Just wanted to put this out there...
My hunting partner's tree stand was taken from his tree up in the Colockum. This man taught me how to bow hunt... He, his son, and I have had great success. He still gets after it at almost 70yrs old and enjoys sitting his tree stand for Elk. It wasnt located close to a road and has been in hung in this tree for many years. This stand was so old that it had survived a fire and the seat was totally worn which was replaced with a red boat cushion.
Yes, I know that a red boat cushion may not be the most stealthy seat for a treestand but the elk never seemed bothered by it. I guess this is the world we live in??
To the people responsible for this I hope you're proud and I hope read this. We have hung a new stand in the same location and only ask that you leave it alone. We don't feel that this is "Our" spot as it is on public land and we always talk and are friendly to the other hunters we see working through the area. I just ask that you leave our stands alone.
Have a great hunt this weekend Im sure we'll run into eachother