It's funny you say that. I was up at Foothills WMA and came across a couple of ladder stands, then I ran into the TWRA officer up on top and he told me that leaving tree stands out overnight at the Foothills is not allowed. Also, I never trusted leaving my tree stand overnight anyway lmao! I hate when folks try to claim a cut of Public Land like they own it. if you don't want someone else in your spot then beat them there lol
I see no problem in leaving a stand over night that should show other hunters this spot taken they should be a good sportsman and go elsewhere.
So if you get there first and walk in and set up in the dark and dont see there stand when they come in 10 min before daylight your supposed to pack up and give them that spot thaey should be the ones to be good sportmans and go somewhere else but wait there stand is in a tree already and so is mine
How you supposed to see the stand in the dark? Why shouldn't the guys that got beat to the spot be good sportsman and go elsewhere? Putting a stand on public land doesn't make it yours as some would believe. However if you beat me to a spot , you don't have to worry about me. The OP said they had hunted the muzzleloader hunt two weeks before in that spot , I highly doubt they went back and scouted again and seen the guys stands they hung the day before the hunt. What if someone scouts the morning before the two guys and hung bright eyes up and no stands are there at that time? Should the guys that hung the stands see the bright eyes and not hang their stands and be good sportsman? Public land should be first come , first serve the morning of the hunt in my opinion. If you want to walk in the same area ask the person that was there first where they are going if you are going somewhere totally different then proceed.If you come in late and the hunter is gone from the truck go elsewhere.
While I might agree that if you find a stand then move on, I do believe that these boys didn't know of it until those guys came along. Also if it Ain't allowed then you kind of have to expect that no one is expecting there to be a stand left overnight. At the same time what would you have them do? trample all over the spot making all that racket tearing those stands down? not to mention they might get spiteful and spread their scent everywhere! LMAO Sometimes it is better to brush it off. you never know these days.
They made the decision to leave there stand overnight you would expect them to have some respect to the other hunters also they or no better then the ones there first so instead of screwing up everyone's hunt they can hunt off the ground or leave camp earlier to get there spot first. And it's not so much as them hunting there stand it's more that if you are already in the woods somewhere before they come in they dont know were ur at and you dont know were there at l dont like the ideal of some one setting up 100yrds behind me hunting the same direction I'm watching makes me nervous when someone is watching my back with a gun pointing my way
That's Catoosa. A stand already hung does not mean you own the spot. The first person there should have the spot. They should be allowed to hang overnight but if someone is at that spot when you get there either move the stand or go someplace else. My son and I hunted there this past weekend. We were the first one at the place we wanted to hunt. Two hunters drove on down the road and tried to cut across and get in front of us. They didn't get in front but followed us to where we were going to hunt.
You was not raised right
So we aren't supposed to hunt a spot because someone abandoned their property on public land who knows how long ago? That's laughable.
Actually, yes I was raised right. My father is aka dryhorn2 if you would like to ask how he raised me. It's a Public Land WMA. It's first come first serve period! If a person is going to put in a stand before the hunt then they had better get in super early and not get beat to the spot. However, if a young hunter is involved I may let them have the spot.
According to that, it's illegal to run game cameras on WMAs without prior approval?
on a 3 day draw, no way. I put it on a tree on scout day (which most afford) and the only time it comes off is if I decide to move to another area. That being said, if someone lugs it in, and climbs and then you show up and are too close IMO you should move. No way they could see your stand in the dark or know you were coming there. It should always be first come first served on Public.
