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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 1, 2014 11:10:14 GMT -5
I put this in the Ask the CO Forum as well, but figured I'd get some opinions here.
Assuming a treestand is placed on public hunting land according to the rules, is the stand open to anyone who wants to use it (first one to get there), or, can it only be used by the owner?
Thanks.
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 1, 2014 11:13:56 GMT -5
its still private property
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Post by esshup on Oct 1, 2014 11:33:21 GMT -5
^^^^^^
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Post by foamyflyer on Oct 1, 2014 11:39:52 GMT -5
^^^^^^ +2
That would be the equivalent of taking someone's boat from the public dock and doing some fishing on a public reservoir.
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Post by 76chevy on Oct 1, 2014 12:01:32 GMT -5
only the owner
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 1, 2014 12:01:41 GMT -5
The reason I'm asking is because I don't see it stated one way or the other in the hunting digest.
FYI - Michigan's hunting digest clearly states that you cannot expect exclusive use of your stand on public land.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Oct 1, 2014 12:21:55 GMT -5
Rule or not it's all about good hunter ethics to steer-clear of another mans set-up!
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Post by dead-eye on Oct 1, 2014 13:08:38 GMT -5
A stand put on public ground is public use. Unless the owner is there to use it. If someone is in your stand when you get there they must get out. otherwise they can use it whenever their heart desires. Trust me I don't like it but it happens to me all the time. Normally people will leave sign that they have used it while I was away. cigarette butts, trash, etc. And make sure you take it down by Jan 10th.i got a ticket a couple years ago for it.
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 1, 2014 13:14:52 GMT -5
Would you feel the same way if another hunter set up a bunch of stands in an attempt to lay claim to a large area? Remember, this discussion is limited to public land. Nobody has more right to a spot than another. I think we all would try to be considerate of others, but unless I see orange,I'm going to hunt where I think I'll see deer. I won't avoid an area because there's already a stand there.
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Post by steve46511 on Oct 1, 2014 13:19:04 GMT -5
It's "legal" (as far as I know) to sit at the bottom of the tree someone is sitting in hunting too.
And makes just as much sense.
Neither is RIGHT. I cannot imagine having the gall nor being that self centered to even consider such.
I'd stop hunting first. Seriously.
God Bless
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Post by steve46511 on Oct 1, 2014 13:23:39 GMT -5
Would you feel the same way if another hunter set up a bunch of stands in an attempt to lay claim to a large area? Remember, this discussion is limited to public land. Nobody has more right to a spot than another. I think we all would try to be considerate of others, but unless I see orange,I'm going to hunt where I think I'll see deer. I won't avoid an area because there's already a stand there. I am in agreement BUT.......such is NOT sitting in another's STAND. Same area when they are NOT hunting on public ground is one thing. Sitting in another's stand is entirely a different matter, IMO. If accurate I know a quick cure. Don't use a stand. God Bless
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 1, 2014 13:47:34 GMT -5
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-hunting_etiquette.pdfRead the last two sentences in Point #7. That reads like DNR is asking you to walk away from your treestand if someone is already occupying it. And that is from the Indiana DNR website! Well, I guess that I would have to ask the person occupying my personal property to please get down while I removed my property.
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 1, 2014 14:09:50 GMT -5
I'd drop my stand with them in it
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 1, 2014 14:11:13 GMT -5
If you're on public land hunting...can I get in and use your truck while you're away? After all, it's sitting on public land and it's unoccupied :0
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Post by trapperdave on Oct 1, 2014 14:16:56 GMT -5
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw-hunting_etiquette.pdfRead the last two sentences in Point #7. That reads like DNR is asking you to walk away from your treestand if someone is already occupying it. And that is from the Indiana DNR website! Well, I guess that I would have to ask the person occupying my personal property to please get down while I removed my property. It says nothing about a person occupying your stand....
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 1, 2014 14:24:59 GMT -5
Would you feel the same way if another hunter set up a bunch of stands in an attempt to lay claim to a large area? Remember, this discussion is limited to public land. Nobody has more right to a spot than another. I think we all would try to be considerate of others, but unless I see orange,I'm going to hunt where I think I'll see deer. I won't avoid an area because there's already a stand there. I am in agreement BUT.......such is NOT sitting in another's STAND. Same area when they are NOT hunting on public ground is one thing. Sitting in another's stand is entirely a different matter, IMO. If accurate I know a quick cure. Don't use a stand. God Bless I was referring to the post which indicated it was simply good ethics to "steer clear" of another hunter's set-up. In that context, I won't abandon the place I want to hunt, just because I see a stand close by. If there's a hunter in the stand, I'll give him/her the consideration I would want to be given. Hopefully, the CO will answer my post soon. So far in this thread, we've heard that the stand cannot be used by others, and we've heard that it's first-come, first-served. Interesting conversation.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Oct 1, 2014 14:57:25 GMT -5
Went check a acorn tree on my property and found a tree stand on my side already. Oct 1 and it already has started. Wow.
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Post by INhuntin on Oct 1, 2014 15:10:21 GMT -5
On my stands I put a heavy lock & chain at the top then pull the support brace when I leave to keep anyone from climbing or steeling my stands. My stands also have a sign on them saying DANGER KEEP OUT. I have yet to see anyone climbing my stand or to have one stolen. They have stolen the lower ladder pins but not the stand.
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Post by jb1069 on Oct 1, 2014 15:18:39 GMT -5
Is this question being asked because you want to sit in a stand you have found or are you concerned with people being in your stand when you get there?
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Post by oldhoyt on Oct 1, 2014 15:26:14 GMT -5
Neither.
I have stands in Michigan on public ground, and I know the regs there allow anyone to use stands, first come, first served.
I also have a stand in Indiana on private land, so i'm not concerned there. Reading the Michigan hunting digest got me wondering about the law in IN.
Based on what has been written in this thread so far, there is no concensus on what the IN regs allow.
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