Quick questions. On some public land where hunting is allowed I have came across a home made tree stand in a great location. Is there an etiquette for these situations? Is it wrong to use it if no one else is? Second question, There is a pile of corn that has been placed 15 yards i front of this stand. If the corn is still there wouldn't that be baiting a deer? Illegal right? Should I avoid this area just in case? If so, how far should I stay away?
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on public land you may us the stand as it is first come first us .baiting deer is okay in ontario .another thing it is against the law to leave a tree stand on public land after the hunting season is closed in ontario .to each there own some will clim in another persons stand some will not but on public land it is free for all DUTCH
Etiquette. How long has the stand been there? Is it showing signs of recent use?
OK. It is on public land. If the stand is new I wouldn't use it. If the stand has been there for many seasons I would have no problem using it. One cannot erect a stand in a tree and for perpetuity expect that the stand be exclusively theirs. If you have a problem with that then don't use it. On the other hand, like you say the stand is in an excellent location. Again, if the stand has been there for more than a season then that location is not the exclusive location of the person who put it there. For example, I may have been hunting that exact location for years and years. Every time I come and go I bring/take my stand with me (it's a portable stand). Now all of a sudden I come back and there is a bunch of two by fours and plywood nailed to the tree where I have been hunting for years. Guess what, the location is not owned by anyone. I'll put my climbing stand on a tree right next to it if I feel like hunting that spot. We have to get along in the field and forest. If you hunt public land you have to expect some intrusions. Be reasonable.
OK. It is on public land. If the stand is new I wouldn't use it. If the stand has been there for many seasons I would have no problem using it. One cannot erect a stand in a tree and for perpetuity expect that the stand be exclusively theirs. If you have a problem with that then don't use it. On the other hand, like you say the stand is in an excellent location. Again, if the stand has been there for more than a season then that location is not the exclusive location of the person who put it there. For example, I may have been hunting that exact location for years and years. Every time I come and go I bring/take my stand with me (it's a portable stand). Now all of a sudden I come back and there is a bunch of two by fours and plywood nailed to the tree where I have been hunting for years. Guess what, the location is not owned by anyone. I'll put my climbing stand on a tree right next to it if I feel like hunting that spot. We have to get along in the field and forest. If you hunt public land you have to expect some intrusions. Be reasonable.
Personally, I wouldn't use it. Someone has gone through the effort of scouting, setting up a stand, and bringing out bait. If I found someone in my spot I'd be pretty pissed and would exchange some choice words with them. If I'm setting up near someone else's stand I'll try and stay far enough away that I'm out of sight (pretty easy around here).
Baiting may or may not be legal in your area. Check your regs.
Baiting may or may not be legal in your area. Check your regs.
Laws vary with location. Sitting in someones else's stand is tacky, but someone expecting to stake permanent claim to public land for the price of a few boards is infuriateing. Outfitters putting a baited stand on every cutline and clearing in the whole bush are beneath contempt.
Man have you got that right. When you see Sask. outfitters trucking in barley and other grains in huge bags it makes you wonder. I've seen areas with literally hundreds of bait sites ( on crown land) with more than the legally allowed amount of bait.
Does Chitek Lake ring a bell
My wife used to live there as a kid. I was thinking about Sled lake, Cowan, Deloronde.
And if he decides that he is going to bait it forever, what do you do? Human decency does suggest leaving a person's stand alone. Unfortunately some will take your decency and use it against you.
