So I finally got a chance to go in the woods this week for 2 hours. When I get to my stand I find a note from a few fellow hunters that apparently are hunting nearby. They nicely tell me to move because they've been there for a long time. I have been in the area for two months and have never seen anyone around (granted I barely get any time to go out) but I try to get out at least once a week. I don't know how close they are but I like the area and don't want to move to far, what should I do? Should I try to speak with them face to face or on the phone or something? It's not like I'm out there all the time, and I've been baiting the area for a while now.
What would you do?
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Not even remotely close to harassment...
The answer is up to you. If other guys hunt there they may even use your stand when you aint there, if they left you a note they know when you are there anyway
Dude... I've been in the same situation on Public Land a few times. Most time I stay put and stand fast.( Especially if I was there first),or a good Buck is sniffing around.) But, like others have said on your post...basically you May not be hunting now, your just holding a spot, and watching your back around possible lunatics. Yeah maybe you'll shot a deer. But these jerk wads may create a very poopy situation around the area, and stink it up and pinch your space. Its 50/50 . Many times A-Holes like that are just testing the water with you and feeling you out ,trying to spook you. But on the other hand I've seen things go south before with cracked windshields and flat tires. So be wise . If you stay...In which you Have Every F-N Right to, I would write down the plate numbers of their vehicles if you can. You may need it later. Any verbal crap they hand you in the woods or an encounter at your vehicle report to Fish and Game right away. Give the Conservation Officers a really important and meaningful task for once. Good Luck ...[smoke]
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Just move along. If there are guys hunting that close to you I don't know why you would want to hunt there still. I'm not sure what all the comments flexing don't move is gonna do for you. You'll all just be screwing each other up. Your not conceding by moving, your doing the smart thing. Nothing worse than sitting all day somewhere just to have some yut yut come in an hour before dark and walk right by you.
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Sit there and shoot a buck. Then take your stand down and leave an 8x10 of it on the tree.
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Kindly leave them a not that says... "Let's see who shoots first" haha. It's fine, it is state land... I've seen stands in the same spot for years and never seen anyone hunt then. Pleople just throw up stands and think they claim a spot for themselves. As long as you aren't on top of them it's all good
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If they left a contact number, contact them. I wouldn't move but if you don't move just keep in mind they know where your stand is now and it may go missing. It's public land though so stand your ground
Honestly I'm flabbergasted by this thread. For all the "hunters banding together" speak that goes on around here, it's truly these threads where the real colors come out. Turning in another hunter for harassment couldn't be any further from the correct solution to the problem. The fact that the guy left a note I think is actually a move in the right direction for public land usage. The fact that he asked you to move rather than to discuss the situation however is less than ideal. Personally, I would not move but I would try to speak to the guy. You may decide that you never hunt the same schedules or may decide that too many hunters in the area leaves too much scent. Either way he's got no right to ask you to move but you might be able to work out a better solution for the both of you by just discussing. Hell maybe in the end you guys will even help each other out (God forbid that happens :EvilBeGone
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I few years back I had a problem with a guy in an area I was hunting. One afternoon he driving up and down the road all afternoon. Then about 6:00 pm he came looking for me and it turned into a shouting match. I knew what his intentions were. So I called f&w and pushed for Hunter harassment. Basically I was told it was my word against his. There were no other wittnesses.
My point is guys throw Hunter harassment around a lot but you have to prove it. In a case of vandalism or theft you need proof. A witness, pictures or something. Or in my case with verbal harassment you need to be able to prove intent. In other words that was his intentions when he went in the woods
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I have a better idea-if he left a phone number, start posting it in the personal ads section of Craiglist...be creative [rofl]
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