I'm would wait until I could catch him and nail him with trespassing! I have no sympathy for people who do this type of thing. All they do is hurt the hunting community. I would set up a camera and catch him in the act...Then turn him in.
just carry yourself as a hunter,nieghbor,and a man go knock on the fellows door that owns the property and talk about it like men.maybe you let him on yours he lets you on his something can be worked out that can benefit the both of you.good luck
I would find out who it is and ask that they move it. If that doesnt work i would say remove it for them
I would leave a note in a zip lock baggy with the phone number to our local county police office where he can find his stand. I know they have a certain amount of time if it is not claimed that its mine but im not sure as to how long that would be.
I'd be talking to the neighbor first, then depending on what he says is what I'd act on. A little talking may just net you more hunting land.
i had the same situation occur to me. i put a sandwich bag on the stand with my number in it. i zip tied it to the stand and put it on the other side of the fence. i sdaid call me we can discuss this matter further some guy calls me and says he saw his stand on the ground i said well who are you he says i live in town and just thought i could hunt here close to home. i said do you have permission from a neighbor or someone he says no i snook in but would it be ok to hunt out there in the future. i couldnt believe he had the nerve to call me!!! i told him if i saw him out there again i would have him arrested and i never saw or heard from him again.
This Identical thing happened to me a few years back as I did the stupid thing and crossed the fence and hung my stand. The 1st time I was out it was gonzo,I was ticked and went to the land owners place and asked if he knew anything about it? LMAO he said, is this it in his shed with about 9 others? Yupper ,I now have permission on this piece of land and then the year later I found one on his place and put a note in a baggie with my number and the guy never called so the Property owner let me have it. I was the numskull and got lucky and really got lucky getting another's stand. I learned my lesson and by putting my number there for the person to call back and explain his fault I gave him his chance, in turn he decided against it and probably is still trespassing. Rocky
Very true! And just to add a little extra for thought, those fencelines are not 100% accurate either...when talking a foot or less especially...he could still actually be on his land, it's unlikely, but I would talk to them first before I went too far with things.
I'd try to find out whose it is and talk to them first. Worst thing that could happen is you find out they are a jerk and then you can squash it there. Even better you may find that you could work together and watch each others land. I don't agree with the stand on your side but I could be he doesn't know better. Always better to bring some honey to the table first than vinegar. Either way you'll both know where each other stands which is much better than no communication and a lot of assumption.
name and number on the treestand and talk to the owner for sure. people can get crazy about borders so better keep it chill
Every year I have people sneek on my property. Last year I walked on of my uncle's farms and there was 10 tree stands through out the woods. I spent more time looking for the guys who put them up than hunting. My uncle has over 3000 achres of farm land spread out over 4 different places so it's a little hard to monitor all the land. I never seen the guys who put them up. So after the season me and my brother took them down (the stands were new 15 foot ladder) and took them to the dump. I live in south jersey, and I know there aren't that many places to hunt, but just walking on to somebody's land is disrespectful and stupid
I would be mad, but try to handle the situation like an adult and be kind at first. Try to figure out who's stand it is like how others suggested, leave note, bla bla bla. And I hope they would respect my wishes of not to tresspass, then I would get pissed and arrest them if they chose to disobey what I had written them.
there are tons of other variables that would take play in the matter, i.e. is the stand facing your land or his? i mean you are talking about a foot difference if the fence is on the true property line, which is not always the case. i would do some investigating and approach the situation very softly just so no bad blood is formed because things like poaching, property damage, and one day that monster you just shot has not crossed that line and now you no longer can track it could all be derived from how you approach this one situation. that is just my opinion.
This thread is from last year... no new info here. Hunting a fence line is a fools game to me if the deer runs across the fence or you shoot across the fence you run the chance of not being able to retrieve the animal period. I dont understand the mentality in hunting a fence line really.
sounds like a stand I set up once I did this once....keep in mind there was no fence and the markers were not easly identifyable. What the landowner did was take the treestand down and place a note in a ziplock bag on the tree with his phone number and address. He simply stated if I wanted the stand back to contact him and we could talk about it. I called him and we arranged to meet at his pullshed were we quickly established a decent friendship were I am not able to hunt his property but I can guarantee if I shoot a deer and it goes on his property he will be the first to help me look for it. We now share trail cam pictures and talk often during the hunting season. I really learned something from the landowner. The biggest thing is it does not pay to be over aggressive in accusations; everyone makes mistakes.
If you own the land and don't allow others to hunt it without permission, why don't you have "No Hunting" signs posted on all of your fences? I have signs on every fence and gate on my property. I also have let all neighbors know that it is not ok to hunt my land, but if they shoot one and it runs over onto my property to die, come to the house and we will go out and get him with the ranger. You never hunt someone elses land and you don't cross over without permission.
Form a friendship with a trespasser? Never. If this person had any decency he wouldn't of put It there In the 1st place. I do agree though on going over and talking with the neighbor to see If It was him or If he knew who It was.
Be careful about removing the stand. In Missouri if you cross the fence and I believe you stated that the ladder portion of the stand was on his side, you could be charged with trespassing (even if it is not posted). Just talk with him and work something out. You may make a friend and use each other for information on animals.
