I spent a long day on the tractor yesterday clearing and bush hogging. On a trip to make a trail to the western most boundary of my property I find someone has placed a tree stand on my property.
I have never seen one this high in a tree before, it is easily 24ft up with a ladder that goes up at least another 6ft beyond the seat. This is a store bought, high end product with the binding straps and lift strap ready for use in May.
It is obviously strapped in place but I am not sure if there are any permanent anchors.
I have contacted the nearest neighbor and it is not theirs. It is a good 3/4 mile from the nearest road. There is no established trail or marked path to it. No name or address that can be seen from the ground and is over 30 yards on my side of the nearest boundary fence.
To get there one would have to cross a boundary fence at least twice and the size of this thing would make one think it took several people or many trips to haul it out there by foot.
The 'country' in me tells me it is now mine but is there any actual precedent pertaining to my confiscating this as a result of trespass?
I have looked through the InDNR info but it seems more concerned with their use on public land.
My son in law is going to be here Sunday for Mother's day and if it is still there it is going in the barn unless I hear something different here...
I have never seen one this high in a tree before, it is easily 24ft up with a ladder that goes up at least another 6ft beyond the seat. This is a store bought, high end product with the binding straps and lift strap ready for use in May.
It is obviously strapped in place but I am not sure if there are any permanent anchors.
I have contacted the nearest neighbor and it is not theirs. It is a good 3/4 mile from the nearest road. There is no established trail or marked path to it. No name or address that can be seen from the ground and is over 30 yards on my side of the nearest boundary fence.
To get there one would have to cross a boundary fence at least twice and the size of this thing would make one think it took several people or many trips to haul it out there by foot.
The 'country' in me tells me it is now mine but is there any actual precedent pertaining to my confiscating this as a result of trespass?
I have looked through the InDNR info but it seems more concerned with their use on public land.
My son in law is going to be here Sunday for Mother's day and if it is still there it is going in the barn unless I hear something different here...