Someone put this up on my property (illegally)...what is it?!

It looks to me that the power boys put it up there to wrap some wire or something. There is way too many nails in it for a fleshing board or something to do with hunting. Unless someone just does not know that 1 16 penny will hold like 200 pds. But you boys up north do stuff different than we do down here but I have been to a lot of hunting camps from Ontario Canada to Deep south Ala and have never seen anything like that to hang deer.
 
Take down the boards, of course. But take good pictures of them first to document the problem. On that exact same tree, put another standard no-trespassing/hunting sign. Add a second sign below the first which reads, "Property under surveillance." Put up a couple of trail cams.
 
If the location is visited regularly by trespassers, the lifespan of trail cameras could be very short. They don't cost a lot, but they aren't free either.

Maybe just hang up the "Surveillance" sign and let the criminals wonder where the camera is?
 
I can't see how that could be used for deer hunting. Some(not many) will strap there portable stand to the tree. Maybe thats why they put it there ???
To skin you would want somthing getting the animal away from the tree, so I don't think it would be for that.

I assume you have your land posted with signs.

You can hide trail cams, but if you don't want to buy one put up signs saying something like "You are being filmed, and any person on this land will be prosecuted" by the law. Wheather you have a cam or not, most all will think you do.

If your land is posted I would call the local game warden and show it to him. They love catching poachers, and may set a Cam up for you.
They would here anyway if you give them permission.
 
I think I will go through with the surveillance sign thing...if it was the power company shame on them. If not, hopefully it will scare whatever trespassers/poachers away.
 
I worked in power company distribution operations and supervised line crews for several years and later was responsible for construction standards.
I can't imagine why a power company would put something like that there. If they did, they would have no legitimate recourse if you took it down.

If there were projectile holes in the tree I would suspect that it was used to support a cardboard backing for either firearm or bow targets, but you don't mention any signs of that.
 
MikeH said:
I worked in power company distribution operations and supervised line crews for several years and later was responsible for construction standards.
I can't imagine why a power company would put something like that there. If they did, they would have no legitimate recourse if you took it down.

If there were projectile holes in the tree I would suspect that it was used to support a cardboard backing for either firearm or bow targets, but you don't mention any signs of that.
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Yeah...didn't see any cardboard backing. I'll talk to my cousin about it again, and maybe he will talk to the power company just to make sure. He's talked to them on several occassions before.
 
Ryanol said:
I agree - pull them down and post another sign where it lived.

If that doesn't send a strong enough signal you might have bigger fish to fry.
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heck yeah pull em down. if you dont know who did it and after reading your other "poacher post". yank that sucker down and leave a note.
 
Looks like a setup for someone to butcher the deer on the spot, using the strap to hoist the carcass up and then fasten the splayed legs to the boards. It is difficult and messy to butcher a deer on the ground since you need to remove the hide and make cuts around the animal to do it right. Obviously someone does not want to report or otherwise be seen transporting or butchering the deer elsewhere. In other words - poachers. Whoever it is was comfortable enough with the area to leave their strap on the tree which may mean they have been frequenting the area for some time.
 
The fact that it has all does nails on it means that someone has planning on putting their weight on it, maybe the beginnings of a ladder, or look out stand, I have seen boards like that nailed all the way up a pine tree before.
 
Cameras do work. The cheaper ones don't trigger as well or come close to the images you'll see on, say a RECONYX but they, even the cheap cams are worth the time and money you put into them.
You have to work with and test how each brand and model functions and then field test day and night to see what they can see and when.

Nothing works better than eyes on the ground. Visit the area day and night, go out of your way to visit it.
If you own it and care out it, check it.
Like a car, the ones that are cared about, the oil is checked regularly and the ones that are not, just get gas thrown in them and driven. You can pick these car out most of the time driving down the road, Trasspassers can spot the same thing in land.
Another thing that works for this is, let friends or lease the area to people who like to hunt. They'll watch your area/their hunting grounds like if it's their own.
 
My bad...icky icky over here. I've been battling a lung infection for quite some time, and with the added school work, haven't had much time. I went out on Saturday just to check on it (cold weather made it hard to breathe) and there doesn't seem to be any more sign of activity around there. Stupid poacher is still spotting deer though most nights. I hopefully can go up again in two weeks and put up a trail cam or two. My cousin is going to try and get in touch with the power company to see if they put it up, but we may not ever know!
 
EMcDannell said:
While I'm pretty sure you are using sarcasm and dont actually suggest using these particular signs I feel the need to tell this story that was told to my parents from a police officer instructing their ccw class:

Apperently a man had signs like these outside his home. A man did break in and hit the homeowner in the head with a tire iron. The home owner got up and shot the intruder dead. The homeowner is serving 30 years because they claimed with these signs he was looking for a fight.

Again I'm sure you were making a joke but I think this is good info for people with these signs
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Legally you cannot kill a person in self defense if you were the one to start the fight but here where I work I cannot foresee any police actually arresting a homeowner based the fact these signs are posted. I am speaking from a law enforcement background. I cannot speak for what the prosecutors would say. There are probably more details missing from the story.

I actually have the sticker on the left (shot, stomped, violated, etc)



Maybe something could be done to the wood to show you are serious.... shoot some big holes in it or something? A bunch of kids went on a guys land to drink and sometimes left their kegs. The owner went out and put bullet holes in the kegs and I think it helped reduce the times a kid came on to drink.
 
Ridge-Runner said:
It looks to me that the power boys put it up there to wrap some wire or something. There is way too many nails in it for a fleshing board or something to do with hunting. Unless someone just does not know that 1 16 penny will hold like 200 pds. But you boys up north do stuff different than we do down here but I have been to a lot of hunting camps from Ontario Canada to Deep south Ala and have never seen anything like that to hang deer.
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me neither LOL
 
bmilla35 said:
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I am pretty sure that an Amish person was sizing up an axle for his wagon. Good thing you saw it or that tree would be rolling down the side of the highway. :D
 
Take a chainsaw to the pieces of the boards that extend past the tree. Leave the centers nailed to the trunk. Then cut the strap into about 40 pieces with a razor knife. I'm sure who ever put it there will get the message.
 
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