I have been chasing a buck (16 pointer) I called "Ole Grandpa" for two years. Yesterday a deputy and two other guys showed up. One of the guys, a nephew of the landowner South of my friend's property, claimed someone had illegally logged his family's land. Called my friend and told him what was going on. The other guy stood there and told me how he had hunted that land "for years" and had taken a lot of big bucks out of there. He showed me pictures of the bucks he had taken and there he was! Last year, he had taken Ole Grandpa during late muzzle loading season. My heart sank as I looked at the buck that he said netted 200" typical. My friend finally arrived and took the deputy and the other two guys out to show them the property lines. I went and sat in a stand. I didn't see anything all evening and didn't really exprect to with 4 guys romping around the woods. After sunset, I called my friend and it turns out that the hunter had harvested deer on my friends property for over 5 years. Bums me out that not only Grandpa is gone, all the other bucks this guy has shot have been over 175" (to include the buck he shot there Saturday night). The hunter then asked the neighbor if he could continue hunting there, to which my neighbor thankfully said he thought the guy had harvested enough deer from his property and didn't want him back on it.
Didnt want him back..talk about a buzzkill, even if hes killing your deer. You must have the genetics Mark, thats for sure.
I'd be VERY interested in seeing a Net 200" Typical. Either way, sounds like you have some bruisers running around up there (or did anyway)! Keep after em.
If I hunted those type of deer Mark, I would be in a tree from sun-up to sundown from October 30th-November 10th.
I feel bad for the guy that got booted off the land because he shot "too many" big bucks. That's a bummer.
Yeah that would suck! I've learned I can't be honest about what I see on a farm I hunt. I've lost spots because I was seeing good bucks. Good thing I don't actually kill them or it would be hard to lie!
The neighbor's nephew (probably about 55 years old) gave the hunter permission to hunt land he did not own. My neighbor who does own the land was extremely irked. Got word today that the hunter was allegedly leasing that timber from a guy who did not own it.
Well that bites for all you guys. The nephew needs to be flogged with a dead carp. Imagine how much money I could make if I started leasing land in IL that I don't own. Bummer about the buck. Sounds like there are some killer genetics out there.
i have lost hunting ground just for seeing a big one and telling a friend or landowner of a monster running around, i keep most info to myself anymore.some people are more likly to let you hunt if you seem harmless to there gun hunting. thats why when i ask permission i only ask for hunting rights after gun season after i gain there trust they invite me to hunt anytime. it works for me. as a land owner myself and have people timber next to me and check out my ground with ther atv's (just to give me a qoute) i see where the landowner is coming from.somedays it just burns ya.
Let me explain it this way, Land Owner A's nephew leased some hunting land to a hunter. The land he leased out belongs to Land Owner B, who is no relation to Land Owner A. When land owner B found out because the nephew called the police because someone logged his family property it all came out. The property that was logged belonged to land owner B, not A. Now the hunter cannot hunt on Land Owner B's property and could not legally hunt there before. It sucks for the hunter, but now I know why I never saw Ole Grandpa again.
