Not really... My dad has pretty much turned the lands over to me for hunting use as long as he can cut wood. He doesn't get out much anymore. Im pretty much in charge, then Isaac, Luke and our brother Ethan doesn't really hunt yet. The only other people who hunt my land are my buddy Jimmy, that damn Freeman/OH kid , cfdjay and a few of my cop/firefighter buddies. During bow season its only me, Isaac, Jay and Freeman....Luke will probably start this year now that he has a good bow and can shoot comfortably, but he has no need to ever hunt again
my uncles didnt talk to each other for something like 5yrs at a time once cause one shot out the other's doe tag.... i know its not a land issue but i thought i'd mention it just to let you know that its not only you dealing with family problems when it comes to hunting... i think we ALL at times have or will go thru this, bottom line is that he is your brother and yall love each other and hopefully you can work something out.
Had it happen and had uncles who had it happen. We got over it and all is well. Just gotta move on, cause in the grand scheme of things its just a deer....
Ditto. Sounds like he has just as much right to do his thing as you do yours. My older brother came up from Florida and shot a button buck this past week, i couldnt be happier. Hell, without a doubt i'd pass up a monster if i knew it was gonna go to one of my brothers or my dad. I love shooting deer but i'd rather see them shoot one, no matter what it is.
Me and 2 cousins have been given the authority to our 365 acre farm. There has definantly been some turmoil, but not between us. They talk a big game, but rarely hunt. When they do decide to get out, they have another 200 acres that is UNBELIEVABLE hunting, and they spend their time there. Over the last 3 years, I have seen each one once while I was hunting. However, I still respect "their" areas, and always ask for permission before hunting in there. All 3 of us respect each others stands, but I would let them hunt any of my areas if they called and asked and the conditions were right for that day. We all agree too that anything that isn't "mature" shouldn't be shot, and we try to go by it. However, when we start inviting guests out is when things have got complicated. One of the cousins invited a friend out for shotgun season. The spot he hunts (while he isn't sleeping), is a pretty poor spot. He doesn't kill much, but this year killed a 1.5 yr. old 9 pointer. It was his 2nd largest buck ever. While it was a deer I had passed, I didn't open my mouth since I couldn't spoil that moment for him. Another incident wasn't so pretty. A guy was hunting at there piece, and then on the farm we share. They ran him off there farm, so he started hunting on our farm. For 3 years in a row this guy got more and more comfortable with his stand sites and hanging them close to areas I was hunting. A final confrontation boiled both of us over the edge. I gave him the option to play by the rules or pull his stands. He had all 12 of his stands out by the next day, and had been lying to us about to how many areas he was hunting. Another one is my brother in law that I don't exactly see eye to eye with. Overall he is a good guy, he's just not to intelligent when it comes to hunting. We let him hunt out there with us during gun season. There have been some discussion about him thinking he has the right to roam across the property and hunt where he pleases. When dealing with family and hunting rights, I have learned it is often better to man up and bite my tounge. My parents, aunts, and uncles, have given the rights to me and my 2 cousins, so final call comes through us. With us 3 getting along, and seeing eye to eye things are very easy to talk out. There are times where I have had to speak up, but I try to approach it with an open mind and explain the situation as to how I see it.
