Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Maianwatahe » Wed Sep 13, 2017 9:52 am

Zonk54 wrote:I found quite a few tree stands on IA public this summer and two sets that were made for people filming hunts. I can't stand IA public tree stand laws but at least I know where the pressure is going to be.
What do you mean? Tree stands are only allowed to be on public 2 weeks prior to the season


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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Net Guy » Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:38 pm

I've turned in several in the past but doesn't seem like anything gets done with them because I still see them. Now I just mark them on my gps so I can plot where the other hunters are. It's pretty amazing/cool how the main woods and field edges fill up with colored dots on a map. :lol:
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Zonk54 » Thu Sep 14, 2017 3:41 am

Maianwatahe wrote:
Zonk54 wrote:I found quite a few tree stands on IA public this summer and two sets that were made for people filming hunts. I can't stand IA public tree stand laws but at least I know where the pressure is going to be.
What do you mean? Tree stands are only allowed to be on public 2 weeks prior to the season



Iowa dnr says 7 days prior to deer season and 7 days after closing deer season for tree stands. I found 7 or 8 this spring and summer while scouting. Maybe next year I'll keep coordinates of them and forward to dnr.
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Maianwatahe » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:00 am

Zonk54 wrote:
Maianwatahe wrote:
Zonk54 wrote:I found quite a few tree stands on IA public this summer and two sets that were made for people filming hunts. I can't stand IA public tree stand laws but at least I know where the pressure is going to be.
What do you mean? Tree stands are only allowed to be on public 2 weeks prior to the season



Iowa dnr says 7 days prior to deer season and 7 days after closing deer season for tree stands. I found 7 or 8 this spring and summer while scouting. Maybe next year I'll keep coordinates of them and forward to dnr.

Really they must have changed it. Used to be 2 weeks prior a couple years ago
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby wickedbruiser » Thu Sep 14, 2017 12:23 pm

tbunao wrote:Mark it in your gps and figure out how they are accessing them. Free intel.

IMO I don't want the ruffle feathers. I'd rather know their spots than come out from a long hunt to a broken windshield or a flat tire.


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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby wmahunter » Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:55 am

Its funny down here one place if stands are in the woods to soon before the season or are found after the season, the LEO's remove the stands.

Other places LEO's might monitor it to see if someone is using it and the reset they can careless.

It all depends on the LEO down here.
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby dan » Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:28 am

I LOOK AT IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY... I would like to thank the guys leaving the stands out, cause then I know where not to hunt. If the spots where your looking have stands, garbage, obvious hunting sign, your in the wrong spot. Get over it and move on. If you make them take there stands in and out expect them to start hunting a lot more than that one spot. Food for thought...
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby UofLbowhunter » Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:51 pm

Dan's post nails it on the head! The past year ive scouted several acres of wma, i probally found 15 to 20 stands that have been up for a lil while. Ky laws are the same as alot of everybody else's, there not supose to be there all year. For awhile it kinda made me mad, but after awhile i started thinking about where i was seeing the right sign and where i wasn't. In a few cases it made me see what was night sign, and realize i was in the wrong spot. Ya it really sucks that a lot of people dont follow rules And abuse things, but at the same time i came to realize, i can use it to my advantage by knowing whats going on in an area and be somewhere were i have better odds!!
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby BigStick » Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:11 pm

Stands on public land I leave alone. I'm walking past them anyways. If we find a stand on our farm, which is bordered by public. We simply take the stand down and leave a note for them to call us if they want it back. Nobody has called yet!
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Ack » Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:04 pm

If it's clearly an abandoned stand and it's in the right spot, I'm setting up regardless.
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Southern Man » Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:47 pm

dan wrote:I LOOK AT IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY... I would like to thank the guys leaving the stands out, cause then I know where not to hunt. If the spots where your looking have stands, garbage, obvious hunting sign, your in the wrong spot. Get over it and move on. If you make them take there stands in and out expect them to start hunting a lot more than that one spot. Food for thought...


I agree.

First thing I would do is find another spot to hunt. I don't like hunting around other people. Unless it's an overlooked spot and even then not often.
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Whitetailaddict » Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:43 pm

I see alot of old stands as well. Most of the stands are cheap and it's almost as of they don't care if someone takes it but i agree it stinks to carry your stuff in while others take shortcuts. Hopefully your dnr agent is willing to help with the problem instead of blowing you off
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Boogieman1 » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:17 pm

I would notify the warden, especially when you are with someone who is just getting into the game. These new hunters probably don't have there morals and ethics set yet, so it's easy for em to get on the wrong track when they see others breaking game laws. In my experience new hunters especially youth tend to mirror whatever their mentor does, so if u turn your head and say not my problem he will most likely go through his hunting life doing the same. Or worse join the rules don't apply to me crowd!
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Dewey » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:26 pm

Boogieman1 wrote:I would notify the warden, especially when you are with someone who is just getting into the game. These new hunters probably don't have there morals and ethics set yet, so it's easy for em to get on the wrong track when they see others breaking game laws. In my experience new hunters especially youth tend to mirror whatever their mentor does, so if u turn your head and say not my problem he will most likely go through his hunting life doing the same. Or worse join the rules don't apply to me crowd!

I agree
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Re: Illegal tree stand..what would you do?

Unread postby Octang » Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:55 pm

Turn them in. The rules are made so we all have the same opportunity.

There is a guy who keeps a ladder in the woods by me all year around, I got sick of it finally and threw it in the marsh when I was scouting last winter.


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