Posted: 10/6/2009 2:21:22 PM EDT
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I picked 4 separate areas to scout and hunt nearby my house using google earth.
While picing up daughter at bus stop, neighbor's wife and I talk about bow hunting, she says her husband got a few trail cam pics of bucks in one of the areas i had scoped out, but had not yet thoroughly explored yet. area in question is literally 1/4 milefrom my house I have been in that area, knew there were 2 food plots and had fully intended to scout and possibly hunt that area. It's not very big, maybe 80 acres total, but the trails coming from the food plots encompass about 30 aces. I feel like she should not have told me about the pics of bucks. Now I feel funny about scouting and hunting that area, because she told me about it before I set foot in it this year. I have been in there before though. they moved in 4 years ago and we have been hear for 14 years. we will both be bow hunting. It's a small area. question: Should I hunt it anyway, found a big rub in there today and somebody elses trail cam, or should I stay away out of courtesy? Poll to follow. EDIT: I have never talked to the guy, even though he lives 3 houses away. |
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I was going to at least scout there. before she said anything. I just don't want either of them to think I am hunting there because she said something. and no I don't think it's a good idea to tell him she told me about the pics. The rub I found is on a really big sapling. I put a trail cam looking that way today. I'll post a pic if I get a pic. I also saw someone elses trail cam today. I think I saw it and changed course before i was captured on cam.
I wish she had never said anything. But I am going to hunt it anyway. Most likely he will only be hunting on the weekends because he works mon-fri. I on the other hand have the whole first 10 days of bow season off! 
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If it's public land, I don't think anyone can own it 100%.
Why don't you tell him that you were scouting the area, saw his trail cam, coincidentally talked to his wife, and work out a plan to share the area? Yes, this is a little bit of an untruth, but one that saves face for all. |
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Hunt it.......and that is the problem with public land.....he's lucky he dosnt' get his cam stolen,
i have a 500 acre private land spot my family owns that i hunt on, and i can't keep people from stealing my cameras/feeder/tearing down deer stands and what not and it's PRIVATE!!!!! excuse the frustration so anyway...go ahead and hunt it |
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dumb wife
yes hunt it, its public. whats the guy gonna do if you shoot a monster there? he has no place to do anything. its sure nice of you to think twice before going in there but its no different than a different neighbor hunting the area not knowing what the lady told you. also her definition of a big buck could be different than yours, so give it a shot. she might also be dicking with your head to get you away from a killer spot her husband found even closer to your house 
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Can't answer without pics of neighbor's wife. I don't have a pic. She is cute though and for all I know he might be a member here. He has at least one AR that I know of. I'm going to retreive my trail cam from the area today and put it someplace else. Next time I see the guy I'm going to suggest a cold beer. After all, he lives 3 houses away, has an EBR and bow hunts. That right there means I have more in common with him that 99.9999% of the libtards that live around here. |
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PUBLIK...
hunt it, also keep in mind of him hunting it and try to avoid him. you could use this to your advantage in dealing with the buck. once the buck realizes the game is on, it will change its pattern. find where this will push the deer (BOTH BUCKS AND DOES). |
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Can't answer without pics of neighbor's wife. I don't have a pic. She is cute though and for all I know he might be a member here. He has at least one AR that I know of. I'm going to retreive my trail cam from the area today and put it someplace else. Next time I see the guy I'm going to suggest a cold beer. After all, he lives 3 houses away, has an EBR and bow hunts. That right there means I have more in common with him that 99.9999% of the libtards that live around here. How funny would it be if he's a member here and stumbles across the thread. 
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Can't answer without pics of neighbor's wife. I don't have a pic. She is cute though and for all I know he might be a member here. He has at least one AR that I know of. I'm going to retreive my trail cam from the area today and put it someplace else. Next time I see the guy I'm going to suggest a cold beer. After all, he lives 3 houses away, has an EBR and bow hunts. That right there means I have more in common with him that 99.9999% of the libtards that live around here. How funny would it be if he's a member here and stumbles across the thread. Oh snap! |
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I would hunt it. Especially with it being public land. For years all I had was public land and have had people walk in ontop of me, put their stands right next to mine and I scared one guy half to death when he sat down under my tree stand with me in it. I said hello? and he jumped about three feet and I laughed so hard, then he laughed too. I shot a deer one year and it ran about 50 yards and I heard "BOOM" and another guy was sitting in some thick palmetto and shot my deer as it was runing by him. Neither of us knew the other was there. My shot was good so I claimed the deer, but it is just part of the deal. I have a great lease now with only 3 people and it is alot better in my oponion, but still have a few honey holes on some big WMA's that I try to hunt later in the year after most people have given up.
The fact is if you are hunting public land then you have to understand that everyone else has a s much right as you do. Now as for courtesy I wouldn't knowingly hunt right next to someone, just like sitting down right next to someone fishing isn't cool. But in the same general area? you betcha. |
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I didn't read every reply, but here's what I'd do.
Hunt the property but not necessarily his game camera area. Then talk to the guy, let him know that her statements solidified your decision to scout and hunt it, and then let him know what you see when you're out there. Position it to him like this... He put the cameras up and obtained proof that there are nice bucks roaming the area. You show him that you're an asset to have as a hunting friend by letting him know where you see deer come from, where they go, what times of day, etc. Ask him when and where SPECIFICALLY he plans to hunt and you do the same. Bring the cold beer, talk to him, and make a hunting friend. I'd bet it's more than any other hunters (who he doesn't know or establish a partnership with) which are likely to be hunting the area. 
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Minor Update:
I scouted the area just like I planned and found some sign, but not a lot. Didn't get any pics on a well worn game trail leading to the food plot and right next to the only rub I could find. Nothing in four days. No sign that they are eating from the food plot which is basically nothing but clover. So forgetting what his wife told me I would not be hunting that right now. So I am not. I've got a few other places that have lots of sign and I am hunting those areas. Next time I see him, I'll talk to him and maybe we can work together to drive a deer or two or do some shooting. I will keep my eye on that area. If sign pics up, I'll hunt. Our work schedules seem to be 180 out, so I doubt I'll ever see him in there. Saturday is his first day off and the start of duck season, so I'll be banging a few ducks Sat morning and he is not a bird hunter. |
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I try to go out of my way to be accomodating to my fellow hunters. It's what I would want someone to do for me. You wouldn't be in the wrong if you hunted the area at all. You'd just miss an opportunity to be a stand up guy and a class act by demonstrating a little courtesy. I used to hunt public land before I got hooked up on a good club and the careless inconsiderate assholes I ran in to were so plentiful it made the experience anything but enjoyable. Excrsising a little courtesy makes you a good steward of the sport, encourages others that share your area to do the same, and personally, I think the deer gods will smile on that sort of behavior. A little good luck/karma can go a long way in the deer woods.
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Update
On my way out hunting today he was in his driveway so i stopped to say hi and bull shit for a while. He has been looking for somebody to hunt with, so tomorrow we are scouting and hunting a new area together. He seems like a real good guy. Doesn't have an EBR, but that is fixable. After he shoots a few of mine, that may change. |
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Quoted: Update On my way out hunting today he was in his driveway so i stopped to say hi and bull shit for a while. He has been looking for somebody to hunt with, so tomorrow we are scouting and hunting a new area together. He seems like a real good guy. Doesn't have an EBR, but that is fixable. After he shoots a few of mine, that may change. It's a trap. He just wants to find your "Honey Hole". Looks like you may of made a new friend, hunting partner, and ally in the neighborhood. |
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I try to go out of my way to be accomodating to my fellow hunters. It's what I would want someone to do for me. You wouldn't be in the wrong if you hunted the area at all. You'd just miss an opportunity to be a stand up guy and a class act by demonstrating a little courtesy. I used to hunt public land before I got hooked up on a good club and the careless inconsiderate assholes I ran in to were so plentiful it made the experience anything but enjoyable. Excrsising a little courtesy makes you a good steward of the sport, encourages others that share your area to do the same, and personally, I think the deer gods will smile on that sort of behavior. A little good luck/karma can go a long way in the deer woods. Adrock1 +1 |
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He showed me all his pics from his cameras. Turns out that "big buck' his wife told me about was a spike and he abandoned that area because one of the people that lives close to this area ( yes one of our own neighbors) calls the cops, takes his dog in there and lets him pee at the base of his tree stand WHILE HE IS IN IT and is a real anti-hunting asshole. So my new friend is going to set up some cams to capture said asshole and call the game warden out for hunter harassment which is a crime in these parts. I'm going to help him.
He got a nice buck in there last year, but this year has seen nothing but that one spike and nothing in the last month and a half, most likely due to our "neighbor". Looks like we both gave up on suburban deer hunting at the same time. I found a great area ( 30 minute drive) that I hunted last night, no people, no dogs, and lots of sign. It was a 1.2 mile hike from the car to get there though. If I have to drag a deer that far I will be very happy the first half of the way He found one not quite as far, we are going there today.
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