A not so hypothetical question.
A friend and you hunt a new public land spot together a few years ago. You help the friend kill a buck and help pack it out. Friends biggest buck so far. Neither of you have been back since.
Friend has a lot of free time and spends it scouting several locations including that particular spot. Sends you pics of the animals which is normal. He says one of the bucks at the spot is his target buck. You don’t care as you’re going to hunt another location at another date.
However, you get lucky and grab a leftover tag! Instead of a general hunt with 4k people, you have a tag a week before the general with 100 people! Hooray! Right?
Friend is pissed. The tag is for the unit with the spot. Tag holder admits he going to hunt the spot as it’s the only location he’s hunted in the unit and it’s a good location. Friend claims the spot and the target buck. Lots of you better not…. Anger going both ways.
Who’s right? Can you claim a piece of public ground as your own and specifically an animal on public ground?
A friend and you hunt a new public land spot together a few years ago. You help the friend kill a buck and help pack it out. Friends biggest buck so far. Neither of you have been back since.
Friend has a lot of free time and spends it scouting several locations including that particular spot. Sends you pics of the animals which is normal. He says one of the bucks at the spot is his target buck. You don’t care as you’re going to hunt another location at another date.
However, you get lucky and grab a leftover tag! Instead of a general hunt with 4k people, you have a tag a week before the general with 100 people! Hooray! Right?
Friend is pissed. The tag is for the unit with the spot. Tag holder admits he going to hunt the spot as it’s the only location he’s hunted in the unit and it’s a good location. Friend claims the spot and the target buck. Lots of you better not…. Anger going both ways.
Who’s right? Can you claim a piece of public ground as your own and specifically an animal on public ground?