Someone has set a blind right next to my stand

[KFhunter]

well you've been beating him there, so beat him back further in and ditch the stand as he's just going to ruin it anyways 

[jakeweb]

Update: the guy true to his word continues to come down the trail about an hour after daybreak. Buttttttttt he went into the trees and started bugling with a cow call about 80 yards from me. Apparently that’s his idea of “way past you”. Today was my second day in the stand as I couldn’t make it Sunday and I had two 5 point bulls come by me. Proceed into the woods in his direction and immediately bust out of there at a full sprint. Guy stayed there another hour and I watched him walk out. On my way out this evening I decided to leave a bit early after 12 hours in the stand. So I’m walking at at 7:15 pm and on a game trail that connects to the main trail. He was on his way in on the main trail and walked right past me without noticing me at all. (I was in a tan puffy that is about the same color as a elk lol). I’m not sure if he’s doing it on purpose or if he’s just completely ignorant to what he’s doing or the effects It has. So far he’s come in contact with 7 elk and 7 elk have sprinted in the opposite direction as he’s trying to beat brush and close distance even though its terrain you can only see about 10 yards in the best spots

[Skyvalhunter]

That's terrible I hope he gets his elk

[romaknows]

 

That's terrible I hope he gets his elk

[CoryTDF]

Great discussion here and hope we all learned a lot from it. I busted a guys treestand last year in an area I have been hunting for several years. It was his first year there. I didnt even know the guy was there or a stand was there. I sat down right in front of his camera and didnt see it. I didnt know the guys camp was about 200 yards down the road from mine. During the lunch break this guy came walkin into camp and introduced himself and took his camera out to show me some photos, of me! I slobered all over myself apologizing and we ended up having a good laugh over it. The guy ended up in our camp every night after that and we went over the days hunt. Now the reason why this ended on such a positive note is I never went anywhere near that guys stand again that season. And, I just happen to become friends with a guy who has 16 stands between Wa and Idaho and I get to use them now. Do the right thing, find a stand, move on. Oh and BTW, what does flat brimed hat mean? I'm old, dont know this stuff.

Flat-Brim hats are some new age ridiculousness that typically adorn the heads of the entitled millennial crowd.

I have a few stories like this myself. Had a kid walk in on me one year, same stand I have since abandoned due to the interactions I referenced earlier in this post, anyway, kid walks in with a lawn chair, cooler, 3D leaf pants and jacket, Glendale Buck and rattling horns. He sets up about 100 yards from me in the middle of the field and starts to rattle. After I finished filming him and laughing hysterically I got out of my stand and went to have a talk with him. He was obviously new and had watched way too many hunting shows LOL. I helped him out and gave him advice on how he could improve both of our chances by heading over to the treeline and just sitting quietly and waiting for a deer. Not sure if he ever killed one but the whole interaction was pleasant.


To the OP of this thread- Sorry I jacked your thread for a bit there. Not cool on my part. My intention was only to share a similar experience and low and behold it smoked out the culprit and I was foolishly compelled to engage in what I knew was a waste of time. Some people just can not be reasoned with. It sounds as though you have found one of those type of people yourself. I hope you shoot a great bull and can rub it in his face. Good luck to you!

P.S. As has always been my custom for people that do show respect I allowed a friend to sit in my stand last night. He shot a nice little buck that is now safely resting in my cooler! I have made many friends over the years that have asked to hunt my stands or I have asked to hunt theirs. Communication before action seems to always be a safe bet. Ask and you shall receive in most cases.     

[bornhunter]

Great discussion here and hope we all learned a lot from it. I busted a guys treestand last year in an area I have been hunting for several years. It was his first year there. I didnt even know the guy was there or a stand was there. I sat down right in front of his camera and didnt see it. I didnt know the guys camp was about 200 yards down the road from mine. During the lunch break this guy came walkin into camp and introduced himself and took his camera out to show me some photos, of me! I slobered all over myself apologizing and we ended up having a good laugh over it. The guy ended up in our camp every night after that and we went over the days hunt. Now the reason why this ended on such a positive note is I never went anywhere near that guys stand again that season. And, I just happen to become friends with a guy who has 16 stands between Wa and Idaho and I get to use them now. Do the right thing, find a stand, move on. Oh and BTW, what does flat brimed hat mean? I'm old, dont know this stuff.

Flat-Brim hats are some new age ridiculousness that typically adorn the heads of the entitled millennial crowd.

I have a few stories like this myself. Had a kid walk in on me one year, same stand I have since abandoned due to the interactions I referenced earlier in this post, anyway, kid walks in with a lawn chair, cooler, 3D leaf pants and jacket, Glendale Buck and rattling horns. He sets up about 100 yards from me in the middle of the field and starts to rattle. After I finished filming him and laughing hysterically I got out of my stand and went to have a talk with him. He was obviously new and had watched way too many hunting shows LOL. I helped him out and gave him advice on how he could improve both of our chances by heading over to the treeline and just sitting quietly and waiting for a deer. Not sure if he ever killed one but the whole interaction was pleasant.


To the OP of this thread- Sorry I jacked your thread for a bit there. Not cool on my part. My intention was only to share a similar experience and low and behold it smoked out the culprit and I was foolishly compelled to engage in what I knew was a waste of time. Some people just can not be reasoned with. It sounds as though you have found one of those type of people yourself. I hope you shoot a great bull and can rub it in his face. Good luck to you!

P.S. As has always been my custom for people that do show respect I allowed a friend to sit in my stand last night. He shot a nice little buck that is now safely resting in my cooler! I have made many friends over the years that have asked to hunt my stands or I have asked to hunt theirs. Communication before action seems to always be a safe bet. Ask and you shall receive in most cases.     

Got it. Thanks.

[fishngamereaper]

Man, for me I would just move on..I hate drama and don't much care for hunting around other people.  Hope it works out for you but seems like your spending quality hunting time battling for an area instead of find peace and tranquility in a new area...

[Angry Perch]

Update: the guy true to his word continues to come down the trail about an hour after daybreak. Buttttttttt he went into the trees and started bugling with a cow call about 80 yards from me. Apparently that’s his idea of “way past you”. Today was my second day in the stand as I couldn’t make it Sunday and I had two 5 point bulls come by me. Proceed into the woods in his direction and immediately bust out of there at a full sprint. Guy stayed there another hour and I watched him walk out. On my way out this evening I decided to leave a bit early after 12 hours in the stand. So I’m walking at at 7:15 pm and on a game trail that connects to the main trail. He was on his way in on the main trail and walked right past me without noticing me at all. (I was in a tan puffy that is about the same color as a elk lol). I’m not sure if he’s doing it on purpose or if he’s just completely ignorant to what he’s doing or the effects It has. So far he’s come in contact with 7 elk and 7 elk have sprinted in the opposite direction as he’s trying to beat brush and close distance even though its terrain you can only see about 10 yards in the best spots

 

[NOCK NOCK]

Update: the guy true to his word continues to come down the trail about an hour after daybreak. Buttttttttt he went into the trees and started bugling with a cow call about 80 yards from me. Apparently that’s his idea of “way past you”. Today was my second day in the stand as I couldn’t make it Sunday and I had two 5 point bulls come by me. Proceed into the woods in his direction and immediately bust out of there at a full sprint. Guy stayed there another hour and I watched him walk out. On my way out this evening I decided to leave a bit early after 12 hours in the stand. So I’m walking at at 7:15 pm and on a game trail that connects to the main trail. He was on his way in on the main trail and walked right past me without noticing me at all. (I was in a tan puffy that is about the same color as a elk lol). I’m not sure if he’s doing it on purpose or if he’s just completely ignorant to what he’s doing or the effects It has. So far he’s come in contact with 7 elk and 7 elk have sprinted in the opposite direction as he’s trying to beat brush and close distance even though its terrain you can only see about 10 yards in the best spots

 

I was thinking the same thing......Don't let yourself get stuck!!!!

[funkster]

I know you don’t want to hear this but I feel at this time, it would be better to just work as a team. Both of you aren’t leaving the area and from your account, it sounds like he may be spooking the elk. You want to be in the stand and he now wants to beat brush, why don’t you use him to your advantage as a pusher?

[Pegasus]

Move on. You are going to waste your whole season worrying about a POS you can't legally flush. He is going to continue to stink up the place. Adapt and enjoy the rest of your hunt elsewhere. Legally he has the same right as you to be there. Ethically he lacks a moral compass. I let the air out of all four of a jerks' tires once in the snow and worried so much afterwards that he might get hurt getting out that I went back to check. Luckily he made it out. It wasn't worth the brief gratification.

[Crunchy]

Move on. You are going to waste your whole season worrying about a POS you can't legally flush. He is going to continue to stink up the place. Adapt and enjoy the rest of your hunt elsewhere. Legally he has the same right as you to be there. Ethically he lacks a moral compass. I let the air out of all four of a jerks' tires once in the snow and worried so much afterwards that he might get hurt getting out that I went back to check. Luckily he made it out. It wasn't worth the brief gratification.