Someone has set a blind right next to my stand

[Dan-o]

Bummer of a situation, but I think your perspective is spot on....   it is public land.

I once (accidentally) set up literally about 15 yards in front of a guy who was already in position and fairly well concealed.

He tossed a couple pinecones at me........   Took a few for me to get the hint I guess.

Anyway, I got up, quietly apologized.    He was cool.  Knew I didn't low hole him on purpose.

I got up and left of course.

[idaho guy]

I know its not the same, but what if it was on the only water hole around in prime elk country during a dry spell.......does setting up on it claim it as yours for the season?.........

Please don't take this thread down that rabbit hole  I think the op was looking for advice on how to handle THIS situation not another debate on how to treat other hunters on public ground. I was involved in another thread that went off the rails with its PUBLIC land you can do anything you want and what if its the only place where there is water or game or whatever. people cant "claim" spots by putting up a tree stands blah blah. This situation it is pretty obvious the second guy is a ******. There should be some basic ethics when hunting and this dude clearly is wrong everybody gets that it is public ground therefore all of OURS but we don't need to make it a war zone and jump on top of each others set ups while hunting. I agree with what was already said get in early and try and talk to them without being and arse. Maybe try and work together even. If that doesn't work I vote for the taco bell solution    

[DOUBLELUNG]

Hey, its public land.  He doesnt own the ground under the blind.  Eat a bunch of taco bell, go in the blind and do your business.  Whether you choose to do it while the other hunter is in there or not is up to your discretion.

I know a guy who did that, on a sleeping bag under a blue tarp lean-to.

If it makes any difference, there was garbage strewn everywhere, including pesticide bags, next to a marijuana grow on National Forest.

[Stein]

If it were me, I would probably find a different spot.  The way I see it is that the chance of the other guy ruining my hunt is pretty high, so the best option for me would be to go someplace else.  I would rather spend my time productively hunting than having someone walk in on my spot or getting into a confrontation.

[pianoman9701]

I know its not the same, but what if it was on the only water hole around in prime elk country during a dry spell.......does setting up on it claim it as yours for the season?.........

He's said several times he understands that this is public land. Would you set up a stand where someone already has one? It's not a question of claim. It's a question of ethics.

[MADMAX]

If it were me, I would probably find a different spot.  The way I see it is that the chance of the other guy ruining my hunt is pretty high, so the best option for me would be to go someplace else.  I would rather spend my time productively hunting than having someone walk in on my spot or getting into a confrontation.

That would be my choice as well

[CoryTDF]

I know this topic has been discussed here before but I’ve had someone set a blind right next to my treestand. I have a few cameras up right there and feel there’s no way they could’ve missed it all, and it makes me doubt they didn’t check my cameras  as they are not extremely hidden and contain lots of elk pictures. Not sure how to handle the situation as it is national forest and his right as much as mine but pretty skewed ethics if you ask me.

Had a member on here do that to me a few years back. We had a really interesting talk. Thought he left with a better understanding of why this was not appropriate. I was wrong. You probably saw my old thread that was posted up about it. Funny how many people on here didn't see it as a problem. Just goes to show that everybody learns different ethics. Happened to me the following year as well so I pretty much gave up hunting in Washington. Hunting is about getting away from people not about leaning over the side of my stand and asking my unwanted neighbor for the Grey Poupon.   

[RookieBow1967]

I think a conversation may be the best option possibly the two of you can come to a resolution. That does not involve taco bell. I wont get into the ethics of placing the blind. For me i have gotten into the habit of making several blinds/ locations. If i find someone in my spot i just move to the next one. This also means if i pass a blind or stand and dont see anyone in it ill hunt that area if it looks promising or if i see deer. Perhaps they have multiple spots, its archery season and they are gun hunters, or they are not actively using it. Its annoying but it happens its public land and we all have equal access.

Cory our conversation did teach me new things however i still hold to my opinion. It is difficult for new hunters to enter an area without stepping on somebody's toes. I hope you dont give up on Wa, i learned from the experience and started new habits. I also think we should approach other hunters without hubris when discussing ethics. It just leads to arguments and gets us nowhere. Hunters are the biggest enemies of themselves.   

[romaknows]

I know its not the same, but what if it was on the only water hole around in prime elk country during a dry spell.......does setting up on it claim it as yours for the season?.........

He's said several times he understands that this is public land. Would you set up a stand where someone already has one? It's not a question of claim. It's a question of ethics.

No I would not set up nex t to someone else, my post had more to do about the question of "claiming a really good hypothetical spot for.yourself by putting a stand or.camera.on it"  I personally dont like to hunt.near anyone a d do whatever I can to keep it that way.
I have have seen a small section of public surrounded by private that was claimed all season with a ground blind.....

[Taco280AI]

Have a talk. They might have done it out of principle, they saw someone try to claim a piece of public land as their own, so they threw up their stand too.

[pianoman9701]

I know its not the same, but what if it was on the only water hole around in prime elk country during a dry spell.......does setting up on it claim it as yours for the season?.........

He's said several times he understands that this is public land. Would you set up a stand where someone already has one? It's not a question of claim. It's a question of ethics.

No I would not set up nex t to someone else, my post had more to do about the question of "claiming a really good hypothetical spot for.yourself by putting a stand or.camera.on it"  I personally dont like to hunt.near anyone a d do whatever I can to keep it that way.
I have have seen a small section of public surrounded by private that was claimed all season with a ground blind.....

I hunt this bowl every year. Last year, someone had set up a blind at the edge of the meadow the bowl surrounded. Even though I'd hunted it for years, once I saw the occupied blind, I avoided it until the guy's truck no longer showed up. Although no one can hold claim to a stand, if someone's there, I'm going elsewhere. It could be in this case, the second guy wondered if the stand was in active use and intended to bug out if he found it was.  You can't know until you talk to him.

[hunter399]

Iv had people hunt with in 20 yards of a known bait pile that I set up myself.My truck was there ,myself was there first for evening hunt, and they don't care ,rude,no respect,a$$ holes.
With that said , you gotta get over it.Hunt it,or move on.
I still hunt there , but no bait,no trail cam,nothing this year.We are both welcome to hunt public ground but your not hunting over my hard work a second year.

If it was me I would look for a place to hunt down the trail in the direction animals are coming in .

[huntnnw]

is it illegal? nope. People like this need a $#$$ beating.

[funkster]

I would leave a polite note stating that you’ve scouted the area, set up trail cameras and a tree stand and plan to hunt this area durning X time. I would also state it looks like you’ve set up your blind under the same tree as my stand. You might want to leave your phone #. Who knows maybe he just moves on or maybe you both can work something out?

[huntnnw]

I know this topic has been discussed here before but I’ve had someone set a blind right next to my treestand. I have a few cameras up right there and feel there’s no way they could’ve missed it all, and it makes me doubt they didn’t check my cameras  as they are not extremely hidden and contain lots of elk pictures. Not sure how to handle the situation as it is national forest and his right as much as mine but pretty skewed ethics if you ask me.

is there bait at this site?