yea dude, not a hard one! First if its an option, next time ask him if he has permission. If not contact the land owner [in this case if its your family] Then tell a game warden. they will take care of him, since its a small area the guy shouldn't dare to come back again since it will be easy for him to get caught. Don't worry about it.

Grammer and spelling notwithstanding, you've got a very good question. (But PLEASE ask your parents to consider sending you back to school, and whomever is teaching you spelling? Ask them to go back with you. Sorry to say that, you sound like a nice kid and all, but...) Anyway, rule one is BE SAFE. It will do you no good especially at your age to get into a confrontation with an armed stranger in the woods. These days, too many people are whack-jobs. I think you are best to do what some others have suggested - talk to the land owner and the warden. The warden alone should be able to help you handle this most safely and effectively.

This may not be the time or place for this but I'm going to say it any way and I don't care what you all think about it. I am not making excuses for the young man's spelling either. Making a suggestion (or begging) that this young man should go back to public school is not professional at all. I myself was home schooled and am in college. Please don't think that a public school education is any better than home schooling. I have met many public schoolers that couldn't spell, do math or talk with any kind of vocabulary. I personally had to score over 100 points higher on the SAT test than public schooled kids applying at the same college that I was accepted at. When you are home schooled, it is up to the individual as to how well you get educated and how seriously you take your education. I would venture to say it is the same way in public school as well.

Unbelievable. As hunters and outdoorsmen, we are supposed to support our youth. And help them find enjoyment in the outdoors to pass on our heritage. Regardless, if they can't spell or they have a college degree; we all have the same passion. He asked a simple question and got insulted from ignorant individuals. And if I misspelled a word, f*^$ y@#!!!

That stinks. This guy must be a real jerk. Talk to the landowner, then the warden. You could leave the guy a note in your stand too

If i were you id call the warden or make sure he cant hunt that stand. Im 14 too but if some one wanted to mess up my hunting set up like that id set a motion camera by the stand so when he gets in the stand you have proof hes tresspassing. if you dont want to hunt there soon id pee on the tree so no deer come near him. then as im in scool id laugh all day! just kiddking tho i mean you could do that but it would hurt your hunts to.

I'd like just to say most people responses where right on. Now you people that think that his grammar isn't good enough need to take a pill and let his parents decide what's best for him. Leave the preaching for church and just answer peoples questions. P.S. Is my grammar good enough! JERKS

Looks like bowhunter1 could use a little improvement in grammer as well: ...sending you back to school, and whomever is teaching you spelling?...

The rest of bowhunter1's advice is excellent.

That guy must be a real piece of work. The same thing happened to me when I was younger. I was taught to mind my elders and when he kicked me out of my stand, I let him. I regret it all the time, because I could have gotten the big one. Put all politness to the side and get law enforcement envolved, trust me.

Report the hunter to your local game officers explaining what has been going on.

With shrinking hunting options, in this the new world, hunters are going to experience a wide range of hunter vs hunter conflicts. My old man killed a big mature bruiser shortly after someone drove a four wheeler pass his stand,the driver even stopped to chat, after they left the big boy showed himself and was shot. My choices to minimize frustrations over the season is out-hike folks on public lands, and hunt thick walk-in only areas of the deer lease. If everyone is trying to hunt the fringes of the same field, then problems will arise, come early and hunt harder friend. If someone is trespassing, then write down the plate number and tell an adult/ a warden.

First of all, I do not think it's right to bash the young man for his shortcomings. He was just looking for some advice, help, and support. Heck I might misspell something too. As a public school teacher, I can say that a lot of the kids in public schools can not write or spell any better. I go to church with a lot of home school kids, and they are very smart and well educated students.
As far as the jerk acting like he owns the land, talk to the land owner, and ask the warden to set up camp on the land. This sort of behavior is a prime example of why a lot of land owners will no longer allow people to hunt on their property. Maybe you could have your dad or another adult male with you next time. Keep hunting and do not let this discourage you. Happy Hunting!

I agree with most people, you should get a warden or landowner involved. If you have permission you shouldn't have to worry about other people taking over. Good Luck
On another note how can people be so rude and subjective to a simple question. Doesn't matter who its asked by, answer what was asked.

An excellent response, with an increase in the proper use of the
lingua terra this lad could present his case in a more proficient manner. Home school or not it is a shame to butcher the language of Hemingway, Ruark, and even Petzal.

Rabbit, we're not being paid to be on this blog, so professionalism isn't requisite.

I'm going to ignore all the English critics and move on to the issue at hand, because there's something important that still hasn't been said...

Please, please, please do not get so angry that you resort to setting traps or other violence towards this person. Although it can sometimes seem reasonable or justified, you CAN get in serious trouble for something like this.

At this point, his worst crime (legally speaking) is trespassing. The judge won't care about that if his foot is in a bear trap or something. I've heard of lots of people getting in serious trouble for stuff like this, and I'd hate to hear about you getting busted for being too aggressive in keeping someone off your hunting land.

If you notice him there again, try to find his vehicle and get license plate numbers. Don't flatten tires or bust windows...just get the plate :)

Good luck.

ive had some1 pee on my lick and come into the woods i was hunting and it was youth season.he was camoed out with a shotgun and sat down 12 ft from me.at dark we both got up but he never saw me.next week he was on one end of some turkeys and i was on the other.ive had to stop people that come onto private land on four wheelers.i know you get nervous but just confront them.im 14 and had to do it mant times.