tree stands desoto

jimbosan · 09-30-2006, 10:22 PM

I was at the archery range by Cunningham Lake yesterday and some fellow told me that you do not have to take your tree stand down everyday after hunting as was earlier planned. Does anyone know anything about this, is it true? I was hoping that the new rule would stand, I guess we will have to put up with two or three people tying up 20 good hunting spots over there again

..........JIM

cinman · 10-01-2006, 02:59 PM

yea i was out there scouting and read on the signs out there that you couldnt put any permnant stands up only climbers and such,but in the omaha world herald a last sunday there was an article saying they could change it but i havent heard anything more about it. ive hunted there for a couple of years and have always been alittle ticked when you see that many stands in a small area. i usually hunted the corn feilds on the ground and have taken some good does,but have seen some monster bucks out of there to.oh and jim i also really enjoy praticing down there at cunningham

BPbowhunter · 10-03-2006, 08:15 PM

I don't hunt at desoto but i can see how this could really be a problem.

Matt Watson · 10-03-2006, 08:20 PM

I too hoped the stand rule would stick. At the meeting they made it seem like there wasn't much they could do about it, but i guess enough people were against the rule.

Alex T. · 10-03-2006, 08:58 PM

A friend of mine was there today installing a stand. He told me that this is the last year for leaving your stand up. What I was told and don't know for sure.

Alex

Sandbilly · 10-04-2006, 07:33 AM

This will be the last year unless people STOP putting up several stands up to "block an area". I can not imagine pulling a stand every night. Just like everything else, a few bad apples.

cinman · 10-05-2006, 02:29 PM

hey guys have any of you been out there yet to hunt. is it pretty packed i plan on going and hanging a stand tomm. so i can hunt during the weekdays because my private spot is a little bit of a drive. i was just wondering if it is overcrowded out there this year.

Alex T. · 10-05-2006, 03:24 PM

Do you think a public spot within 30minutes of 500,000 people is gonna be uncrowded?? Your best bet will be during the week as you stated but I'm guessing there will be some folks even then.

Alex

jimbosan · 10-05-2006, 07:54 PM

cinman:
There are quite a few stands over there and it can get crowded on weekends and holidays but you can still tag a nice buck even on the crowded days. In fact a couple years ago I went over on a Sunday I believe it was Oct 3rd and hunted early morning. A hunter walked by my stand and about 10 minutes later a herd of about 5 or 6 nice bucks came running from his direction straight toward me, I could hear them long before they got in front of my stand so I had my bow ready to go. They all blew by me except one stopped ten yards from my stand he now resides on my basement wall a very nice eight point I must say. Sometime the other hunters can be an asset and most of the time someone will always volunteer to help you tote the deer out should you get one. There are some very nice people who hunt at DeSoto and I think you should give it a try. If solitude is what your after go during the week many many times my truck is the only one in the parking lot during the week. If you see a black Chevy Silverado pickup over there with 29 county license plates say hi its me. Oh and if you get a nice one I'll be glad to help you tote it out I have a pretty nice deer cart. Sorry for the long post.........................JIM :zbowhunti

cinman · 10-06-2006, 12:41 PM

oh yea thanks guys for your input i have hunted desota the past couple of years and always have had good luck,and to be honest i jsut went out today and scouted to look for a place to hang a stand. i found acouple of nice spots the corn on the north side looks pretty interesting

.but yea i cant wait to get out there this week.

chris

AFootAFloat · 10-06-2006, 03:18 PM

I'll be setting up a stand this weekend for the mz doe season. Are people decent about leaving other's property alone or do I need to take some steps to "secure" my stand to the tree? Thanks!

Matt Watson · 10-06-2006, 08:34 PM

I also hunt out there. Usually people will leave your stuff alone, but i have had a bad experience before. Last year we were unable to pick out stands up on the 31st so we asked if we could pick them up the next day and they said that would be fine. Well we got out there and 2 of the 3 stands that my dad and i had up had gotten stolen. Other than that one time and a not so friendly confrontation with a couple of guys who didn't want me hunting in "their" area, everything has been a pleasant experience.

obert · 08-04-2008, 08:39 AM

Does anyone still hunt there?

24 HUNTER · 08-04-2008, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AFootAFloat

I'll be setting up a stand this weekend for the mz doe season. Are people decent about leaving other's property alone or do I need to take some steps to "secure" my stand to the tree? Thanks!

did they change the rules this year for hanging stands for muzz doe season? last few years you were not allowed till scout weekend which was a few weeks before hand.

Lenny · 08-04-2008, 08:19 PM

Quote:

I guess we will have to put up with two or three people tying up 20 good hunting spots over there again

..........JIM

Public land, first come first serve, they cant hunt every stand at once anyway. Putting up a stand does not reserve the spot!

jimbosan · 08-04-2008, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenny

Public land, first come first serve, they cant hunt every stand at once anyway. Putting up a stand does not reserve the spot!

No but it makes it kind of uncomfortable.

Lenny · 08-04-2008, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbosan

No but it makes it kind of uncomfortable.

I have hunted public land for 21 years, I've seen it all, stolen stands to stands hung two trees away and countless people sitting in my stands. If they use 'em when I aint there fine, cant complain, I've even told people they could use them unless I show up to hunt it and never had a problem with that. I certainly am not suggesting that people go out and sit in the first unoccupied stand they find, but if some people are rude enough to set up all them stands and only hunt one or two screw 'em the rest are fair game for everyone else. Use it or take it down. I remember when Gifford farm only allowed two stands per hunter and you had to put a color coded sticker on each one with you access permit number AND there was an 80 yard rule, no stands within 80 yards of another, perhaps Desoto could benifite from such a policy too.

flatcoats · 08-04-2008, 11:33 PM

im a little lost...whats wrong with hanging multiple stands on public? ive had as many as 10 stands on one public piece. different winds and different times of day require different setups. I can understand if people act as if the land is theirs, but I certainly dont see a problem with hanging multiple sets so you dont wear one out.

fearnofish · 08-04-2008, 11:47 PM

It shouldnt matter how many stands you hang but like a guy already said , you cant get mad if someone else hunts em to?

Lenny · 08-05-2008, 12:15 AM

Not a darn thing wrong with multiple stands...........if you use 'em! dont set up 6 stands use 2 all year letting the other 4 sit empty and get upset because someone else hangs a stand nearby or uses yours, it's public they have every right you do to hunt that exact same spot if they get there before you THAT DAY. People need to show restraint on public land, you should'nt hang a stand in every spot you think "it might be a good spot someday" hoping that because you have a stand there now else will show up and set up. Some people try to claim a area by hanging a bunch of stands and that is not right.

09-30-2006, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
jimbosan Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blair, Nebraska Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	I was at the archery range by Cunningham Lake yesterday and some fellow told me that you do not have to take your tree stand down everyday after hunting as was earlier planned. Does anyone know anything about this, is it true? I was hoping that the new rule would stand, I guess we will have to put up with two or three people tying up 20 good hunting spots over there again..........JIM __________________ GET EM CLOSE/happiness is a bloody arrow!

10-03-2006, 08:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
BPbowhunter 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 5 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	I don't hunt at desoto but i can see how this could really be a problem. __________________ Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

10-03-2006, 08:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alex T. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: does it really matter??? Posts: 3,192 Thanks: 0 Thanked 34 Times in 21 Posts	A friend of mine was there today installing a stand. He told me that this is the last year for leaving your stand up. What I was told and don't know for sure. Alex __________________ waiting to see jimbosan's deer pic.................

10-05-2006, 03:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Alex T. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: does it really matter??? Posts: 3,192 Thanks: 0 Thanked 34 Times in 21 Posts	Do you think a public spot within 30minutes of 500,000 people is gonna be uncrowded?? Your best bet will be during the week as you stated but I'm guessing there will be some folks even then. Alex __________________ waiting to see jimbosan's deer pic.................

10-05-2006, 07:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
jimbosan Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Blair, Nebraska Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	cinman: There are quite a few stands over there and it can get crowded on weekends and holidays but you can still tag a nice buck even on the crowded days. In fact a couple years ago I went over on a Sunday I believe it was Oct 3rd and hunted early morning. A hunter walked by my stand and about 10 minutes later a herd of about 5 or 6 nice bucks came running from his direction straight toward me, I could hear them long before they got in front of my stand so I had my bow ready to go. They all blew by me except one stopped ten yards from my stand he now resides on my basement wall a very nice eight point I must say. Sometime the other hunters can be an asset and most of the time someone will always volunteer to help you tote the deer out should you get one. There are some very nice people who hunt at DeSoto and I think you should give it a try. If solitude is what your after go during the week many many times my truck is the only one in the parking lot during the week. If you see a black Chevy Silverado pickup over there with 29 county license plates say hi its me. Oh and if you get a nice one I'll be glad to help you tote it out I have a pretty nice deer cart. Sorry for the long post.........................JIM :zbowhunti __________________ GET EM CLOSE/happiness is a bloody arrow!

10-01-2006, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
cinman Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: omaha Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	yea i was out there scouting and read on the signs out there that you couldnt put any permnant stands up only climbers and such,but in the omaha world herald a last sunday there was an article saying they could change it but i havent heard anything more about it. ive hunted there for a couple of years and have always been alittle ticked when you see that many stands in a small area. i usually hunted the corn feilds on the ground and have taken some good does,but have seen some monster bucks out of there to.oh and jim i also really enjoy praticing down there at cunningham

10-03-2006, 08:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Matt Watson Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Omaha, Ne Posts: 215 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	I too hoped the stand rule would stick. At the meeting they made it seem like there wasn't much they could do about it, but i guess enough people were against the rule.

10-04-2006, 07:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sandbilly Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mullen Ne Posts: 348 Thanks: 12 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	This will be the last year unless people STOP putting up several stands up to "block an area". I can not imagine pulling a stand every night. Just like everything else, a few bad apples.

10-05-2006, 02:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
cinman Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: omaha Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hey guys have any of you been out there yet to hunt. is it pretty packed i plan on going and hanging a stand tomm. so i can hunt during the weekdays because my private spot is a little bit of a drive. i was just wondering if it is overcrowded out there this year.

10-06-2006, 12:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
cinman Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: omaha Posts: 95 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	oh yea thanks guys for your input i have hunted desota the past couple of years and always have had good luck,and to be honest i jsut went out today and scouted to look for a place to hang a stand. i found acouple of nice spots the corn on the north side looks pretty interesting .but yea i cant wait to get out there this week. chris

10-06-2006, 03:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
AFootAFloat Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I'll be setting up a stand this weekend for the mz doe season. Are people decent about leaving other's property alone or do I need to take some steps to "secure" my stand to the tree? Thanks! __________________ The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

10-06-2006, 08:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Matt Watson Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Omaha, Ne Posts: 215 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	I also hunt out there. Usually people will leave your stuff alone, but i have had a bad experience before. Last year we were unable to pick out stands up on the 31st so we asked if we could pick them up the next day and they said that would be fine. Well we got out there and 2 of the 3 stands that my dad and i had up had gotten stolen. Other than that one time and a not so friendly confrontation with a couple of guys who didn't want me hunting in "their" area, everything has been a pleasant experience.

08-04-2008, 08:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
obert Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: W. Omaha Posts: 1,624 Thanks: 18 Thanked 17 Times in 15 Posts	Does anyone still hunt there? __________________ God bless the USA... www.bowfishnebraska.org

08-04-2008, 11:33 PM	#18 (permalink)
flatcoats Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: omaha Posts: 1,206 Thanks: 2 Thanked 20 Times in 14 Posts	im a little lost...whats wrong with hanging multiple stands on public? ive had as many as 10 stands on one public piece. different winds and different times of day require different setups. I can understand if people act as if the land is theirs, but I certainly dont see a problem with hanging multiple sets so you dont wear one out.

08-04-2008, 11:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
fearnofish Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It shouldnt matter how many stands you hang but like a guy already said , you cant get mad if someone else hunts em to?

08-05-2008, 12:15 AM	#20 (permalink)
Lenny Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 142 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Not a darn thing wrong with multiple stands...........if you use 'em! dont set up 6 stands use 2 all year letting the other 4 sit empty and get upset because someone else hangs a stand nearby or uses yours, it's public they have every right you do to hunt that exact same spot if they get there before you THAT DAY. People need to show restraint on public land, you should'nt hang a stand in every spot you think "it might be a good spot someday" hoping that because you have a stand there now else will show up and set up. Some people try to claim a area by hanging a bunch of stands and that is not right.

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