Well its been a while. I did my homework and i found a ten acre plot of ground surrounded by several thousand acres that is owned by one of the guide services in the tri-county area. I got permission to hunt the ground and the gps coordinates from out of state heirs who still own the plot. They would not sell but promised me i would have first opportunity to buy the land if they decided to sell it.
I had been told these particular guides have been known to claim land they do not own. So in order to avoid their drama i was carefull to not let them know i was hunting. The most practical way to access was by canoeing three miles down a creek where i decided i would hunt on the ground with a 30-30 and open sites.
On the way in i noticed what looked like several two man deer blinds twenty five and thirty feet off the ground. I couldnt help but laugh at the thought of someone sniping deer with a high powered rifle through a crack from thirty feet up in the air...roflmao. I was taught from childhood that hunting was a man vs nature thing and not a sniping contest.
But i did better than i had ever imagined i would. Second day of the season and with one shot i downed a thick bodied twelve point buck with some of the heaviest beams i ever thought possible. Each point was as long and as straight as it could be and both sides were uniform and as perfect of a match as one could hope for. That deer was beautiful and could best be described as nothing short of a perfect work of art.
When i got back to my vehicle i had two "PROFESSIONAL HUNTING GUIDES" standing there with cell phones in their hands threatening to call the law. And when they saw my deer they came unglued and demanded that i write them a check for $2200.00 or they were going to have my vehicle, canoe/trolling motor and gun confiscated and have me prosecuted for tresspassing.

Yeah right ill bet you will.