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Post by Decatur on Oct 29, 2009 2:13:24 GMT -5
Nope burnt out! Saw NOTHING but the return of a once removed item that isn't supposed to be out (SALT BLOCK!) Serioulsy! For real?!
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Post by raporter on Oct 29, 2009 5:23:00 GMT -5
Nope burnt out! Saw NOTHING but the return of a once removed item that isn't supposed to be out (SALT BLOCK!) Serioulsy! This is getting rediculous.
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Post by mullis56 on Oct 29, 2009 6:14:21 GMT -5
Yes, really talked to him on his way home last night!
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Post by bsutravis on Oct 29, 2009 8:51:54 GMT -5
Sorry for the late report....... after 13 hours in a tree I was pooped last light when I got home. Yeah...... the report of more salt was correct. Here's the story:
I sat from 630am till 11am without seeing a single deer. The winds were changing and I decided to ease down and move to a different part of the woods for scent control. Since it was pitch black when I walked in I decided to take a look at the salt block area, just to be sure everything was "kosher" over there. I didn't walk 20 paces toward the spot and I could see something white. I about.....took the kids to the pool.....when I saw it! I walked over and discovered that it's not the same block of salt. This is a standard water softener size block that was fairly new. The other block was much larger and had huge trenches dug into it where the deer had been licking on it. I knew the landowner wasn't home, and seeing as between gas and a babysitter I was $40 in the hole to be hunting....I moved to the other side of the property, out of the baited woods, across a gas pipeline and into a small section of woods I never hunt just because it's so small. I was roughly 250 yards from the salt, in a different woods.....and was hoping if caught the CO would rule I was far enough away considering the circumstances. I hunted the rest of the day, but my BP was off the charts because of how p.o.'d I was about the new salt. Questions in my mind, "Did the owner remove the salt but not talk to the guy and the guy thinks the deer consumed all the salt so he brought in another block?" "Did the guy bring in another block hoping the owner wouldn't find it?" "Is the guy TRYING to get me busted, knowing I would come back into the woods not knowing about the salt?" I'm clueless.........
I had every intention of carrying the salt out last night, but after 13 hours my legs felt like mush. After the 400 yard walk back to the truck I decided that the guy needs to be the one to have to lug the salt out.....so I drove up to the landowners house, only to discover he wasn't home. I called his phone but no answer.........
Right now I'm just furious on several levels. This farm use to be awesome. I'd see little and big bucks all the time with tons of does. After two hunts this season I haven't seen squat! 13 hours yesterday and NOTHING! I could see good distances on both stands and SOMETHING should have walked through. I don't know if this guy hunts everyday I'm not in there and he's just fubar'd the woods to the point that the deer are staying out of it........ who knows.
The owner won't get home from work till this afternoon, so I'll call him then and figure out what's going on. Unfortunately this property might be slipping from my fingers if the landowner gets tired of the crap and tosses us both out. 7 years of hunting out there and NEVER a problem....the only calls I made to him was for permission and stopping to say hello and thank you. Now this crap. ARGH!!!!!!!
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Post by 10point on Oct 29, 2009 9:16:38 GMT -5
Good luck! I sure hope you are able to keep hunting this place.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 29, 2009 9:30:41 GMT -5
Man, that is a BUMMER!
I hope that it all works out for you.
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Post by Decatur on Oct 29, 2009 9:44:34 GMT -5
Good luck Travis. I hope it works out in your favor!
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Post by jkd on Oct 29, 2009 9:47:29 GMT -5
If that's water softener salt with iron remover, they need to get it out of there ASAP and the ICO needs to be notified... deer eating some of it will get anemic... deer eating a lot of it will get DEAD from liver and kidney failure...
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Post by filmat10 on Oct 29, 2009 10:00:45 GMT -5
that bites big time...i would let the co catch him...the poacher may be waiting for gun season!]
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Post by Decatur on Oct 29, 2009 10:01:56 GMT -5
Welcome filmat10!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Oct 29, 2009 10:37:14 GMT -5
Good luck on this Travis.
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Post by bsutravis on Oct 29, 2009 11:06:07 GMT -5
filmat10 is a recently retired photog that I worked with. I'm not just blowing steam up anyone's rear end when I tell you this guy is THE TOP photojournalist in the business! He's covered every major news story over the past 30 years, circled the globe numerous times covering news, and has more awards for his work than could be counted. Steve is the best...... and now he's put down the camera and is spending his time hunting. Can it get any better than that?
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Post by racktracker on Oct 29, 2009 11:10:58 GMT -5
I kind of think it is time to take off the kid gloves. I'd talk opne more time to the landowner and CO. No satisfaction? Then I would take it to the culprit.
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Post by Decatur on Oct 29, 2009 11:56:23 GMT -5
I kind of figured he was a colleague of yours Travis. I hope he enjoys his retirement.
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Post by bsutravis on Oct 29, 2009 13:59:50 GMT -5
Yep... when he says FILM at 10.... he really did shoot when they used film.
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Post by Decatur on Oct 29, 2009 22:02:19 GMT -5
;d
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