Stranger in my stand on private land

[agelessssone]

What do you do?
Do you shoot the straps holding the stand?
Shoot bark off the tree by him.
Tell him to enjoy the stand I so laboriously hung?

 

[TITANSFAN2104]

tell him to get out... keep the bullets in the gun LOL

 

[Tn Joe]

I dang sure wouldn't start shooting in his direction. A deer isn't worth going to prison over.

Is this on your property or permission property?

 

[agelessssone]

My property

 

[Lone Hunter]

What do you do?
Do you shoot the straps holding the stand?
Shoot bark off the tree by him.
Tell him to enjoy the stand I so laboriously hung?

Call the Sheriff first then the game warden, take pictures if you can. Is the land posted?

 

[TDW05]

Call cops and game warden and all go in together to confront the trespasser.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Call the Sheriff first then the game warden, take pictures if you can. Is the land posted?

Yes sir, would do this, and then approach him and ask him if he has permission from the landowner to hunt here, and see where it goes.

 

[agelessssone]

Land is posted.
I would remove him and politely request that he refrain from returning.

 

[MickThompson]

Cut down the tree and claim I forgot about my stand and didn't see him up there?

That or arrange a police escort for him. Probably #2 but option 1 would give us both a story to tell

 

[Tn Joe]

My property

Call law enforcement/ game warden and let them handle it. Be sure to let them know you want to press charges.

 

[Trey13]

What do you do?
Do you shoot the straps holding the stand?
Shoot bark off the tree by him.
Tell him to enjoy the stand I so laboriously hung?

Aren't you the one with the permit issue?

 

[Lone Hunter]

Land is posted.
I would remove him and politely request that he refrain from returning.

I would still have a report from the sheriff and or game warden so you have a paper trail so to speak. So people don't understand kindness and will show back up as soon as you turn your back. To me it takes big gonads to trespass then sit in another man's stand knowing none of its his. Would take pictures for sure to. You have to make believers out of some people. One way to do that is get into their pockets. Most folks understand that.

 

[rem270]

No way I'd give a warning. If you can see him from a distance do like stated above and call the proper authorities and have them to get him for trespassing.

 

[Ski]

I'd have to ask him how he manages to get his pants stretched over them record size stones!

 

[PickettSFHunter]

In my area, just have to play it by ear. No TWRA to call. Could call Sheriff Dept and just get told that they don't care and it's only cousin Eddie just wanting some deer meat. Just have to handle it yourself here.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

On the property you own? No question about it. It would be face to face if it were me. "Get off my lawn". I would record it for documenting a reference. But if you're on my private property, you're getting off, no matter the means and his/her well-being

 

[Rabbitkil]

happened to my stepdad a few years before he passed, the guy hit the ground soon as his feet was planted on the ground… but the cussing he was doing coming down may have led to that and not being in the stand

 

[tntrkkllr]

Call the law, prosecute to fullest extent. No way around it you give an inch they take a mile. Posted is posted no slap on the hand for him. IMO

 

[deerhunter10]

Call the Law and prosecute. We learned a long time ago trespassers only learn the hard way.

 

[readonly]

I had this situation two years ago. Except he was in a climber about 20 yards from my stand. I let him know I wasn't happy and walked him off the property. He gave me is name and apologized. He did lie saying it was a one time thing. I pointed out how chewed up the bark on the tree was.
I put a charge on him for hunting without permission. When we got to court I told him I would agree to under advisement for 6 months, stay off my property and pay court costs, 10 hours of community service and it can be dismissed. He was agreeable to it and the Judge accepted it. Haven't seen him again.
If you let a trespasser go it is an open invitation to trespass on your property.
I have prosecuted several over the years, some of whom were very bad people and not trespassing to hunt but to do far worse things.