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I just leased some ground in Henry County. The first day I walked the property I found two treestands that I took down. Also there has been some 4 wheeler tracks on the property. Today I went to check cameras and I noticed One of my treestands had been stolen and 2 of my cudebacks had been stolen. I posted no trespassing signs and they had been tore down on the north fence line, near the road. I have gotten several nice bucks on camera and I was told by the landowner that no one has had permission to hunt this property in 10 years. I don't live near by the property and I can't patrol it as much as I would like. I was wondering if there was someone that lived in the Henry county area that would like to help keep an eye on the property. I would possibly be willing to give hunting rights to someone that would be willing to help manage the property and help with my trespassing problem. It is a very sick feeling when you have something stolen from you. This week I had roughly 1000 dollars worth of gear stolen from me. If there is anyone that would like to help with my problem, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Brandon
 
I'll bet your dealing with people who live nearby. Good luck trying to control trespassers when you don't live there. I own land 6 miles from where i live,and can't stop the stealing and trespassing. They steal stands, climbing stiks, cameras, anything they want. Cables with locks don't hold up to bolt-cutters. I've filled out stolen reports for the sheriff's department many times. I even know who it is. And yes they own neighboring land. I've had to deal with these scum for 8 years.
 
Although I am in no way condoning the theft of your gear, that is clearly wrong, you might want to reconsider the "abrupt" way you made your presence felt in the area by taking down the stands you found, etc. I would recommend finding out who has been hunting the property, apparently without permission, so you have some idea who has been there and then they can also know that you know who they are.

Good luck with getting your stuff back, I would for sure report it as stolen and begin to ask around to determine where the folks with the 4-wheeler(s) live...
 
Daver, When I took the two stands down, I never took them. I layed them next to the tree and hung no trespassing signs next to the stands. I gave the trespassers a chance to keep there stands. Next time they won't be as lucky!
 
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Daver, When I took the two stands down, I never took them. I layed them next to the tree and hung no trespassing signs next to the stands. I gave the trespassers a chance to keep there stands. Next time they won't be as lucky!

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Did you also leave a number where you could be reached? Maybe it is a miss understanding on where property lines are.

Who knows, Heck I hunt a track that is 1400 acres and I am not 100% certain where the property lines are. Really no fence in this area where the timber is anyway.

And then again maybe he/she doesnt care
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Good luck getting the stuff back. I recovered 1 tree stand a few yrs back. Local guy stole it and gave it to his son ! What a good dad !
 
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Leasing really pisses people off.
Good luck trying to get the locals to leave your stuff alone.

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Leasing really pisses people off.
Good luck trying to get the locals to leave your stuff alone.

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The locals know who is doing this crap and I bet they are sick of the SOBs that are doing it too, keep asking around and talking to as many people in the area as you can, if everyone has that much of a problem with you leasing in the area just don't mention that, tell them you have had problems on some ground and leave it at that.

We had this problem the first year we took over our farm, happned one time, confronted the guys and told them the next person on the ground was going to be speaking directly with the CPO and county Sheriff. Probably helped that we came flying over the top of the hill like a Dukes and Hazard episode, I will never forget watching one guy try to run and completely hang himself by the crotch of his pants in the barb wire (hopefully worked him over good so he can't leave his seed behind). Since then they haven't stepped foot on the ground. Call the game warden, lock the gates and give the local CPOs a key, tell them to feel free to patrol whenever, this has helped us a ton. Also, looking for a good neighbor in the area to patrol the land is a great idea, you will get it under control. Call both the sheriff and the CPO every chance you have a problem and I gurantee that the first time someone gets busted in there you will no longer have the tresspassing problems.

Good luck and I hope you get it under control soon.
 
Gotcha, I thought you took the stands. If they are still on the ground then I would add a note to them that politely explains the change in situation. Another thought is to make as many friends and acquaintences in the "neighborhood" as you can. I bought a farm a ways away from my house several years ago now and was concerned about trespassers too, but I thankfully have never had a problem. One reason I beleive is that I made friends with all of the neighbors, including some that are over a 1/2 mile away. I also personally contacted the people that used to hunt there too. I can't say for sure but I think that helped the "transition".
 
Thanks alot for your advice guys. I'm not sure why people think it is a big deal if someone leases a piece of ground. If I didn't lease it, someone else would have. Regardless the landowner was going to make an extra income off the property. I just moved to the Iowa City area and all my hunting ground is an hour and a half away, so I decided to lease a piece of ground that is a little closer.
 
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I'm not sure why people think it is a big deal if someone leases a piece of ground.

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Because then the word gets out that Joe Blow got $X for leasing his ground and then every farmer in the county is wanting money for the PRIVILEGE to hunt. This is the farmers right to do what they want with their ground. Also, not everyone has the money to lease ground.
This is just my opinion.
 
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I'm not sure why people think it is a big deal if someone leases a piece of ground.

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Because then the word gets out that Joe Blow got $X for leasing his ground and then every farmer in the county is wanting money for the PRIVILEGE to hunt. This is the farmers right to do what they want with their ground. Also, not everyone has the money to lease ground.
This is just my opinion.

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We're in the same boat. We leased a farm about 45 mins from my house and the locals around there ruined our gun season. They were tresspassing on opening morning and claiming they had permission and one guy even called the landowner a few weeks ago saying my dad's timber company that logged it "raped the land". We've encountered the same problem on the various farms we've owned now and in the past. The best way to take care of it is to get proactive about it. Make your presence in the area known. If you are the only one that has permission to hunt there, pull any stands that arent yours. If you've tried being polite, this is all you can do. Whenever we have tresspassers or problems, we're always polite about it the first time. If they continue to be a problem, get the law involved.
 
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I'm not sure why people think it is a big deal if someone leases a piece of ground.

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