HighUintas
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I was out in the Utah woods (forest service land, not in wilderness area) over the weekend and found a treestand that had screw in steps screwed into the tree going all the way up to the stand. It looked like it had been there quite awhile.
Does anyone know the legalities of leaving treestands on public property year round? And surely it is illegal to use these screw in steps in a tree on public ground, right? Should I report it? I really want to... I've not used a treestand on public land because I don't want to hump the thing in every time I go and I don't believe in leaving them out there all year to "claim" the spot and figured it was illegal anyway. If the stand is just up there for a season and then it's taken down, that is a little more understandable. If there aren't permanent fixtures on the tree that harm the tree, like screw in steps, that's also better. But seeing all of these steps screwed in really pissed me off and made me want to relocate the stand to the nearest road with a free sign on it.
I thought I'd call the DWR to see what the legalities were, but thought I'd ask everyone's opinion as well. Not here to rant about it, just wondering what the legalities are and what opinions are.
Does anyone know the legalities of leaving treestands on public property year round? And surely it is illegal to use these screw in steps in a tree on public ground, right? Should I report it? I really want to... I've not used a treestand on public land because I don't want to hump the thing in every time I go and I don't believe in leaving them out there all year to "claim" the spot and figured it was illegal anyway. If the stand is just up there for a season and then it's taken down, that is a little more understandable. If there aren't permanent fixtures on the tree that harm the tree, like screw in steps, that's also better. But seeing all of these steps screwed in really pissed me off and made me want to relocate the stand to the nearest road with a free sign on it.
I thought I'd call the DWR to see what the legalities were, but thought I'd ask everyone's opinion as well. Not here to rant about it, just wondering what the legalities are and what opinions are.