Lawful Hunt in Progress signs posted

Brian46 said:
In provinces that allow using bait to hunt, it is impossible to put it up and take it down daily, the whole point of baiting is to get the animals use to going to that location and it's features over a long period of time vs just when you are sitting there watching
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Not daily, but you're generally only allowed to have it up during the open season. Check your provinces Wildlife Act, it'll say how soon after the season is over that tree stands/ blinds have to be removed.
 
Brian46 said:
In provinces that allow using bait to hunt, it is impossible to put it up and take it down daily, the whole point of baiting is to get the animals use to going to that location and it's features over a long period of time vs just when you are sitting there watching
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Wait. Are the provinces that ban baiting? You can't bait bears in BC but my understanding was you can bait deer?
 
9.3mauser said:
Maybe the signs are directed at law enforcement for when some do-gooder calls in because they heard a gunshot or saw some guy sneaking around in camo.
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this is what I was thinking.

Perhaps he's not trying to "claim the crown land" but just letting non hunters know that he's involved in a legal activity and to be cautious if you're gonna go walk around.

Not everyone is an A-hole. unlike my neighbours who tried to tell me they were claiming the crown land cause I bought the private lot they used to hunt on lol. Ok buddy, see ya out there.
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
Do you know these people? Do you know what they are capable of?Do you know where they will stop after someone retaliates against them?

Go ahead, destroy their spot but expect a reply.They have as much right to be there as the next guy , the signs , maybe he has had to many encounters with people already stealing or destroying their setup themselves?

Even if it "looks" like a permanent setup as long as it is gone at the end of hunting season and if you are within 200 meters(not sure of the law there)of their spot hunting, you are in violation of a legal hunt.

Not being "cowardly" just stating that there are two sides to every situation and they should be considered.
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I would never suggest that he destroy the guys set up. Removing garbage (which is what signs other than municipally posted are) on public land is a public service. As for the guys blind, he has the right to put one out as much as the next guy has to put up a tree stand etc. He doesn’t have a right to tie up public land for exclusive use. If you want to be shut out by every guy that wants to put up a sign on public land then you go ahead and do so. The rest of us will carry on. That said, if I encounter a guys tree stand I move along a fair piece as that’s common courtesy. If some guy was actively posting public land in my area I’d make sure to hunt it hard and often!
 
meatsticks said:
I would never suggest that he destroy the guys set up. Removing garbage (which is what signs other than municipally posted are) on public land is a public service. As for the guys blind, he has the right to put one out as much as the next guy has to put up a tree stand etc. He doesn’t have a right to tie up public land for exclusive use. If you want to be shut out by every guy that wants to put up a sign on public land then you go ahead and do so. The rest of us will carry on. That said, if I encounter a guys tree stand I move along a fair piece as that’s common courtesy. If some guy was actively posting public land in my area I’d make sure to hunt it hard and often!
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There is also the other side to the coin which I experienced.

Doing everything legally yet others feel "you are in there spot" , I had continuous issues with a fellow hunter who "reported" me as well for being his area, interfering with a legal hut, or whatever you want to call it.Numerous visits from the CO , which I caught on my cameras, to which I'm still amazed he found the spot, must of been GPS'd by the complainer.

Finally got a hold of the CO , said there was another hunter in the area with a stand I was interfering with, I'm like okay , but I never encountered anyone in the immediate area.

I finally found the hunters stand the following year, yes, I was within 200 yards of his stand, so I was technically , possibly interfering with a hunt as his stand was there first.

So about the "stand" which I actually found by pure luck, not on any notable trail or clearing in the center of the trees , pretty much impossible to find, the 2 x 4's nailed to the tree for a ladder were there so long they wouldn't hold a cupcake and the platform was a few planks with a chunk of scrap plywood sitting on top which also looked like it was ready to crumble at any moment.If I had to wager a guess is that it was there unused for at least 10 years.

I lived in the city at the time so I would imagine the local took exception to me being in the area that was theirs.As others would say a citiot or slob hunter I guess is what I was labeled as.

Had my stand it the area for many years previous and never ever seen this hunter in the area or coming or going or anything.Just happened to be there one time and stumbled upon my stand and took offense.

The CO was fair about it, and mentioned the condition and circumstances but did say he could write me a ticket for traveling with my bow on my quad, as well as not having my address posted on my feeder(just name and phone number I'm not that dumb to post and address for others to find),he suggested I leave the bow in the blind or stand if I wanted to travel in with my ATV?!? WTF?

So at the end of the day these are the types you are sometimes dealing with.You'll never hunt in peace so sometimes it is better to just walk away as a face to face confrontation won't end well for either party.

I did find out later on who it was and they did have connections within government.
 
I'd be calling the COs for clarification in a heart beat . Faster than a heart beat . I've seen so much of this shyte over the years . Crown land posted as private property , No Trespassing , private land being posted No Trespassing by trespassers , roads blocked with vehicles , whole cuts and power lines blocked and culverts pulled out and threats made by armed azzholes . I know there are lots of good guys from southern Ontario but so many hunters up here have their story on a run in with a crew from down south . Since my incident absolutely nothing slides by and i have a few COs on speed dial .
 
Kelly Timoffee said:
There is also the other side to the coin which I experienced.

Doing everything legally yet others feel "you are in there spot" , I had continuous issues with a fellow hunter who "reported" me as well for being his area, interfering with a legal hut, or whatever you want to call it.Numerous visits from the CO , which I caught on my cameras, to which I'm still amazed he found the spot, must of been GPS'd by the complainer.

Finally got a hold of the CO , said there was another hunter in the area with a stand I was interfering with, I'm like okay , but I never encountered anyone in the immediate area.

I finally found the hunters stand the following year, yes, I was within 200 yards of his stand, so I was technically , possibly interfering with a hunt as his stand was there first.

So about the "stand" which I actually found by pure luck, not on any notable trail or clearing in the center of the trees , pretty much impossible to find, the 2 x 4's nailed to the tree for a ladder were there so long they wouldn't hold a cupcake and the platform was a few planks with a chunk of scrap plywood sitting on top which also looked like it was ready to crumble at any moment.If I had to wager a guess is that it was there unused for at least 10 years.

I lived in the city at the time so I would imagine the local took exception to me being in the area that was theirs.As others would say a citiot or slob hunter I guess is what I was labeled as.

Had my stand it the area for many years previous and never ever seen this hunter in the area or coming or going or anything.Just happened to be there one time and stumbled upon my stand and took offense.

The CO was fair about it, and mentioned the condition and circumstances but did say he could write me a ticket for traveling with my bow on my quad, as well as not having my address posted on my feeder(just name and phone number I'm not that dumb to post and address for others to find),he suggested I leave the bow in the blind or stand if I wanted to travel in with my ATV?!? WTF?

So at the end of the day these are the types you are sometimes dealing with.You'll never hunt in peace so sometimes it is better to just walk away as a face to face confrontation won't end well for either party.

I did find out later on who it was and they did have connections within government.
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You should have demanded that the "informer" be immediately charged with leaving a permanent stand up after the season. Besides; there is no sask law about how close you can hunt to someone's stand; but there are rules about how close you can hunt to someone's bait. No bait? He can get bent. Bait with no sign? Charge him. He's already confessed.:d
 
Dogleg said:
You should have demanded that the "informer" be immediately charged with leaving a permanent stand up after the season. Besides; there is no sask law about how close you can hunt to someone's stand; but there are rules about how close you can hunt to someone's bait. No bait? He can get bent. Bait with no sign? Charge him. He's already confessed.:d
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Ohhhhhhhh, it's funny how things come back to someone, karma is relentless. :)
 
Suther said:
Wait. Are the provinces that ban baiting? You can't bait bears in BC but my understanding was you can bait deer?
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you can NOT bait deer in MB , you can however hunt black bear over bait here. i have no ethical issues either way, but imo hunting deer over bait is way way easier. if i could , i would.
 
Keep this thread going.

My neighbour put up a permanent hotel tree stand and nailed it into a giant gorgeous spruce on crown land which abutts my property. They put it right on the property line. What can I do about it? These are the same folks who told me they're claiming the crown land. In Ontario.
 
This is normal occurrence in Quebec. I have learnt to use their "hunting in progress" signs to confirm crown land boundaries.

The signs are so popular on crown land to the point where I'd feel I might be on private when I don't see them.

I'll hunt "their" land when I don't see any vehicle around. It's my land too.
 
canadian hunter312 said:
And let this entitled POS get away with thinking he owns that crown land and has exclusive rights? I think not.

Contact the MNRF, carry on with your hunt, and/or remove this idiots signage so the next hunter isn't scared away. I know some guys who'd even go as far as destroying the blind and whatever gear he left on "his" land to teach him a lesson.

This guy is expecting people to be cowards, like you're suggesting, so he can have that crown land to himself. Not cool.
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Two wrongs don't make a right. Already enough problems with people stealing game cameras, tree stands, etc on crown land just because it is there.

If I am hunting an area for a week my stands, cameras, bait, etc sits out for that duration. Too many entitled people feel that that is one hunter saying he owns the land, when in reality all that is being done is lawful hunting practices.

The op in this situation says he believes he knows who the person is, I am betting there more to this story if not years of tit for tat stupidity between these two individuals who hunt the same area.

If you hunt crown land, you are going to have to deal with all types of people who are armed, you intentionally want to start trouble with other hunters and interfear with lawful hunting practices, eventually someone will oblige you.

If this is an area hunted by this individual often, how is this the first year he noticed what he calls a "permanent" blind? You would be surprised at how elaborate some individuals get with a blind and bait site that they take down each season
 
Suther said:
Wait. Are the provinces that ban baiting? You can't bait bears in BC but my understanding was you can bait deer?
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You can't bait any predators or hunt them over a kill site in bc. The op does not mention what is being baited.

I have seen where bear bait sites require the owners info to be posted at the site
 
meatsticks said:
I would never suggest that he destroy the guys set up. Removing garbage (which is what signs other than municipally posted are) on public land is a public service. As for the guys blind, he has the right to put one out as much as the next guy has to put up a tree stand etc. He doesn’t have a right to tie up public land for exclusive use. If you want to be shut out by every guy that wants to put up a sign on public land then you go ahead and do so. The rest of us will carry on. That said, if I encounter a guys tree stand I move along a fair piece as that’s common courtesy. If some guy was actively posting public land in my area I’d make sure to hunt it hard and often!
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I guess you have never had anti hunters learn the location of your blind and cause trouble, or other hunters come and intentionally destroy your equipment because you went to camp for lunch because you are hunting the same area?

If a lawfull hunting practice, do not disturb sign makes you interfear with someone's hunt, why do you give a tree stand a wide birth?
 
what are the chances they were concern about non hunters going for a stroll in the area and accidentally catching a stray?
 
Power Pill said:
what are the chances they were concern about non hunters going for a stroll in the area and accidentally catching a stray?
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Depends on area, in the lowermainland there is a ton of walking paths through and around prime waterfowl hunting areas where there is always problems between hunters and non hunters
 
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