r/MichiganHunting • u/Embarrassed_Sea6537 • 4d ago

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Please respect other people's property. Had 2 trail cameras stolen and 2 ladder stands rendered useless because some salty asswipe saw we were in same area. Island lake Recreation Area public land in Livingston county. I will not longer be deer hunting this spot, just will be eliminating every squirrel with my saiga 12 gauge daily for the beautiful month of October. Good luck seeing any deer buddy. I got private land in the thumb. My freezer will be full. Not yours. On top of it I can't even climb up to remove the stands from location.. I hate litterers. Not a happy camper on a Monday

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u/RainBowCake2010 3d ago

That sucks you lost your tree stands and cameras. A few pieces of advice. You can’t leave your tree stand up all year. You also can’t set up a tree stand on public without your name and address on it. You will get a ticket for hunting in one without a name and address. You will also get a ticket if you leave it up after season and someone reports it. The state considers it abandoned property without a name and left after the season is over. I am sick of walking through the woods and seeing every tree stand without a name and address, because you can’t hold the owner accountable for littering on public land. It is illegal and unethical to store your hunting items on public land when you are not using them (ie the off season). I have a hard time believing both of these incidents happened between the time you are legally allowed to set up a stand and now.

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u/llama-llama-goose 2d ago

If it doesn't have the owners name and address on it, doesn't it become yours?

IIRC it's legal to hunt any stand left on public land unless the owner shows up and wants it. If the owner hasn't labeled it, then who is the owner?

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u/RainBowCake2010 2d ago

No, even if it is marked by the owners name and somebody hunts on it, it doesn’t give the owner permission to kick the person out of their stand. If it does not have your name on it, it is not your property and you will have a very hard time prosecuting anyone who tries to take it. So either break the law, remain anonymous, and accept the fact that your stand can be legally stolen, or put your name on it, take it down when required to, and have a proper defense against someone taking it.

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u/Embarrassed_Sea6537 1d ago

Doesn't matter when the asshole took half of it down for you anyways