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BW96 · 10-16-2017, 10:17 AM

I also have pictures but I'm not going to post them here

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Army of Dad · 10-16-2017, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BW96

It's clearly marked public. I gave the GW gps coordinates. Not sure what ever happened but I don't plan on going to check it out. It was pretty nerve racking knowing these people are that bold and that they could be there with a gun. So I'll just mind my own business and hopefully the GW took care of business

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The warden might be in for ticketing the offender(s), but it's usually up to the property managers to get the stands off.

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FLASH_OUTDOORS · 10-16-2017, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BW96

I also have pictures but I'm not going to post them here

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Let’s see them!!!! Could be my camp! Lol. We have had people walk up on our property thinking it was national forest. We are surrounded by forest on 4 sides!

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dacento · 10-16-2017, 10:28 AM

I definitely have the coordinates. Didn't take pictures. Was thinking about reporting it but wonder if the game warden will go back there to deal with it. It's definitely on public land but quite a ways in. Also makes me a bit worried since I'm probably on their trail cameras. You never know how someone might react.

BW96 · 10-16-2017, 10:29 AM

I can assure everyone of you that it is not private land. The fence with boundary signs is about 100 yards from each stand. Plus, I followed the trails straight to private land. That is marked clearly. I don't have pictures of the trails as once I found the stuff it was time for me to go. I think I was about 1.5 miles from the nearest road.

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FLASH_OUTDOORS · 10-16-2017, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BW96

I can assure everyone of you that it is not private land. The fence with boundary signs is about 100 yards from each stand. Plus, I followed the trails straight to private land. That is marked clearly. I don't have pictures of the trails as once I found the stuff it was time for me to go. I think I was about 1.5 miles from the nearest road.

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Woah!!! That’s very ballsy. Pm sent

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Lone_Wolf · 10-16-2017, 10:36 AM

Man, I used to could walk to my stands blindfolded way back in the woods, but I find myself relying more on my GPS to get to my "spots". Never had a GPS when I was younger and never had any problems. So I sympathize with the guys hanging the crap every 20 feet, but I agree it's littering and it makes to woods look like crap. It's only the random newbies who uses it on the areas I hunt nowadays. The reflective tacks can be handy but remove them when your done or once you familiarized yourself to the area. Some of the stuff I hunt is so thick, it's not about getting to your GPS coordinate, it's about hitting the right trails, or you end up on your hands and knees crawling through briars so thick you can't see through them.

BW96 · 10-16-2017, 10:49 AM

Oh, and to boot they had those little clip on trail markers every 10 feet on trails big enough for a side by side. I was amazed that they couldn't follow a trail that was so beat down. With that being said, I didn't pull the thread off topic lol.

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DWC · 10-16-2017, 11:13 AM

Rough crowd ... some folks are just not as directional savy as you awesome outdoorsmen

Seems like moving flagging to cause someone to get lost is wrong ...

DWC

Ispdnxs · 10-16-2017, 11:43 AM

I don’t understand why people feel like they can just do what they want on public land. Flagging tape is annoying to me, but just the top of the iceberg unfortunately. Public hunting is a privilege and I wish more people saw/treated it that way.

dacento · 10-16-2017, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BW96

Oh, and to boot they had those little clip on trail markers every 10 feet on trails big enough for a side by side. I was amazed that they couldn't follow a trail that was so beat down. With that being said, I didn't pull the thread off topic lol.

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Hmmm, trail markers leading to their illegal set up. They didn't think that one through too far. That box blind is bold though.

BW96 · 10-16-2017, 01:26 PM

The trail markers were 1.5 miles in, where they cross over into the public. I assume not too many people have stumbled upon it

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tdwinklr · 10-20-2017, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BuckSmasher

AMEN

I have thought of having a "TBH Cleanup" at the end of the season.

Put it together and let us know, definitely interested. Just another excuse to get out into the woods. I hate that stuff hanging everywhere.

tdwinklr · 10-20-2017, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackmouth

We aren't all blessed with your navigational skills so I would second the comment about the risk of pulling someone's flags for safety concerns. I agree that they can be considered an eye sore but if it helps a new hunter or even a seasoned hunter with or without children to get out and do something we all enjoy then so be it as long as it's not a violation.

As far as the GPS or phone app with GPS, don't let that be your safety blanket. I dang near got lost in Big Thicket and I had a waypoint of where I parked the truck. It started to get dark and I headed back but the good ol GPS couldn't get a signal. I was only about 100 yards from the road but when every tree and water hole looks the same, you can go in circles if you don't watch out.

I think a compass should be in every person's toolbox if going out in unfamiliar territory.

I always carry a compass when in unfamiliar places, and sometimes in familiar country, from bad experiences in the past. Take a reading BEFORE you go in too and set your direction for the direction to follow out, not the other way around.

tdwinklr · 10-20-2017, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by hogdoggintexas

I'm a surveyor, i use it every day and I also know that ALL of it used today is made of soy bean.

no surveyors on public hunting areas, and I've been in a lot of them. Like others have said, we find tape that's been weathered over long periods of time, it is not 'soybean tape' ... lol! Whenever or where ever I see it in mass quantities, its coming down and either carry it out or bury it.

tdwinklr · 10-20-2017, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FLASH_OUTDOORS

Woah!!! That’s very ballsy. Pm sent

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That looks like a lot of work.

BuckSmasher · 10-20-2017, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tdwinklr

Put it together and let us know, definitely interested. Just another excuse to get out into the woods. I hate that stuff hanging everywhere.

After the season is over. I will see if I can get the SHNF onboard. I have had a lot of fun on public land and this is a way to give back.

Big woods 76 · 10-20-2017, 08:33 PM

Anyone ever find any ponds in the forest?

rem788 · 10-28-2017, 11:26 AM

While I agree the surveyors flagging is an eyesore it has its uses. I have used it to mark some blood spots in case I lose the trail so I can go back to my last spot. I pull it back up on my way out though so nobody will come across it. I only started hunting public land five years ago and it took me a while to find my way around so I started slowly going further and further until I learned the landmarks. Land surveying is my career so I have a good sense of direction but not everyone does so remember that when you’re pulling it down.

I take it down when I see it on my way in if no other vehicles are there but never on my way out just in case someone is back there. I also had a good contact I met here on the green screen that had been hunting public land for over twenty years meet me my first time out scouting. He spent hours showing me around the place in general so I could access different areas, of course these were spots well away from his hunting spots.

Side Note: I’m not absolutely sure if all surveyors flagging is this way but every kind, color and brand I have ever come across is biodegradable.

Army of Dad · 11-21-2017, 01:02 PM

I'm not sure why someone felt it was needed on this trail, but they won't find it if/when they come back out.

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BuckSmasher · 11-21-2017, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Army of Dad

I'm not sure why someone felt it was needed on this trail, but they won't find it if/when they come back out.

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Lol

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BW96 · 11-21-2017, 01:49 PM

We picked up 4 bags of trash and crashed chair from a pack it in, pack it out camp. What do people not understand??

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stinkbelly · 11-21-2017, 01:51 PM

I used flagging tape this past weekend at the H to let everyone know where I was. Out there almost everyone wants to spread out. I used two pieces and took them home when I left.

skelsey · 11-21-2017, 07:35 PM

Flag away so I know to stay away don't bother me at all when I'm out and see it I know someone is already hunting the area so mind my own business and move on

SneakyPhil · 11-21-2017, 08:37 PM

I used to be good enough to find my spot without tape or a light when I hunted LANWR as a young buck. First year of two I sinned and used tape but always took it down after my hunt was over. I graduated to a hand held GPS after a while (pre smart phone days)and never looked back.

robert97dodge · 11-21-2017, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dacento

While we're on things not to do on public land, has anyone ever come across a feeder set up on public? Saw one last week pretty far in. I left it alone, but it's disappointing to see something like that when I'm putting in the hard work.

Just curious what area was that? Was it actually in use?

public · 12-04-2017, 02:03 PM

??

Sniper John · 12-04-2017, 06:38 PM

I will admit I have left a flagging tape trail deep into the woods from where I parked to walk in to hunt during a week on national forest land. The first flag was visible from the parking spot. But the trail I flagged was into the woods across the road and in a direction away from the area I was going to be hunting. It is human nature for someone to follow a trail once found. I never saw a hunter in the woods at my stand that week. But I could tell people did park near me or when I was not there and follow the trail to nowhere.

Kdurham · 12-04-2017, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by hully1029

AMEN.

found a real, real nice 2 person stand yesterday. might as well just put flashing lights on it with all the tape leading to it.

Was it at LBJ? I found one also

Low Fence · 12-04-2017, 08:34 PM

Illegal to be in possession of where I hunt. Bio degradable only.

And it's enforced

ballgame · 12-04-2017, 08:38 PM

Can I give y'all my address? That reflective tape gets expensive! Glad to know who has all of it.

Joking obviously..

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10-16-2017, 10:17 AM	#51
BW96 Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tyler Hunt In: Public and wood county	I also have pictures but I'm not going to post them here Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

10-16-2017, 10:28 AM	#54
dacento Spike Join Date: Oct 2017 Hunt In: ETX	I definitely have the coordinates. Didn't take pictures. Was thinking about reporting it but wonder if the game warden will go back there to deal with it. It's definitely on public land but quite a ways in. Also makes me a bit worried since I'm probably on their trail cameras. You never know how someone might react.

10-16-2017, 10:29 AM	#55
BW96 Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tyler Hunt In: Public and wood county	I can assure everyone of you that it is not private land. The fence with boundary signs is about 100 yards from each stand. Plus, I followed the trails straight to private land. That is marked clearly. I don't have pictures of the trails as once I found the stuff it was time for me to go. I think I was about 1.5 miles from the nearest road. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

10-16-2017, 10:36 AM	#57
Lone_Wolf Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2007 Hunt In: Bosque Hill McLennan Navarro Counties	Man, I used to could walk to my stands blindfolded way back in the woods, but I find myself relying more on my GPS to get to my "spots". Never had a GPS when I was younger and never had any problems. So I sympathize with the guys hanging the crap every 20 feet, but I agree it's littering and it makes to woods look like crap. It's only the random newbies who uses it on the areas I hunt nowadays. The reflective tacks can be handy but remove them when your done or once you familiarized yourself to the area. Some of the stuff I hunt is so thick, it's not about getting to your GPS coordinate, it's about hitting the right trails, or you end up on your hands and knees crawling through briars so thick you can't see through them.

10-16-2017, 10:49 AM	#58
BW96 Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tyler Hunt In: Public and wood county	Oh, and to boot they had those little clip on trail markers every 10 feet on trails big enough for a side by side. I was amazed that they couldn't follow a trail that was so beat down. With that being said, I didn't pull the thread off topic lol. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

10-16-2017, 11:13 AM	#59
DWC Four Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East Texas Hunt In: Angelina Co; public land	Rough crowd ... some folks are just not as directional savy as you awesome outdoorsmen Seems like moving flagging to cause someone to get lost is wrong ... DWC

10-16-2017, 11:43 AM	#60
Ispdnxs Four Point Join Date: Oct 2016	I don’t understand why people feel like they can just do what they want on public land. Flagging tape is annoying to me, but just the top of the iceberg unfortunately. Public hunting is a privilege and I wish more people saw/treated it that way.

10-16-2017, 01:26 PM	#62
BW96 Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tyler Hunt In: Public and wood county	The trail markers were 1.5 miles in, where they cross over into the public. I assume not too many people have stumbled upon it Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

10-20-2017, 08:33 PM	#68
Big woods 76 Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Oct 2017	Anyone ever find any ponds in the forest?

10-28-2017, 11:26 AM	#69
rem788 Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cypress Hunt In: Public Land	While I agree the surveyors flagging is an eyesore it has its uses. I have used it to mark some blood spots in case I lose the trail so I can go back to my last spot. I pull it back up on my way out though so nobody will come across it. I only started hunting public land five years ago and it took me a while to find my way around so I started slowly going further and further until I learned the landmarks. Land surveying is my career so I have a good sense of direction but not everyone does so remember that when you’re pulling it down. I take it down when I see it on my way in if no other vehicles are there but never on my way out just in case someone is back there. I also had a good contact I met here on the green screen that had been hunting public land for over twenty years meet me my first time out scouting. He spent hours showing me around the place in general so I could access different areas, of course these were spots well away from his hunting spots. Side Note: I’m not absolutely sure if all surveyors flagging is this way but every kind, color and brand I have ever come across is biodegradable.

11-21-2017, 01:02 PM	#70
Army of Dad Six Point Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Aubrey Hunt In: Public land	I'm not sure why someone felt it was needed on this trail, but they won't find it if/when they come back out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11-21-2017, 01:49 PM	#72
BW96 Eight Point Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tyler Hunt In: Public and wood county	We picked up 4 bags of trash and crashed chair from a pack it in, pack it out camp. What do people not understand?? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

11-21-2017, 01:51 PM	#73
stinkbelly Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weatherford	I used flagging tape this past weekend at the H to let everyone know where I was. Out there almost everyone wants to spread out. I used two pieces and took them home when I left.

11-21-2017, 07:35 PM	#74
skelsey Four Point Join Date: Mar 2009	Flag away so I know to stay away don't bother me at all when I'm out and see it I know someone is already hunting the area so mind my own business and move on

11-21-2017, 08:37 PM	#75
SneakyPhil Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Katy Hunt In: LANWR	I used to be good enough to find my spot without tape or a light when I hunted LANWR as a young buck. First year of two I sinned and used tape but always took it down after my hunt was over. I graduated to a hand held GPS after a while (pre smart phone days)and never looked back.

12-04-2017, 02:03 PM	#77
public Four Point Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Keller, Tx Hunt In: Fannin, Houston, Grayson	??

12-04-2017, 06:38 PM	#78
Sniper John Four Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Hunt In: TX, OK, KS, CO, LA	I will admit I have left a flagging tape trail deep into the woods from where I parked to walk in to hunt during a week on national forest land. The first flag was visible from the parking spot. But the trail I flagged was into the woods across the road and in a direction away from the area I was going to be hunting. It is human nature for someone to follow a trail once found. I never saw a hunter in the woods at my stand that week. But I could tell people did park near me or when I was not there and follow the trail to nowhere.

12-04-2017, 08:34 PM	#80
Low Fence Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quitman, Tx.	Illegal to be in possession of where I hunt. Bio degradable only. And it's enforced

12-04-2017, 08:38 PM	#81
ballgame Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Houston Hunt In: Hill Country	Can I give y'all my address? That reflective tape gets expensive! Glad to know who has all of it. Joking obviously..