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Post by southpawshooter on Nov 26, 2009 15:27:56 GMT -5
Im raging mad.Because I was busy this week I allowed a longtime friend and fellow hunting partner to use my hunting spot and stand.Keep in mind this is a spot that every muzzleloader season i can set my watch by when the deer come thru. Went there today to replace shooting rest as it broke last time i used it.My stand had beer cans all over ground and cigerettes everywere.Even bottles of pee in stand.cleaned it all up but wonder if this spot will be ruined.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 26, 2009 15:39:29 GMT -5
It will probably still be good.
I'd have a heart to heart talk with him about this. I don't think I'd be a hunting partner with anyone who drank beer in the stand.
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Post by schall53 on Nov 26, 2009 17:19:59 GMT -5
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 26, 2009 17:25:21 GMT -5
First make sure it was your friend that trashed the place. Possible Trespassers may have done it after your friend.
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Post by duff on Nov 26, 2009 18:14:35 GMT -5
I'd be madder then a hornet but the spot will still be fine.
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Post by Decatur on Nov 26, 2009 18:17:39 GMT -5
It will be fine. And even if it isn't, it will be back to normal next year for sure.
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Post by cambygsp on Nov 26, 2009 18:28:37 GMT -5
I don't think I'd be a hunting partner with anyone who drank beer in the stand. You know.....I never understood drinking beer in your deer stand. I occasionally see beer cans in the woods and I always wonder......how did ther get there? No........I would say if your drinking beer in your deer stand, you have a problem! |
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Post by southpawshooter on Nov 26, 2009 19:05:30 GMT -5
it was him who did this as he admitted to it and laughed it off when i ripped him one.thought he had better sense and respect.hes developed a drinkin prob lately and become useless and inconsiderate i told him many times as a friend slow down or friendship is over because he does stupid stuff like this.he went out in evening few days ago and when he came to house was staggering drunk stinking of wiskey I HAVE NO USE FOR ANYONE WHO MIXES ALCOHOL AND GUNS.
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Post by scrub-buster on Nov 26, 2009 19:10:09 GMT -5
Was this on your property? If so, could you be held liable if he was drunk and fell out of the tree and got hurt/killed?
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Post by Decatur on Nov 26, 2009 19:11:46 GMT -5
Indiana has a law preventing law suits by people who use your land for recreation.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 26, 2009 19:17:12 GMT -5
IMHO - Give him an ulitmatum.. Seek help or the friendship is over. I would not want anyone around me with a beer in one hand and a gun in the other..
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Post by southpawshooter on Nov 26, 2009 19:17:16 GMT -5
this is private property i worked hard to get permission for myself and one other at a time and as i said deer travel daily. as im moving to kentucky in few weeks i will tell landowner to not allow him on property
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Post by vectrix on Nov 26, 2009 19:20:27 GMT -5
I would find a new hunting partner! Are you serious.............beer cans under the stand? Most of my friends including myself love a few beerz on the weekends but thats crazy. If you can't seperate hunting from your drinking then you have a serious problem.
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Post by HighCotton on Nov 26, 2009 20:47:06 GMT -5
Hey southpaw. Good for you! Some things in life are basic and REAL SIMPLE. GUNS AND BOOZE MAKE A DEADLY COMBINATION! I agree with Woody - give him an ultimatum, but by God stand your ground. People like your "friend" just set me off.. RRRRRR... You can give him a chance on the friendship, but to the best of your ability, don't let him take one step toward your huntin' property.
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Post by southpawshooter on Nov 26, 2009 21:17:31 GMT -5
im glad to see im not the only one who feels this way.I am gonna let it go as it is for now with no contact with him and start talking about positive stuff on here. after all aint that what this site is all about.GO GET THOSE DEER GUYS!!!!!!!!
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Post by Dan Reeves on Nov 26, 2009 23:52:52 GMT -5
I always take a bag to put my beer cans in, and an ash can for my butts.
How inconsiderate?? I'm kidding - how bout some folks, it's getting to the point where nothing suprises me anymore. He actually admitted it and laughed it off??
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Post by jkd on Nov 27, 2009 0:27:12 GMT -5
Southpaw - we have a firm rule in our group... no drinking until the hunt is over and the guns are unloaded and packed up for the day... As was said, drinking while hunting, particularly while in a stand, is just plain idiotic... trashing the place is small potatoes compared to the drinking while hunting...
Sounds your buddy needs to get some counseling if he's going off the deep end like you say, and as a friend, you could recommend as much, but until he gets it together, him drunk in the woods makes him a hazard to himself and everyone else around him...
In the hunter ed class I took with my son, they showed a video full of people who had shot a hunting partner for one stupid reason or another, and one of them was a guy that had a few hunting on the ground, heard a noise of a twig snapping and leaves rustling on the other side of a brush pile, and started popping slugs at the noise... it was his partner coming over to tell him he was getting cold and was heading to the truck... guy took two rounds to the chest and died before medical help could arrive...
Hunting safety is serious business, and if you ignore the rules, it may "result in serious injury or death"...
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