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 Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Chuck McDonald]
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10/22/12 09:14 PM
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Good job on dealing with this mess
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Chuck McDonald]
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10/22/12 09:38 PM
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send the DB to jail and hope he gets his licences supended for a while too
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: kamolaw]
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10/22/12 11:21 PM
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Oh, I would turn him in! I'd be calling the GW and letting him know.... sooner or later the guy or a buddy will be back for the feeder Would be best for him to lick his wounds, forget the gear because it sounds like his gear doesn't quite total up to the $2000 dollar fine, and hope like hell you maintain your sense of humor and don't turn him in. Best advice I can think of is let the local GW know who he is, what has happened, and am sure he or she will be more than glad to explainj to him the error of his ways... that way if you have any more future dealings with the fool you will have some type of documentation in place if it goes further south...btw abandoned gear is free gear... he has no legal standing to claim the abandoned gear.
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Armalite260]
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10/22/12 11:24 PM
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Update folks! I stopped by the landowners and asked if she was letting anyone else hunt. Man, she got pissed to hear what happened and explained I was the only one with hunting rights! So, I called the game warden and sheriff and explained the situation. I met the game warden last night, I gave him everything that was left behind, bow, backpack and license. I could’ve kept it, but the game warden explained it could come back to haunt me. When he confronts the man, he’ll ask about his belongs and he said it’s easier if he says the state has it. I’ll be looking over my shoulder enough while I’m out there, I don’t want to make things worse.
In the end, he’ll get arrested for trespassing and the landowner will press charges – so better him than me. Just sucks that now I have to worry about possibly dealing with this idiot in the future.. I’m hoping for the best, but if I run into him again things will be different.
 Handled this the right way. As for having to worry about the idiot in the future, I'm sure the GW is going to chat with him on where they'll look first if you have any issues. On another note, for him to leave that bow and other gear, makes me wounder if its stolen anyway. Hope the GW calls Mathews and runs the serial number. It would be sweet justice if that bow is stolen to make it back to the rightful owner.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Hopedale]
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10/23/12 12:45 AM
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You did the right think and some good advise here on the THF. I think you may need to do one more thing, have the landowner file a formal trespass complaint. Then there will be official docs, just in case.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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10/23/12 01:38 AM
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I think you handled it perfectly. Did he happen to drop this too? 
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Armalite260]
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10/23/12 02:03 AM
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Update folks! I stopped by the landowners and asked if she was letting anyone else hunt. Man, she got pissed to hear what happened and explained I was the only one with hunting rights! So, I called the game warden and sheriff and explained the situation. I met the game warden last night, I gave him everything that was left behind, bow, backpack and license. I could’ve kept it, but the game warden explained it could come back to haunt me. When he confronts the man, he’ll ask about his belongs and he said it’s easier if he says the state has it. I’ll be looking over my shoulder enough while I’m out there, I don’t want to make things worse.
In the end, he’ll get arrested for trespassing and the landowner will press charges – so better him than me. Just sucks that now I have to worry about possibly dealing with this idiot in the future.. I’m hoping for the best, but if I run into him again things will be different.
Don't worry about this dirt bag coming back. He has already shown you what he is made of. I have been thru this with marijuana farmers. Slap him to the ground, give him your business card and invite him to give it his best shot.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Scoop]
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10/23/12 02:30 AM
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Holy cat!I like your this story.Very cool.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: emilyee]
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10/23/12 03:40 AM
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I would have to guess that the GW already has a bead on this guy. From your description alone I would assume with just a little leg work with the neighbors someone knows him or knows where he works.
I would almost bet ya the guys works on or near the property, or is a relative of one of the neighbors.
Either way, I bet that dude is doing anything but thinking about getting his stuff back. He's laying low......real low.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: shock_n_awe]
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10/23/12 04:01 AM
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Never have had someone come in my stand while I was in it; have found folks in one before I got there, but lucky for them they thought they were hunting on public land (of course they were hunting out of a ground blind on the edge of a 2ac food plot w/ 2 feeders on it, but honest mistake  )
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Big Orn]
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10/23/12 04:22 AM
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[quote=ChrisB][quote=iliketohunt]You can carry on private property regardless right? Good job calling the game warden. I was gonna say don't worry, he'll contact you after this post.  You can only carry during bow season if you have a chl and keep it concealed. Called my Gw last month and told me I could even spot light for hogs during deer season...
"From my cold dead hands"
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: daniel1381]
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10/23/12 04:23 AM
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You can spotlight for hogs 24/7/365.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: rifleman]
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10/23/12 04:25 AM
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Then what's the big deal about rifle during bow season...
"From my cold dead hands"
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
Benjamin Franklin
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: rifleman]
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10/23/12 04:26 AM
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You can spotlight for hogs 24/7/365. True, but it's a waste of batteries before the sun goes down.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/23/12 04:26 AM
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"From my cold dead hands"
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
Benjamin Franklin
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/23/12 04:26 AM
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: daniel1381]
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10/23/12 04:28 AM
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Then what's the big deal about rifle during bow season... Per the TPWD Annual Archery and Crossbows (see Artificial light in Restricted Methods section) Only the archery and crossbow equipment prescribed in this section may be used for taking game animals or game birds. Archery and crossbow equipment may not be used to hunt deer during the Muzzleloader-Only Deer Season. It is unlawful to be in possession of a firearm while hunting with a broadhead HUNTING point during the Archery-Only season, except a person licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Texas may carry a concealed handgun. NOTE: A firearm may be possessed in camp, in a motor vehicle, or while hunting lawful game other than whitetail or mule deer and turkey (e.g., exotics, feral hogs, squirrels).
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: TexFlip]
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10/23/12 04:30 AM
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"From my cold dead hands"
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."
Benjamin Franklin
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: daniel1381]
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10/23/12 01:10 PM
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This is the best thread I have seen on here in a while. Aside from the immediate WTF is someone doing coming in my popup with me. After that it is gold!! DB soils himself as he is looking at the business end of a 10mm from point blank range, decides to hastily leave, while running in the dark hits a barb wire fence (nearly as much fun as staring down a pistol) gets over the fence and "makes it" only to realize he just left over $1000 worth of equipment and even better his license with name address and dl# at the scene of the crime.  The only thing better will be to get an update of what comes of it for the trespasser from the Gamewarden. This was handled the right way.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: TxTechsan]
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10/23/12 02:54 PM
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lmao what an idiot, serves him right
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Nridge47]
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10/23/12 03:10 PM
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Kudos to the OP  you did the right thing. I just hope we get an update someday about the DB getting caught
I will get off in a little bit You shouldnt have said that
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: TxDispatcher]
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10/23/12 03:24 PM
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yep, seems like you handled this appropriately!!! Great reading and pondering if I would have had such great restraint under similar circumstances... good job!
likewise, I don't think I would use that pop-up blind for a while and would put up another one over same feeder a bit more hidden / less noticible ...
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: PMK]
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10/23/12 06:24 PM
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Quality entertainment! Glad everything worked out and hope to hear the final story on the criminal.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: wall8053]
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10/23/12 09:35 PM
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The knucklehead spent so much money on his gear he couldn't afford a lease. haha. Maybe he learns from his mistake. Great story.
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Re: Rude Awakening In The Deer Stand!! - A MUST read!!!
[Re: Scoop]
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10/23/12 11:25 PM
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Wow! Bet hell think twice about hunting someones stand
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