Relatives that only show for hunting season?

[DUKFVR]

We have some of those. I just ignore them & make sure they don't hunt.

[IowaHunter]

If you don't lay it out straight to him you become an enabler of his bad habits.

[Palmetto]

Ah, the joys of hunting family land.

If there's no keeping him away, then I would suggest to him that in order to participate, he needs participate.

There will always be the ones that dont do anything, but want to enjoy your "spoils of war". Dealing with them can really test you. I know it does me.

[Stan R]

I have a small place but my 2 out law son's know that if they do not help they do not hunt. They can hunt at my best friends below but they have to work.

I have hunted at my best friend ranch in Columbus for 10 years. I always worked to hunt. I have my own place now and that applies to me.

Last year I made a rifle blind,delivered and set it up. This year I made a fire pit and paid for 1/2 of the corn for the year.

No work no hunt period.

[kmlj9491]

If your dad is dead then he is no longer your step brother. That's the way I see it. You don't owe him a single thing. If he's a grown man then he should be making grown man money and buying a grown man lease. Not bum hunts off of you

[rtp]

Oh yea, friends and family crawl out of the wood work when hunting starts, no where to be found in off season when work has to be done.

This.

I hear all hunting season long, Hey just call me if you need any help at the ranch, Let me know if I can HELP you kill some of the deer you dont want. During the off season, every time I call someone for help, it's, Oh, Ive already got plans, blah, blah, blah. ****** me off.

[Speedgoat]

I have a best friend from highschool that does it to me all the time.

[Skinny]

I'm sure there's more to the story...

[GarGuy]

Last week, I had a relative ask me about the big deer dad killed. His next line was he planned to come up and hunt some with me this year. Now he isn't well liked nor invited. The setting prevented me from explaining it but he got the message.

[rsquared]

sorry you are having that issue.
there will always be takers in life that want to enjoy the benefits of someone else's labor.

i agree that you need to determine if he is really a freeloader... or if he is just completely unaware that you expect help and work if he is to hunt.

if you already know he won't help or do work, then cut him off.

on my place, i don't usually expect guests to help when they join me, but for some reason they always jump in and offer to work on any projects i need help with, even if it means cutting into our hunting time. for that reason, they get invited back when i have room to take them.

the few who have been "entitled" during their visit, have not been back for a second trip

good luck

[R Herline Jr]

We had the same issue with family land and hunting. So we drew up a contract and it became a paying members only lease. After 2 years everyone that wanted to hunt for free quit calling. It also helped my land rich , money poor family member financially and get some piece of mind.

[Mayhem]

I would tell him tough crap, find your own place to hunt.

[BowSlayer]

If he is part owner of the property there isn't much you can do. Maybe you can offer to buy him out if that's the case?

[MQ32Shooter]

H sounds like my grandsons. I told all of them that if they wanted to hunt, they had to work. 3 of the 4 got the hint and started helping. The last one said he would rather play video games. So, he's not fired a shot in 4 years.

[Extremehunter37]

That's right it is season, aren't we related?