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My husband and I hunt on a property of +200 acres (with permission from the landowner of course).
Upon our usual pre-season visit to the owner, he advised us that our stand had been pushed over by the wind. We were a little sceptical that the wind could have done it, but none the less we went to take a look. Sure enough, the stand is down, but neither of us believe that the wind could have pushed it over !! It's been there for about 3 years now & was on cement patio blocks. There are jealous people who also hunt on the same property whom we suspect of the dirty deed. In fact, last deer season we found empty perfume bottles & smelled very strong odours of perfume at our apple bait.
In the Quebec rules and regulations book it states that No one can damage a hunter's stand or blind, can not cause a lure, bait or hunting apparatus to become ineffective etc..... Is this an actual law? Could we actually do something about it legally? It also states that the sharing of the territory by users must take place in a spirit of harmonious cohabitation and ethical behavior. If you ask me, this is not ethical or harmonious!!
I have thought about installing a game cam somewhere in hopes of catching them in the act. Any ideas????
 
Obviously this is completely unethical, but unfortunately unless you catch the offenders in the act, there's not a whole lot you can do about it.

You could put out a game camera, but I wouldn't suggest it. Cameras are pretty easy to see, especially if they use a flash, and that would just be something else for the vandals to steal/destroy.

I would ask the land owner to pay attention to the property, especially before & after the other hunters who use the property visit. If he or you notice more damage after the the other hunters are around, confront them about it.

On the plus side, if the deer are used to perfume by the apple pile, you've got a new cover scent. :p

Sorry I can't help out any more.

Cheers.

Ti,
 
Well, your idea of a game trail camera is good... Just imagine how mad the land owner would be at the guilty party when you have photographic proof!!! You just might end up with your own private land to hunt with those other idiots getting kicked off...

Good Luck! Have a good season!

Cheers
Jay
 
We rent property in Windsor (Quebec) and we have the same problem. local hunters that don't want to pay for access to some land are always coming on our property. They would go into our blinds, Move our ladders No real damage though One time they emptied two 45gal barrels of corn that we had up there. The Association directors couldn't do anything about it because they had no idea as to who was doing it. This year we installed a game cam and we got plenty of pictures of the deer and moose that crossed the path including a picture person that shouldn't have been there. This was taken a couple of weeks ago. They told us that it is a local tree cutter that has been trying to get access (for several years now) to the same lot that we are renting.
The trail cam is a good thing. Just get the kind that is infrared. Try it from different positions and hopefully you will be able to catch this guy. It's difficult enough to find hunting spots here in Quebec without having to aggravate the land owners with intruders.
 
If you are willing to risk losing your game cam, go for it.

Don't expect help from the authorites though, CO's just seem to want to avoid these charges. But maybe the land owner will give them the heave ho.
 
destruction of property
vandalism
interference with the right to enjoy property

These are not CO issues they are RCMP issues.
 
rickslady said:
My husband and I hunt on a property of +200 acres (with permission from the landowner of course).
Upon our usual pre-season visit to the owner, he advised us that our stand had been pushed over by the wind. We were a little sceptical that the wind could have done it, but none the less we went to take a look. Sure enough, the stand is down, but neither of us believe that the wind could have pushed it over !! It's been there for about 3 years now & was on cement patio blocks. There are jealous people who also hunt on the same property whom we suspect of the dirty deed. In fact, last deer season we found empty perfume bottles & smelled very strong odours of perfume at our apple bait.
In the Quebec rules and regulations book it states that No one can damage a hunter's stand or blind, can not cause a lure, bait or hunting apparatus to become ineffective etc..... Is this an actual law? Could we actually do something about it legally? It also states that the sharing of the territory by users must take place in a spirit of harmonious cohabitation and ethical behavior. If you ask me, this is not ethical or harmonious!!
I have thought about installing a game cam somewhere in hopes of catching them in the act. Any ideas????
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