Stay Off My Stands

[Ravenhunter]

Thanks guys. I definitely dont want to involve the land owner. I think im going to sell all my ladderstands after this season. Go back to hang on stands but take my lw climbing sticks in and out ever hunt. Its a little harder to sit a stand without a way up to it.

[COYHUNTER]

I would talk to the owner of the property and let them know what is going on. You might want to arrange a meeting between all of the people that have permission to hunt the property to try to work this out. If you still have problems after that, find somewhere else to hunt where you won't have all these hassles. Good luck.

Dont talk to owner he will throw everyone off the property......nothing in it for him to be a referee

[mbhunter]

Can you remove the bottom ladder section when you leave?

[Nontypical]

Thanks guys. I definitely dont want to involve the land owner. I think im going to sell all my ladderstands after this season. Go back to hang on stands but take my lw climbing sticks in and out ever hunt. Its a little harder to sit a stand without a way up to it.

Better yet sell the ladder stands and buy yourself a good climber. That way it makes you more versatile if the deer change patterns and no worrying if someone's sitting in your stand. Once you get good with a climber they become your best weapon for killing deer

[rf2]

Thanks guys. I definitely dont want to involve the land owner. I think im going to sell all my ladderstands after this season. Go back to hang on stands but take my lw climbing sticks in and out ever hunt. Its a little harder to sit a stand without a way up to it.

On public land, I use hang on tree stands that use a chain to attach to the tree, coupled with a lock as a theft deterrent. I then use Cranford detachable tree steps, which are very easy to remove from the tree and transport out of the bush. It's not a fool proof system to prevent theft, because if someone wanted to be a real jerk, they could steal the bolts that are left in the tree. But is definitely makes it a challenge for anyone else to use the stand.
On private property that I hunt on, I don't currently have an issue, so I use ladder stands and hang on stands with climbing sticks that remain attached to the tree.
You could always go with a climber too. I guess the disadvantage is that the other hunters would now see all these vacant spots and potentially hang their stands there or build permanent stands.

[duckduckgoose]

People sit in my stands and I've sat in other people's stands.

I've also had people put stands up five feet from mine. Not all spots are created equally, especially in the south on small properties. When I go out, I want to maximize my opportunity just like any other hunter, so I'm going to take the best spot available. Having experienced people sitting in my stands and having someone hang their own stand in the same "spot", I'd rather someone just use my stand - the less infrastructure and clearing, the better.

[brent]

I think if someone invented a device to prevent someone from climbing the stand while your not there they,d make a killing.

They do, it's called a climbing tree stand.

[bassboy19]

Those guys are definitely lazy, and don't want to put any work. I think it's pretty easy to see that these guys are weekend warriors that can't be bothered shelling out the money or hard work to set a stand to their own liking.

A farm I hunt has another guy hunting it once in a blue moon and while I've met him and he seems like a decent guy, I still take a removable section of ladder from my hang on stands to make it inaccessible without that section or a serious boost from a buddy. That way I don't worry about anybody stumbling across my stand and stealing it, let alone someone hunting out of it.

[smokeeter]

I think im going to sell all my ladderstands after this season..

Your new friends will probably buy them and you won't even have to move them.lol

[WaynesWatch]

you could always fold the seat up (if applicable) and chain it to the tree, preventing its use......if they are going to hunt your stands atleast make them stand the whole time!! if it's a ladder stand then you could chain a thin piece of plywood over the bottom 4-5 rungs to prevent other people from climbing it.