we have 6 of us hunting that day we split it 6 ways, if there are 4 we split it 4 ways that becomes a problem, when 4 related guys get bolgna made from the meat and call you and say bring down $20 bucks and pick up your bologna. How about some sausage or dried beef every now and then?
Point is I got 20 pounds of bologna over the last year. I am not a fan of bolgna.

If you are doing the legwork you are entitled to enjoy it - shame on them for taking advantage of you, but shame on you for not stating it upfront and having to blow up about it. Set rules, get everyone on same page and it should work out.

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what a nightmare,, i have been there before,, hunting should be done with partners and all that the word implies,, in the past when i have found my self feeling a shaft coming i pay up on any thing i even think i owe, gas shares rooms etc.... and discreetly pull out,, so i can sleep with clear consciense.. if it my aera that i have worked on i dont invite again, am working through that now with someone,, i always try to domore than my share though so that others dont have reson to find me a lacking " partner " good luck

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Take some time and hunt without them. Enjoy the outdoors!

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I had this same problem last year and the person I hunted with no longer goes with me, I' m now a single bowhunter, and to be honest it' s alot more fun that way. All the guys I go duck hunting with are all for the scouting, getting permission, thank yous, and all that good stuff Anyway it' s better to hunt with more people duck hunting (more hands to carry s%$#) :D

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Hunting partners (good ones anyway) are hard to find. I' d either sit down and explain your feelings and see if something can be worked out or I' d move on.

I had to do the same thing two years ago. What made it the hardest was that the person causing the grief was my brother.

Turns out he really didn' t know what to do or how to make an informed decision and was relying on me not out of want but necessity. He was to proud to ask for help because he thought he' d look stupid. He knew all the lingo and all the information just didn' t know how to put it all togather. I let him know right away that he was stupid for not asking for help not because he didn' t know! :D Now he' s one of the best partners a guy could ask for.

You never know, maybe our group is simular.

Additionally, with larger groups I have to agree with the others that posted, 6 stands is to much. Reduce your number and let it be known that you' d appericiate it if they not hunt them when your around.

You also might consider having assigned blinds/stands when the whole group is there. Put the stands sites in a hat and draw for them the night before.

Hope it all works out..... and by all means do not allow them to keep you from hunting. That doesn' t hurt anyone but you.

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ST...Let' s take a step back here for a moment...I believe you are caught up in the negative feelings you expressed and justifiably so. If you call it quits because of what others have said or done, does that not put some of this blame on you for this decision? Honestly, I would never, ever, let others make me decide not to spend time in the woods during hunting season. Make a promise to yourself that changes must be made and accept it. Then do what your heart tells you, with or without others....I have to feel that if you decide not to hunt again this year because of what has happened...you will regret it all year long. Good Luck on this one.....Jimmy

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Ever thought about buying your own land? That is what me and some of my relatives did and man do I enjoy hunting more than ever. Only four of us hunt it and we went in and found 204 acres in southern Indiana. Something to think about