What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
12-16-2008, 06:41 PM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: saltflyz
I agree about the diplomacy...A bit touchy in my situation as we are the "out of town" property owners that don't make it down very often.
I agree about the diplomacy...A bit touchy in my situation as we are the "out of town" property owners that don't make it down very often.
12-16-2008, 06:45 PM
#13
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Southeast, Va
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I had a loc on on my lease last yr...posted signs everywhere even down through the woods....someone walked right past the posted sign and hung the stand about 3 ft past it....they never got that stand back and I never heard anything else about it...
12-16-2008, 06:51 PM
#14
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I agree with the note advice and this is how I would handle it.
I would take the stand and lock it in my garage. I would leave a note in it's place explaining that the user is trespassing and not permitted to be where he/she is and that they were more than welcome to come talk to me and explain their situation.
If they have the common courtesy to come explain and be pleasant, they would leave with their stand and knowledge not to return. If not, I own a new stand.
I would take the stand and lock it in my garage. I would leave a note in it's place explaining that the user is trespassing and not permitted to be where he/she is and that they were more than welcome to come talk to me and explain their situation.
If they have the common courtesy to come explain and be pleasant, they would leave with their stand and knowledge not to return. If not, I own a new stand.
12-16-2008, 07:14 PM
#15
Fork Horn
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: early in
All the more reason to try not to be too harsh with people you don't know anything about.
ORIGINAL: saltflyz
I agree about the diplomacy...A bit touchy in my situation as we are the "out of town" property owners that don't make it down very often.
I agree about the diplomacy...A bit touchy in my situation as we are the "out of town" property owners that don't make it down very often.
12-16-2008, 07:20 PM
#16
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: IOWA/25' UP
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I would just take it. He comes to the door complaining you can decide if you want to give it back or call the sheriff at that point. He had no business with it on your land. If he is sincere and HONESTLY made a mistake about the boundry line, than give it back. If he blatantly disregarded the property line...well tell him if you want to dance...u have to pay the fiddler.
12-16-2008, 07:26 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hughesville, PA
Posts: 2,590
RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
I like stands....I buy a few every year. I think the note and explaination idea is good, but don't feel bad about using it as your own after a set amount of time.
12-16-2008, 07:34 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
That happens on our land and the people know where the boundries are,my brother could open a sporting goods store! He rode his horse near one with a guy sitting in it...he rode by like he didn't notice the tresspasser,the guy thought he was in stealth mode and unseen! Bro rides to trailer,loads horse and decides to trim bodark apples near the stand...with 25-06! Guy slips down back of tree and leaves area post haste! If he would have said "excuse me" when bro rode by he may have got green light to hunt free,sneak in and think your getting away with it bad things happen!
12-16-2008, 07:38 PM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Hughesville, PA
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: RLoving1
That happens on our land and the people know where the boundries are,my brother could open a sporting goods store! He rode his horse near one with a guy sitting in it...he rode by like he didn't notice the tresspasser,the guy thought he was in stealth mode and unseen! Bro rides to trailer,loads horse and decides to trim bodark apples near the stand...with 25-06! Guy slips down back of tree and leaves area post haste! If he would have said "excuse me" when bro rode by he may have got green light to hunt free,sneak in and think your getting away with it bad things happen!
That happens on our land and the people know where the boundries are,my brother could open a sporting goods store! He rode his horse near one with a guy sitting in it...he rode by like he didn't notice the tresspasser,the guy thought he was in stealth mode and unseen! Bro rides to trailer,loads horse and decides to trim bodark apples near the stand...with 25-06! Guy slips down back of tree and leaves area post haste! If he would have said "excuse me" when bro rode by he may have got green light to hunt free,sneak in and think your getting away with it bad things happen!
12-16-2008, 07:44 PM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
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RE: What do you do when you find a climber stand on your property?
ORIGINAL: Ben / PA
Does your brother go by the handle, Droptine249?
ORIGINAL: RLoving1
That happens on our land and the people know where the boundries are,my brother could open a sporting goods store! He rode his horse near one with a guy sitting in it...he rode by like he didn't notice the tresspasser,the guy thought he was in stealth mode and unseen! Bro rides to trailer,loads horse and decides to trim bodark apples near the stand...with 25-06! Guy slips down back of tree and leaves area post haste! If he would have said "excuse me" when bro rode by he may have got green light to hunt free,sneak in and think your getting away with it bad things happen!
That happens on our land and the people know where the boundries are,my brother could open a sporting goods store! He rode his horse near one with a guy sitting in it...he rode by like he didn't notice the tresspasser,the guy thought he was in stealth mode and unseen! Bro rides to trailer,loads horse and decides to trim bodark apples near the stand...with 25-06! Guy slips down back of tree and leaves area post haste! If he would have said "excuse me" when bro rode by he may have got green light to hunt free,sneak in and think your getting away with it bad things happen!
