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Lets say a hunter partner who is also your best friend. Here is a couple of questions. Lets say you own the land and he has been hunting with you for years. Over the years he has vilolated your group rules as well as state laws. You have told him repeatly to stop but won't. What you do? Turn him in, kick him out of the group? But now it is his land and you are the guest? He still is the one braking the laws. What do you do? Is it worth losing a best friend over? BTW Just asking not happing to me.

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from jordjohn44 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

It depends on how good of friend he is. If it is a really good friend, I wouldn't turn him in. I would simply stop hunting with him.

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from buckhunter wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Stop hunting with him.

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from hubs731 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I would not turn him in but I would definately confront him and kick him out on good terms, if that's possible, explaining to him that he wasn't respecting wildlife and your rules.

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from Kentucky Hunter wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

i would move on if he realy value your friend ship he will see your stance on what is happening . with that said it would be a bad problem but i would lose a friend i my self will not hunt with those that break the law and will turn them in before the smoke clear the barrel but thats me i like to have cofidence in those i hunt with not to indanger my hunting rights ask your self this will you lie in court if you are with him and he gets busted braking the law if the answer no then why are you still hunting with him is it not the same end he is breaking the law now and you no it .are you not infact taken part in the crime in some sence

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from jeffo52284 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I would not hunt with him anymore if it is a problem for him and he brings it up I would let him know why and be completely honest with him. If he is any kind of friend i would not turn him in

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from babsfish4life wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Turning him in would probably not get him in trouble or even make him stop, just really get him to hate you. Which would I guess solve your dilemma. I would stop hunting with the guy.

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from country road wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

How strong is your personal moral compass? In the situation you describe, it seems that the friendship is one way since the other person ignores your commitment to being a law abiding individual. If he were really your friend, he would respect your rules and the laws of the hunt. Is it worth compromising your own principles to continue such a relationship?

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from 007 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Many years ago, I was a member in good standing of a group of deer hunters, both archery and rifle. They (we) were pretty free wheeling with the game laws, and being young and wanting to belong at that time, I pretty much went along with whatever was at hand. As I got a bit older, got married, I started thinking about what I would do on the day that a bus load of game wardens rolled in to get us and what I was ignoring around home just to hang around with these guys. I started distancing myself from the group until I was hardly there at all. The good Lord works things out tho. Today, I hunt my homeplace with my kids and it's the best ever. Just yesterday, my son and I were trying to make some archery plans for the next couple of days and my daughter came home, excited, with a report of the bucks she had seen around the place that day. I would find another place to hunt, and probably other friends. Good luck.

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from steve182 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

We'd not be hunting togeter anymore.

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from Moishe wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Stop hunting with him. No questions!

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from Beekeeper wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I would stop hunting with him.

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from MB915 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Normally as I get older I only keep friends who I get along with. I would not get along with someone who constantly breaks the laws, and my personal wishes on my property. We would have stopped being hunting buddies a long time ago.

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from 2Poppa wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Kyle-
I'm glad you're "just asking and it's not happening to you!" I certainly would object and let my opinion be known. The person that this is "happening to" is enabling the law breaker to continue his unthical,illegal and immoral ways.

If he is prone to do these things in front of you,what has he done behind you and your friends back?
Generally speaking,these people have a serious character flaw and he too is probably a practicing thief,liar and deceiver.

Friends don't let friends act this way,without pointing him/them in the right direction.

He too is part of the problem!
To see an injustice and not do anything about it is just plain cowardly,and every person that allows this kind of behavior to continue is part of a bigger problem!

That in a nut shell is part of whats wrong with America ... we see people littering,parking in handicapped parking places,with no placard, going through the express check-out line with 57-items, the list goes on.

Kyle-
Make a decision to do the right thing as you walk this earth and live an abundant and prosperous life.
Thanks for sharing!

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from Derrit wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I had a guy I used to hunt with years ago do similar things. This guy would shoot anything that moved legal or not-I confronted him on it-he got pissed and we got into a fistfight I left him on the side of the road with his gear and his two illegal deer and haven't seen him since. Needless to say you need to call the guy out not turn him in, but tell him what he's doing is B.S.- if you continue hunting with him you yourself may get into trouble with the game warden just for being there. Plus the whole guilty by association-hunt with hunters like that people will think that's how you hunt.

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from Kelly Island de... wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

We had a group of three of us that hunted elk together for 10 years now there are only two of us due to the same reasons you have stated. as Derrit said leave him on the side of the road you will be better off in the end. Thats exactly what we did.

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from Big O wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

DO NOT HUNT WITH THEM !
You could be charged as well as him, and I'm sure you don't want to loose YOUR "privilages" because of his stupidity !

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from Clay Cooper wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Food for thought,

If you have any knowledge of any individual breaking the laws on your land, it makes you part of the crime as well and subject to arrest, forfeiture/confiscation of property too! fines and jail time so think about it! O'

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from squirrelgirl wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Turn him in: Friends don't let friends be donkey butts!

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from anjadams wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Depends on whether or not he has some really big bucks on his land!! HA HA HA! Just kidding. If he is breaking state or federal laws you had better quit hunting with this guy!

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from 86Ram wrote 4 weeks 2 days ago

Kyle: Frankly speaking.. You know right from wrong. You know the consequences if he gets caught and you are with him.

You decide is it worth the loss of your hunting privilages, money (fines), possibly spendin time with bubba in an 8X8.

Friends come and go. I've walked away from friends who were boneheads. It's a tough decision one you have to make.

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from kyle wrote 4 weeks 2 days ago

Just to let everybody know this is not really happen to me I was justing. I'm sure that it has happen to some and just wondering what you would do if it happens to you. Thanks for the great reponses and good luck to each and every one of you!!!!!!!!

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from jordjohn44 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

It depends on how good of friend he is. If it is a really good friend, I wouldn't turn him in. I would simply stop hunting with him.

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from buckhunter wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Stop hunting with him.

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from hubs731 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I would not turn him in but I would definately confront him and kick him out on good terms, if that's possible, explaining to him that he wasn't respecting wildlife and your rules.

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from Kentucky Hunter wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

i would move on if he realy value your friend ship he will see your stance on what is happening . with that said it would be a bad problem but i would lose a friend i my self will not hunt with those that break the law and will turn them in before the smoke clear the barrel but thats me i like to have cofidence in those i hunt with not to indanger my hunting rights ask your self this will you lie in court if you are with him and he gets busted braking the law if the answer no then why are you still hunting with him is it not the same end he is breaking the law now and you no it .are you not infact taken part in the crime in some sence

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from babsfish4life wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Turning him in would probably not get him in trouble or even make him stop, just really get him to hate you. Which would I guess solve your dilemma. I would stop hunting with the guy.

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from steve182 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

We'd not be hunting togeter anymore.

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from 2Poppa wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Kyle-
I'm glad you're "just asking and it's not happening to you!" I certainly would object and let my opinion be known. The person that this is "happening to" is enabling the law breaker to continue his unthical,illegal and immoral ways.

If he is prone to do these things in front of you,what has he done behind you and your friends back?
Generally speaking,these people have a serious character flaw and he too is probably a practicing thief,liar and deceiver.

Friends don't let friends act this way,without pointing him/them in the right direction.

He too is part of the problem!
To see an injustice and not do anything about it is just plain cowardly,and every person that allows this kind of behavior to continue is part of a bigger problem!

That in a nut shell is part of whats wrong with America ... we see people littering,parking in handicapped parking places,with no placard, going through the express check-out line with 57-items, the list goes on.

Kyle-
Make a decision to do the right thing as you walk this earth and live an abundant and prosperous life.
Thanks for sharing!

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from Derrit wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I had a guy I used to hunt with years ago do similar things. This guy would shoot anything that moved legal or not-I confronted him on it-he got pissed and we got into a fistfight I left him on the side of the road with his gear and his two illegal deer and haven't seen him since. Needless to say you need to call the guy out not turn him in, but tell him what he's doing is B.S.- if you continue hunting with him you yourself may get into trouble with the game warden just for being there. Plus the whole guilty by association-hunt with hunters like that people will think that's how you hunt.

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from jeffo52284 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I would not hunt with him anymore if it is a problem for him and he brings it up I would let him know why and be completely honest with him. If he is any kind of friend i would not turn him in

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from country road wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

How strong is your personal moral compass? In the situation you describe, it seems that the friendship is one way since the other person ignores your commitment to being a law abiding individual. If he were really your friend, he would respect your rules and the laws of the hunt. Is it worth compromising your own principles to continue such a relationship?

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from 007 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Many years ago, I was a member in good standing of a group of deer hunters, both archery and rifle. They (we) were pretty free wheeling with the game laws, and being young and wanting to belong at that time, I pretty much went along with whatever was at hand. As I got a bit older, got married, I started thinking about what I would do on the day that a bus load of game wardens rolled in to get us and what I was ignoring around home just to hang around with these guys. I started distancing myself from the group until I was hardly there at all. The good Lord works things out tho. Today, I hunt my homeplace with my kids and it's the best ever. Just yesterday, my son and I were trying to make some archery plans for the next couple of days and my daughter came home, excited, with a report of the bucks she had seen around the place that day. I would find another place to hunt, and probably other friends. Good luck.

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from Moishe wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Stop hunting with him. No questions!

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from Beekeeper wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

I would stop hunting with him.

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from MB915 wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Normally as I get older I only keep friends who I get along with. I would not get along with someone who constantly breaks the laws, and my personal wishes on my property. We would have stopped being hunting buddies a long time ago.

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from Kelly Island de... wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

We had a group of three of us that hunted elk together for 10 years now there are only two of us due to the same reasons you have stated. as Derrit said leave him on the side of the road you will be better off in the end. Thats exactly what we did.

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from Big O wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

DO NOT HUNT WITH THEM !
You could be charged as well as him, and I'm sure you don't want to loose YOUR "privilages" because of his stupidity !

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from Clay Cooper wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Food for thought,

If you have any knowledge of any individual breaking the laws on your land, it makes you part of the crime as well and subject to arrest, forfeiture/confiscation of property too! fines and jail time so think about it! O'

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from anjadams wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Depends on whether or not he has some really big bucks on his land!! HA HA HA! Just kidding. If he is breaking state or federal laws you had better quit hunting with this guy!

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from 86Ram wrote 4 weeks 2 days ago

Kyle: Frankly speaking.. You know right from wrong. You know the consequences if he gets caught and you are with him.

You decide is it worth the loss of your hunting privilages, money (fines), possibly spendin time with bubba in an 8X8.

Friends come and go. I've walked away from friends who were boneheads. It's a tough decision one you have to make.

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from kyle wrote 4 weeks 2 days ago

Just to let everybody know this is not really happen to me I was justing. I'm sure that it has happen to some and just wondering what you would do if it happens to you. Thanks for the great reponses and good luck to each and every one of you!!!!!!!!

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from squirrelgirl wrote 4 weeks 3 days ago

Turn him in: Friends don't let friends be donkey butts!

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