re: 10-2-11 in/out of stand thread (updated page 3) I HATE TRESPASSERS

Saw no bucks big enough to shoot. Whacked a skillet head. Good weekend none the less

My son and I finished our afternoon hunt...saw over 20 but only one buck...a young 3 pt. Didn't take any but it was a nice afternoon with my son.

Over 2 years old...countless cows trying to get inside as well as some vandalism earlier this year. Heck I would say its hold up just fine....

We reserve nanny for the oldest doe around usually a 3 or 4 yr old. youngers are called doe

Update:

Sunday my buddy had a birthday party for his son. In attendance were 30 or so families from throughout the county, many of which live within only a mile or two of the property I was hunting. No one in attendance knew either of the two guys, at least by the names they gave me. My buddy and the property owners son are going out today with bolt cutters and the 30-30 to take down the stands. There is a very very slim possibility that the current property owner's father gave these two guys permission to hunt prior to passing away 7 yrs ago. Even if this was true it is extremely strange that they had avoided contact with everyone for the last 7 years.

Damn, apparently I missed some crazy shite in here yesterday

no need to leave a note, if thye were "technically" allowed to be there from years ago they are not allowed now. If they want their stuff back they can ask the land owner, his son, or my buddy who are all very prominent in the area. Posted signs have been placed also.

I copy that. You're saying that they'd have to know that the old man had died and hence their permission would be void?

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You're saying that they'd have to know that the old man had died and hence their permission would be void?

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They should know. There is just too much that does not fit with their story.

Even if they don't know that he has passed years ago, the ownership of the land has changed, and they no longer have permission to be on the land.

If they contact the owner of the property and they previously had permission and somehow there was just confusion about implied permission now (VERY UNLIKELY) the current owner and my buddy will likely give back all their stands, shake their hands, and polielty ask them to GTFO.

If they try to get their stands back without convincing evidence that they had any business at all on the land, it will likely get ugly.

From what I know, I would put money on them never requesting the stands, and never making their presence on the property kown again. I do think that it is highly likely that they will continue to hunt on the property even without permisson until they are one day looking down the end of a barrel. I am also concerned that there will be some vandalism on the property and it has convinced me to buy cables and locks for all of my stands here in TX.



I will be better prepared next time though. At the actual time of my interaction with the guy at my stand Sunday am, I knew little of the details of the property. I knew I was givne permission to be on "family land" by my buddy and just trusted that to be good enough. The next time I will make sure I know the the previous property owner's name if it recently changed hands, the current property owner's name and contact info, and the relationship between my host and the property owner/leaser.

property owners name,

That is exactly what I would have loved to question this guy on. I really didnt feel threatened until I had to climb down since I had the height advantage, had an arrow nocked which he did not, and had him spotlighted so he could not see me.