Stand on Crown Land

[blasted_saber]

Back in the day there were a few duck blinds on Rondeau Bay that were set ablaze, when the builder found a squatter !!

Nonsense! Everyone tells me that back in the day everyone was a gentleman and no one was ever a jerk (jerks first emerged in the 90s!?!?) That scores were settled with gentlemanly things like arm wrestling and moustache twirling.

[Sam Menard]

To your understanding does the 21 day rule apply to a hunting stand?

No, also as per Regulation 161/17, the 21day rule only applies to resident Crown land camping:

Camping units: private use
5. (1) A person is authorized to occupy public lands under section 21.1 of the Act for the purpose of erecting, placing or using a camping unit for private, non-commercial purposes only if the following conditions are met:

1. The person erects, places or uses the camping unit solely for non-commercial camping purposes.

2. The person does not occupy the public lands, or any other public lands within 100 metres thereof, for more than 21 days in a calendar year.

3. The public lands that are occupied are not part of a road, trail, parking lot or boat launch.

[Gilroy]

Sam,

"IIRC, the MNR’s expectation was that hunting stands were to be removed when they were no longer “used for hunting” i.e. end of the season."

Don't want to flog this to death but "what season", geez I was Spring bear hunting, then I was early deer bow hunting, then I was..... pretty much you could cover the whole year and still not have to move a stand.

There must be a time limit for how long a prescribed structure is on Crown land?

[Ata83]

I always thought I read somewhere that u cant set up a permanent stand on crown ...thats why I use a climber ...

[Sam Menard]

Sam,

"IIRC, the MNR’s expectation was that hunting stands were to be removed when they were no longer “used for hunting” i.e. end of the season."

Don't want to flog this to death but "what season", geez I was Spring bear hunting, then I was early deer bow hunting, then I was..... pretty much you could cover the whole year and still not have to move a stand.

There must be a time limit for how long a prescribed structure is on Crown land?

As long as the person requires it for hunting, then it can stay during the hunting seasons. I’ve also seen plywood blinds used for wolf hunting which extends into the winter.

Unfortunately there is no requirement to put your name or licence number on a stand so it can’t be traced back to the owner. The fact of the matter is that the MNR will not be out purposely looking for tree stands as they aren’t a priority. The bigger concern are the larger enclosed blinds that are permanent. I’ve seen ones on stilts that came complete with a propane stove, bunks, and spot lights.

[Deer Hunter]

Like Sam said, MNRF never bothered us with normal tree stands around here.
We hunted one area with success for a couple years all alone before a lone hunter started walking in the cut while we were in the tree stands.
He got up real early one morning to sit in my tree stand. When I got there in the dark, I politely asked him to get out of my tree stand. He told me to F off so I did.
I walked a mile back to the truck and got my chain saw, then walked back in. Once I got back to the tree stand he seen me coming and took off watching from a distance. I started my chainsaw and cut the birch tree my stand was in. I then cut up the platform and wood ladder in kiddling. I waved at him and walked back to my truck and drove down the road to check another cut, next day I shot a nice bull there.

[Ahuntr300]

Like Sam said, MNRF never bothered us with normal tree stands around here.
We hunted one area with success for a couple years all alone before a lone hunter started walking in the cut while we were in the tree stands.
He got up real early one morning to sit in my tree stand. When I got there in the dark, I politely asked him to get out of my tree stand. He told me to F off so I did.
I walked a mile back to the truck and got my chain saw, then walked back in. Once I got back to the tree stand he seen me coming and took off watching from a distance. I started my chainsaw and cut the birch tree my stand was in. I then cut up the platform and wood ladder in kiddling. I waved at him and walked back to my truck and drove down the road to check another cut, next day I shot a nice bull there.

Wow Deer Hunter! I can understand you were pissed, but wouldn't it been easier for you to go to your next cut a day earlier and maybe get your bull a day earlier?
You destroyed a stand that perhaps was only being used once by the other hunter, ruined your day and the other guy's day too I am sure. Who won out of this action?

[Ahuntr300]

The other Guy learned the lesson ,

problem solved with that guy in the future ...

He learned a lesson alright - bad feelings all around and next time use your own stand at the spot, which is fair enough I guess. And as the old tree stand is no longer there his will be the only one there.

[trimmer21]

He learned a lesson alright - bad feelings all around and next time use your own stand at the spot, which is fair enough I guess. And as the old tree stand is no longer there his will be the only one there.

Well,at least,he went back and got a chain saw and cut the tree down instead of cutting the valve stems off the guy's vehicle like I've seen done before. You're sure right on with lose,lose all the way around.

[Deer Hunter]

Wow Deer Hunter! I can understand you were pissed, but wouldn't it been easier for you to go to your next cut a day earlier and maybe get your bull a day earlier?
You destroyed a stand that perhaps was only being used once by the other hunter, ruined your day and the other guy's day too I am sure. Who won out of this action?

I did! It felt great at the time.
Around here you don't use other people tree stand or walk in a cut that’s hunted.
Its Northern Ontario, you drive a few more miles and find your own spot and hunt a cut nobody is in.
He's just lucky the full gang wasn’t there, at this point it was only me and my Buddy’s old man. He would of seen I was pretty civilized compared to my buddies lol.