Unauthorized tree stand and cameras

[skhunter]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

Nothing.

 

[Hmatt]

Take off just the bottom ladder sections off and put vaseline all over the bottoms of the middle sections and a note that asks why his private property is on your private property.

Ahahahahahahahaha

 

[mcpiper]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

I'd just keep walking and find another spot to hunt. If I really wanted to hunt that spot and was there first I'd hunt it anyway but not use the other guys stand or mess with it but generally just find a spot just as good a 100 yards away.

 

[Butcherbill]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

If it’s a camera on crown land I mind my own business, if it’s a blind and it’s empty I might even use it. First come first serve, it’s crown land after all.

 

[remyltr]

Take the stand down
Take the camera
Leave a polite note and telephone number asking whoever to call you.

Could well be a genuine mistake.

 

[9.3mauser]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

On public land, if it's not yours, don't touch it. Pretty simple concept really.

 

[Heliian]

Are the property lines clear in this area? Are you certain it's your property VS neighboring or public?

 

[kevin g]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

Move on to another area...unless I was previously set up there.
Then, I'd leave a note with my 1st name and number asking for a call. Happened in the past with us...wasn't an issue. The guy was a bow hunter and lookin for an early deer..preferably a young buck. Told him there were indeed a few around. We were gun hunting. He got his deer and left the area. Left me a note saying so..thanking us ! Called him back and told him to do the same thing next year...he did for the next couple yrs. Willie has since found a new area...lots of room in the woods if guys want to get along !

 

[350tracker]

I would take everything down and pile it as previously mentioned with a note and maybe setup my own camera to see if it was someone I knew.

 

[skhunter]

Are the property lines clear in this area? Are you certain it's your property VS neighboring or public?

You are joking, right?

 

[Heliian]

You are joking, right?

Not at all, there are plenty of cases of confused property lines. I've seen it myself where an owner makes a line that is convenient but not accurate, could have been that way for decades. I just went through a whole pile of surveying last year on my own property and found that an old fence line was off by several meters. I was also hunting in an area last year where a new property owner placed signs on what turns out isn't their actual property, I didn't cross the markers at that time but confirmed through my surveyor that the area in question wasn't owned by them, they put the signs there because it was on a previously made trail.

Could also be the person that set it up was using an app that marked it as public when it wasn't.

 

[canadian hunter312]

The hunter showed lack of respect by trespassing and setting up shop without first identifying property lines and/or seeking permission. I would most definitely take his stuff and leave a note with contact info. Make him feel the shame and embarrassment that he deserves and hopefully teach him a lesson moving forward.

As for hunting crown/public land, it depends on the size of the bush which determines if you hunt “someone else’s spot”. In heavily populated southern Ontario where there’s tons of small bush lots ranging from 25-200 acres, no, you may not reserve a spot. First come, first serve. I have and will use other hunters stands as it’s technically illegal to leave anything in these public bushes and it’s ridiculous for someone to claim what is often the only huntable location in a bush.

Crown land in central and northern Ontario is a different story as there’s hundreds to thousands of acres with tons of room for lots of hunters, even if someone has the “best spot”.

 

[Trimmer 905]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

If they're not yours,leave them alone. We were taught that as children with predictable results if we disobeyed.

 

[remington jim]

What do you do if you come across stands, cameras or other gear on public crown land ?

Leave them alone ! JMO RJ

 

[m1008]

The hunter showed lack of respect by trespassing and setting up shop without first identifying property lines and/or seeking permission. I would most definitely take his stuff and leave a note with contact info. Make him feel the shame and embarrassment that he deserves and hopefully teach him a lesson moving forward.

As for hunting crown/public land, it depends on the size of the bush which determines if you hunt “someone else’s spot”. In heavily populated southern Ontario where there’s tons of small bush lots ranging from 25-200 acres, no, you may not reserve a spot. First come, first serve. I have and will use other hunters stands as it’s technically illegal to leave anything in these public bushes and it’s ridiculous for someone to claim what is often the only huntable location in a bush.

Crown land in central and northern Ontario is a different story as there’s hundreds to thousands of acres with tons of room for lots of hunters, even if someone has the “best spot”.

Mostly French people seem to think differently, they will put signs up “claiming” spots on crown land

 

[yomomma]

I have removed cameras and stands from my in-laws property. Owners were always able to come to the farm house and retrieve their equipment.

On return of equipment, cameras might have been missing the SD card since I was curious if any deer were around

 

[FatCatsDad]

I've lost a few on public land, I felt they were well hidden but they none the less grew legs and walked away.

Not all hunters are honest upstanding folks.

Some are complete koksukkers.

Statistically with the huge number of members, I would bet some CGN members have stolen strangers trail cams and gear from crown land.

Only honest people answer questions like this publicly .

 

[Jesselegend01]

Past few years I’ve been hunting crown land in central Ontario lots and lots of other hunters but I do put my stands and cameras up without a problem had only one stand stolen and get a couple pictures of guys throughout the season threads like this get me paranoid but so far so good so I’ll just keep on hunting I still see more deer than hunters

 

[fingers284]

Not only do you have a trespassing issue according to Sask laws, that camera and its surveillance of you & your property is a definite invasion of privacy if you do choose to press the issue.

 

[fergie.17]

I've found a stand and 2 cameras one year here on my small farm. Collected them, brought it all to my house and waited for whoever owned them to come to my house to get them. No one ever claimed them. I gave them away to someone else, the following year.
We have a Hydro towerline going through our farm here in Ontario. It's unbelievable the amount of people that think that line is fair game, found guys sitting in my stands on the towerline, then proceed through our trails that cross it and gives full access to our bush. Still private property but Hydro has access, even Hydro sends us notice when they do maintenance or they stop in and ask first before entering............