Treestand Question ?

[lonehunter]

In my quest to locate some oinkers I have traveled thru vast acers of just about every terain that we have around here .
I was surprise at the number of factory built treestands that remain on the statelands , most without the required identification called for .
Should they be concidered as abandoned property ?
If so , which applys?
finders keepers ?
Take them to the local law enforcement agency?
Report the location to the D.N.R. ?
Leave them alone or your hunting will be cursed .
Leave a note reminding the owner about the raised platform regulations .

Tell me what you think the law is about it or what you would do .
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[davetclown]

do not touch, call a co, give the best location you can, gps cords are better if ya got them. they by law are suspost to be removed on the last day of the season....

they can not use the excuse they put it up for turkey season.

The DNR is suspost to collect them and put them up for auction....

If you take them down you face the chance of turning friend in to foe and getting in to a butter kicking contest at some bar some night.

the fine will go to the person in possesion of it...

just call the report poaching number, and look for the auction in the spring...[laugh]

the state can make 50-100 bucks a peice for them at auction, and up to several hundreds of dollars a peice by some one attempting to claim one after the season is over...

this also means ground stands must be dismantled on the last day of the season as well. they to are required to have the users name and address on them....
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[lonehunter]

The rules have changed slightly .
It used to be that they are to be removed 24 hours after the last day of archery season of deer .
The "swine hunters " may leave them up untill the last day of March now but, for bow hunting only .

If a hunter is in a tree stand and it does not have the required info placed on the tree stand it is a ticket for hunting from an illeagle raised platform .

If the hunter leaves the tree stand in the woods without the required information on it , it is concidered abandoned property .

If the tree stand has the required info on it and is left up after the last date of removal it is a ticket to the owner .

If the tree stand has the info on it and is removed by someone else it is stealing reguardless of the date of removal , the cost of the tree stand determins wether you will be charged with a mistomener or felony theft .

Reguardless if it is your tree stand or not , once it is placed on public land any hunter can climb up in it to hunt , first come , first served basis .

Me , I don't want any bad MOJO infecting my hunting !
D.N.R. Auctions? , never herd of one , I've looked online a year or so ago .
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[lonehunter]

[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]DNR Basic Archery Instructor Courses Scheduled [/#00e010][/font]
[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][#00e010]Contact: [/#00e010][/font] [font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][black]Mary Emmons 517-241-9477[/black][/font]
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[font "arial, helvetica, sans-serif"][black]January 17, 2007
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering free basic archery instructor (BAI) courses for physical education teachers who wish to join the DNR's Archery in the Schools Program.
Archery in the Schools introduces international-style target archery to students in 4th through 12th grade physical education classes. The in-school curriculum's core content covers archery history, safety, technique, equipment, mental concentration and self-improvement. To date, more than 100 schools across Michigan have implemented the program.
"Target archery is a safe sport, in which students of all skill levels can be successful regardless of age, size or physical ability," said Mary Emmons, coordinator for the Archery in the Schools Program. "Incorporating archery as a school sport choice in the physical education curriculum creates an opportunity to engage students who otherwise may not participate in traditional athletics in an individual sport they can enjoy throughout their lifetime."
Physical education teachers can sign up for the free eight-hour basic archery instructor course at one of the following locations:
[ul] [li]Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 a.m., Portage Central Middle School, Portage, Kalamazoo County [li]Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 a.m., Mason County Central High School, Scottville, Mason County [li]Saturday, March 10, 8 a.m., Randels Elementary School, Flint, Genesee County[/li][/ul]
To register for a BAI class or more information, contact Mary Emmons at (517) 241-9477; e-mail [url "mailto:emmonsm@michigan.gov"][#000000]emmonsm@michigan.gov[/#000000][/url], or visit the DNR Web site at [url "http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10369_42169---,00.html"][#000000]www.michigan.gov/dnrarchery[/#000000][/url].
The DNR also is offering archery equipment grants to schools, both public and private, that enroll in the Archery in the Schools program.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural resources
for current and future generations.
[blue] Great Lakes, Great Times, Great Outdoors[/blue][/black][/font]
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[davetclown]

thanks for the update... Good to know...

me, I never mess with them,,,, Cant Climb with a beer in one hand and a fryd banna sandwich in the other...[]
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