I am curious on peoples thoughts on finding Tree Stands on public land. I was recently out scouting some new public land and found 5 stands in one area about 60 acres. Frustrating. While leaving stands more than 72 hours is against the rules, I now know of probably 15 stands on public land that are up all year. It is starting to get to me a bit. I really try and stay away from other people, but sometimes I want to hunt where I want to hunt. I have walked 2 miles for a spot before and I don't want to do that every time, it's exhausting.
So what do you do when find an area loaded with tree stands.
A) take it as a sign of a great area and hunt there anyways
B) just hunt the less desirable areas around them
C) move areas and avoid it due to too much pressure
D) Take a pole saw and cut the stands down
E) Report the stands to GW
I stay away from the last two but curious if anyone does do that.
Also what do you do if you set up near a fixed stand and they come in an hour after you have been on stand? I guess they are not going to leave since they are not mobile.
So what do you do when find an area loaded with tree stands.
A) take it as a sign of a great area and hunt there anyways
B) just hunt the less desirable areas around them
C) move areas and avoid it due to too much pressure
D) Take a pole saw and cut the stands down
E) Report the stands to GW
I stay away from the last two but curious if anyone does do that.
Also what do you do if you set up near a fixed stand and they come in an hour after you have been on stand? I guess they are not going to leave since they are not mobile.
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