LOL Izzy!!! wants a man to do know???? i'll be fine after awhile, time heals all wounds! would not be so hard to get over but DAMMMM he is a good cook!!!!!

I did say he could come hunt with me any time didnt I? why does it have to be so one sided  

Ken, at least you still have Ron. He aint as purdy or young as Charlie and can't cook worth a damn but he's got a lot of bows.

Reading this thread reminds me why so many hunters buy their own property or lease hunting rights, if they are financially able to do so. Hunting should be fun and relaxing but it is difficult to experience either when you have to be constantly worried about other hunters in the immediate area.

That's True John. Public land has its draw backs but once you figure it out like some guys I know, they routinely bring home the meat.

I dont have to mention any more examples than our very own RC.

Having been around golf courses a lot the last few years, the first place I would set up is 50 yards off the course back in the trees for a very early afternoon hunt.

In Minnesota the law says if it's on public land, it's a public stand.  If the guy that hung the stand comes out and sees you in it, the most he can do is politely ask you to hunt somewhere else.  Of course I'm not going to intentionally push someone out of their own stand but if it's vacant and I want a place to sit, I'm climbing up.  In one of the areas I hunt I don't bother to hang my own stand as there are enough 'public stands' that only get sat in on weekends.  Not sure what the law says in NY but I'd hunt the hell out of the area you describe, especially mid-week.