New hunters on property

[blackradio]

I made a thread over a month ago about getting permission on a 250acre property near my house. I also made a thread about kicking off a trespasser who was a cop.

 

Last Friday, the day before opening day, i got a voicemail from a guy who says he and 3 family members also got permission to hunt the property. I called him back and he said he hunted there for 20 years up until a few year ago when the new owner bought it. He tracked down the landowner and asked he if could enter the property to get a ladder stand that they left a few years back (this is true, I have seen the stand.) 

 

They get to talking and he tells the landowner that they hunted there for years and asks if they can hunt, he says sure and says that 1 other guy hunts there (me) and he gave him my number.

 

I was bummed out a bit we agreed that we would try to keep all the trespassers out together.

 

He was very respectful and said they will stay away from me and that they don't want to mess with my hunting. He said he'd offer help dragging or whatever else I needed. He also said that he will probably only hunt opening weekend and that's it. 

 

I called him opening night and he said he saw some small bucks but is only after the big ones and we made plans for the next morning as not to interfere with eachother. I'm wondering how often I'll see them.

 

So, it sucks that more hunters are here but it happens and at least they are respectful and aren't brown and downers or so it seems.

 

 I did question what they were doing there for hours the night before opening day hah.

[burmjohn]

4 guys on 250 acres sounds pretty good to me. 

[blackradio]

well 5 (them 4 plus me) but yea it's not bad. I've never even hunting where they all sat Saturday and Sunday. I saw a doe hauling ass right towards me from where one of them was sitting as well as a bear yesterday so the added pressure is 1 plus.

[Bow Addict]

  5 guys and 250 acres.Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me.Here in

Western NY it's 5 guys to 50 acres.At least it seems that way sometimes.

[Merlot]

At least you and the other guys talked things out and were civil about the situation.

[Cabin Fever]

"Some" hunting pressure can be a good thing!  

[Hunter1]

Good to have somebody to move the deer aruod on tat much land.

[CuseHunter]

Sounds still like a sweet deal. I have rights to hunt my grandparents land (10 acres plus about 30 acers of land I have access to) and allow another guy to hunt there who has for years. It works out just fine, nothing wrong with sharing the woods.

[Dutchess hunter]

I have been hunting state property ...101 hunters on 750 acres and 100 of the hunters are from NYC you have a pretty good deal 5 hunters on 250 acres.

[GreeneHunter]

Sounds like 4 hunters pushing for you !

[Waldershrek]

Guy sounds decent at least. Thank your stars for that alone. I've seen where the sharing thing turns into a nightmare

[Waldershrek]

Double post

Edited November 19, 2013 by Waldershrek

[Carbonelement]

Id be pissed. People suck i would never try to get permission where someone elae hunted. And even if they aay yes i cant hunt but that they had someone id would decline!

[bluecoupe]

I lost my hunting property to a-holes who had no respect for the fact that we'd been hunting that property for years. We told them they were encroaching on stands we'd used for a long time (one guy was literally 20 yards from where I stood)  they couldn't care less.  I think I'd be awfully thankful that you at least have respectful people and have a place to go without worrying too much about getting shot.

[skeets716]

Communication is key!

[papabear]

I have a small plot of land that I bin hunting geese on for 10 years by my self last year he gave someone else permission to hunt on it I was bummed but we talked and became friends we now hunt together it could work out for you good luck to everyone this season hope to see some nice pictures and may be run into some of you at FINS TO FEATHERS TAXADERMY

papabear

 

[Five Seasons]

another small group of ethical hunters isn't such a bad thing. they help patrol and you can share stories. Interesting that he's only after the big boys but would only hunt opening weekend. Most "opening day" hunters I know are just trying to fill their freezer. Little fishy...

[blackradio]

another small group of ethical hunters isn't such a bad thing. they help patrol and you can share stories. Interesting that he's only after the big boys but would only hunt opening weekend. Most "opening day" hunters I know are just trying to fill their freezer. Little fishy...

I thought the same. I figured guys who are asking permission the night before are going to shoot anything and everything but he said he passed on a spike and a 6 so that made me happy.