permanent treestands

caterpillar · Mar 10, 2009

How does everyone feel about people who put treestands up permanetly, and claim ownership of the area the treestand over looks. I was out walking a new area last weekend and thought it would be a good place to hunt, seems someone else thought the same thing. I found a tree stand made of 2x4s and ply wood nailed to the tree and a plastic lawn chair nailed to the plywood.all of this was over a salt block, there are deer and elk tracks everywhere around the block, looks like a stock yard. Would any of you sit in this stand come deer season? i thought about it just to see what the response of the owner would be when he climbed into his stand and some one was already there.

Zoomer · Mar 10, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Mar-10-09 AT 05:06PM (MST)[p]If the idea is to claim that area as his own,
then it is wrong (IMO). If it's a first come first served, then
no problem(with me anyway). My brother, who has a friend that works in the park service around Williams told him that tree stands left up are considered "abandon property' by the park service and was told that they are illegal..I don't know for sure.

sremim · Mar 10, 2009

It is an illegal stand. If you report it someone may come tear it down. However, I would not hesitate to sit in the stand if it were still up when the season comes around. You can't "claim" public land, no matter who you think you are, how much time you've spent there, or what you've placed there that is yours.

"I'll keep my guns, freedom, and money.
You can keep the "change"!"

WapitiBob · Mar 12, 2009

Stihl 056 w/ 34" bar

Gator · Mar 13, 2009

use it and kill the biggest deer around nothing wrong in that.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

Boskee · Mar 17, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Mar-17-09 AT 04:34PM (MST)[p]They are illegal and can be used by anyone. If a forest service truck pulls up and asks you if it's your's be prepared. They are tearing them down when they are left and if they catch you building/ improving one it might just get you a citation and a fine. Same goes for spikes pounded into a tree.