Thank you for not stealing my cams

[HornHoarder]

I just finished up muzzleloader season, and went to retrieve a couple stands and cameras from some state lands. There were two hunters on one of them. Obviosly they had seen the camera/treestand, but left them alone. I've gotten a few other pics of people over the years too. Never have I had a camera stolen, which sounds like it happens quite regularly on here. So, just wanted to say thanks to the honest ones out there.

[TheHunt]

You cannot be angry with the people in your stand as well.  It is public property as soon as you leave it out there. 

[HornHoarder]

You cannot be angry with the people in your stand as well.  It is public property as soon as you leave it out there.

I do realize that, but fortunately have never had that occur. Although it may be legal to use someone elses stand on public lands, I never would.

[JohnVH]

people should still be courteous enough to stay out, IMO. If its not yours.......

[hunt4]

You cannot be angry with the people in your stand as well.  It is public property as soon as you leave it out there.

Seriously?  So since I park on a public road and left my keys in my Jeep it becomes public property?
treestands vs vehicles 2 different things but they are still someone else's private possessions and should be treated as

[DBHAWTHORNE]

Not to mention it would be pretty poor sportsmanship to sit in someone's stand.

[Rick]

You cannot be angry with the people in your stand as well.  It is public property as soon as you leave it out there.

Seriously?  So since I park on a public road and left my keys in my Jeep it becomes public property?
treestands vs vehicles 2 different things but they are still someone else's private possessions and should be treated as

Are you really comparing your Jeep with a bunch of 2x4s nailed to a tree?

IMO,unless you're actually in the stand,they're fair game. 

[DBHAWTHORNE]

If it is on public land it shouldn't be a couple "2x4's nailed to a tree". That's illegal in the first place. However, if I place a commercially available stand and I go in and a guys is in it we are going to have words. If he sets one up in the tree next to me he is a low life (of course he is a low life either way) but not much I can do about it.

[gjbruny]

Are you really comparing your Jeep with a bunch of 2x4s nailed to a tree?

absolutely...... just because one costs more means nothing..... it is still personal property. my wedding ring, at the time, cost as little as a high end tree stand today...... let say i took it off to screw in some tree steps and left it hanging on the bottom step (unlikely but i guess it could happen). some guy (granted he would have to be a real "fruit") come along and stumbles across it and decides to keep it for himself..... what would be the difference between that and him stumbling onto the treestand and taking it? now why would it be different than stumbling on "THEHUNT's" jeep and helping himself to it? tangible value should play no part in it.

If it is on public land it shouldn't be a couple "2x4's nailed to a tree". That's illegal in the first place. However, if I place a commercially available stand and I go in and a guys is in it we are going to have words. If he sets one up in the tree next to me he is a low life (of course he is a low life either way) but not much I can do about it.

[BuckHunter23]

Ok, so I really don't know anything about bow hunting at all.  That includes tree stand etiquette.  I think it would be a fair statement, to me anyway, that if you come across someone else's stand you should probably find another spot and not sit in theirs.  However, being that it is public land and open to anyone, why should you be allowed to leave your stand in the woods when you are not hunting an area?  I only ask because I truly don't know the answer to that question.  If I am a hunter walking through the woods and I come across an area I think might be a good spot to hunt, I'd probably hunt it.  If I saw another hunter in the same area, I would move on.  But leaving stands in a tree and expecting someone to stay out of it or out of the area in general doesn't seem right to me.  Last time I checked, public land is open to anyone.  Seems like leaving a stand up in a tree is kinda like trying to claim an area?  Unless I saw someone else sitting in that stand, I would just ignore it and continue to hunt the area.  The next question I would have is in regards to your last statement "If he sets one up in the tree next to me he is a low life".  To me, that statement makes it sound as if you are claiming that area and the other hunter should know that and move on.  If you aren't in your stand or in the general area at that time, why should it matter if someone else hunts that spot?  Maybe they were trying to be courteous by not sitting in your stand and put up their own so that when they were in the area, they could hunt it as well without disturbing your property.    Maybe they should setup a few trees over?  Just trying to see it from the other perspective, since I truly don't know bow hunting ettiquette.

[chukar hunter]

Post the pics!  I saw a total of 5 cams in the woods this season and I want to see if it's me!

[Atroxus]

If it is on public land it shouldn't be a couple "2x4's nailed to a tree". That's illegal in the first place. However, if I place a commercially available stand and I go in and a guys is in it we are going to have words. If he sets one up in the tree next to me he is a low life (of course he is a low life either way) but not much I can do about it.

I don't want to derail the thread here so I moved my response to a separate thread. http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,88166.0.html

[DBHAWTHORNE]

Ok, so I really don't know anything about bow hunting at all.  That includes tree stand etiquette.  I think it would be a fair statement, to me anyway, that if you come across someone else's stand you should probably find another spot and not sit in theirs.  However, being that it is public land and open to anyone, why should you be allowed to leave your stand in the woods when you are not hunting an area?  I only ask because I truly don't know the answer to that question.  If I am a hunter walking through the woods and I come across an area I think might be a good spot to hunt, I'd probably hunt it.  If I saw another hunter in the same area, I would move on.  But leaving stands in a tree and expecting someone to stay out of it or out of the area in general doesn't seem right to me.  Last time I checked, public land is open to anyone.  Seems like leaving a stand up in a tree is kinda like trying to claim an area?  Unless I saw someone else sitting in that stand, I would just ignore it and continue to hunt the area.  The next question I would have is in regards to your last statement "If he sets one up in the tree next to me he is a low life".  To me, that statement makes it sound as if you are claiming that area and the other hunter should know that and move on.  If you aren't in your stand or in the general area at that time, why should it matter if someone else hunts that spot?  Maybe they were trying to be courteous by not sitting in your stand and put up their own so that when they were in the area, they could hunt it as well without disturbing your property.    Maybe they should setup a few trees over?  Just trying to see it from the other perspective, since I truly don't know bow hunting ettiquette.

I will respond to this on the other thread that Atroxus started: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,88166.0.html

[Cylvertip]

You cannot be angry with the people in your stand as well.  It is public property as soon as you leave it out there.

Seriously?  So since I park on a public road and left my keys in my Jeep it becomes public property?
treestands vs vehicles 2 different things but they are still someone else's private possessions and should be treated as

Are you really comparing your Jeep with a bunch of 2x4s nailed to a tree?

  could be the reason why the spanish pronunciation sounds like heap   

[jackmaster]

people should still be courteous enough to stay out, IMO. If its not yours.......

100000% correct, if it aint yours then keep your dick beaters off of it