Tips on dealing with people in your stand?
 

I got in my stand on my own property Sat. morning and I noticed someone had turned my chair in the opposite direction, then When I' m climbing out I noticed and empty buckshot shell under my seat. Talk about mad, i try to keep a fresh stand and to know someone is hunting it while I' m at work really makes me mad. If I had plenty of land, I would let someone else hunt it too, but its only 15 acres, not like I have thousands of acres or anything. My wife spotted someone driving by and stopping and when she pulled in behind them, they drove off fast. I think someone is letting someone off and if they see me pull in, they get out and leave, and to tell the truth , I honestly don' t know if I want to know who it is or catch them in my stand with my temper. Any tips on running them off without actually catching them or finding out who they are?

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Make a trap, hang a bag of skunk musk over the seat and rig it so when they sit down it dumps right down the back of there neck:D Just make sure you don' t set it off[:o][X(][X(]

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Cut 3/4 way through one leg of the chair!

I' d put a no hunting sign on the seat and stake the place out, have your wife drop you off. Take a sick day and get him. Press all charges that apply. Sends a good message.

Greg

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I like the skunk thing!!!!!

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Yeah, but if they get hurt trespassing on my land, I would probably be the one that got in trouble or sued, or they would probably booby trap the place for when I hunt. Trust me, I' ve thought about putting a few boards with nails and burying them in the leaves so they get a nail through the foot right before they get on my stand!

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I would try to catch the guy either in your stand or on your property. Get the liscense plat and press charges or he will keep on going there. I have 2 stands on my property and if I ever found someone in them, I would blow a gasket.

I too am guilty of sitting in someone else' s tree stand but the stand is on Association property and not on personal property. Since it was built and not a portable stand without Association permission, I sit in it every chance I get. I also do not live there but can hunt there if I desire since my mother in-law lives there. This guy would bring in 6 or 7 friends to hunt with now it is down to one friend. I have never shot a deer there but have seen them and many hunters. When I see him at the local hardware store, I always let him know I was in his stand. I guess I' m a little sadistic in nature since I know he hates it when someone is in his stand.

Tomster

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What i think is happening is someone is driving by and letting another person out so there is no vehicle. The only way into the property is from the front so they see my truck pull in and get out well before I can get to the stand. They are probably not wearing orange either. The stands have sides on them and a door, so I at least took the chairs out of them so that the only way to hunt them would be to sit on your knees. The next gun season here starts Thanksgiving so I' ll have to put my chairs back in the night before I hunt.

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I like the stake out idea, but it is a wasted day, if the dude doesn' t show. You could set up a motion camera, that is used for deer to see if you could get a pic of him or the vehicle.

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How about putting up this sign:

" ABSOLUTELY NO TRESSPASSING. SURVIVORS WILL BE PROSECUTED!"

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I would put on one of those locks on the door to make it harder for them to get in, if possible. I would only lock it during hunting seasons, plus keep the lock oiled to prevent rusting.

My stands have camo burlap and carpetng on the floor to muffle the sounds. Also above the railing I use the camo you can see through, with holes in it for shooting. I used a tarp for the roof but it tends to fill up with water when it rains. I do plan on adding a better roof some day.

Hope you get them.

Tomster

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If the guy is pulling off of the road to let the hunter out, i would put up a big old spike strip up for the tires.

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Contact your local game officer. Maybe they can set up a sting and film the guy.

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kick his butt

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What a drag. Me? I' d try to avoid face to face confrontation at the stand if possible. You don' t know what might happen. On the road, with others around, confront away. This is a very interesting problem and I' d appreciate it if you' d post what happened in the end. -zeke.

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I wouldn' t set any traps. If someone got hurt you would be in for a big law suit. I would try to catch the individual or put a pad lock on the door, so they can' t enter it. who ever it is seem like a lazy lot so they wouldn' t stick around if
they couldn' t use the stand they wouldn' t build their own.

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like someone said earlier you could put out a trail cam, but be sure you can lock it up securely, because if someone is going to sit in your stand, knowing it is illegal, they just might take the camera too. i also liked the idea of tipping off a Game Warden. i bet they would be happy to get one more poacher out of the woods.

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Don' t drive into your lane ,,, come home a few good hunting days/nights and stop up the road and sneek into your stand from another angle. If he' s in the stand take down the latter and call the big boys.;)...BT

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If you use a lock make sure its brass to avoid rust.

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some crazy guy set up a spot to sit on my private land last year, never confronted him because I was never there when he was, and I didnt need that area. The spot is still up from last year, but he hasn' t been back to clear any brush, etc, so I' m taking it over. If he shows up i' m kicking him out

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Leave him a note....telling him you are going to kick his dead arse.

Clint

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try to put thumb taks in the seat some how .that will get is butt.


go deep hunt hard.;)

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get one of them paint ball grenades.get fishing string,put it threw the ring and setup it up where it will hit him in the face.makes sure he will try to trip the line to pull the paint ball pin it will spray paint.good luck.


go deep hunt hard.;)

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thats a good way to do it Griz, id crap my pants and have a heartattack at the same time.

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I think that I would also like you prefer to avoid a face to face confrontation....Maybe try to start by removing the access way up to the stand ......remove the ladder or strap on steps or climbing sticks or screw in steps etc... whatever way you have it rigged up to access the stand.
I also whould make sure that your property is thourghly posted . Im not sure of how the law would work if the land is posted to release you from liability? But figure it couldnt hurt. I also would advise your local law inforcement and Conservation Police of the situation in the case of future dealing with this person or persons.... the more eyes watching the area the better .... Most cowards will run like cockroaches at the sight of light or approaching persons.
Let them know their are eyes watching.
But I still like the pulling the shotgun up the tow rope right in front of them idea... had a good laugh at that one[&:]

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Fix up a alarm that will go off when its opened in the wrong manner. Fix ladder so you can remove steps up so far and then place them some where you can get to them when you come back.
Sign, " Warning Rattle Snake Inside" May not beleave it but I bet you they will look.
Game warden gets my #1 vote though
Rick

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Never actually had anyone on my stand that I know of. My biggest problem is I do all the work and someone else kills the deer. I have multiple corn feeders on my private land and the property is loaded with deer (and everyone knows it). Due to the nature of my work I can ONLY hunt weekends. Others are hunting during the week right on our line killing every buck that comes off it. Last Thursday I guy was hunting about 75 yards from my stand/feeder and killed an wallhanger 8-pt with an 18" spread. He admitted it came off my property and that its stomach was full of corn! Within 30 yards of my stand the buck has a scrape and 6 rubs...I' ve worked my butt off for that deer and that SOB got it. I realize the guy was legal but that just really ticks me off.

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who has the shotgun now did you keep it?

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Where i live, if the land is legally posted, you must have written permission on your person to hunt the land. If the land is not legally posted, which mine isn' t, you still must have verbal permission to hunt it. I have some signs up, but to be legally posted, they have to be placed every so many feet and purple paint up. I can' t take steps out. I built my stands like an ordinary ladder stand, except I made oversized floors, walls about halfway up, a door where you climb in the ladder and a plywood roof. I have chairs in them, which I took out so for someone to hunt it, they would have to sit on their knees.