Other hunter is worried it would jeopardize his permission if he starts having the law get in there. Remember he isnt the land owner in this situation/Happy he got his stuff back. Not sure what they would do anyway If I called it in since its not my property in this case. So far I've not had any intrusions on my side (Clarify - since the original tresspass expedition) and I have good cam coverage. If I get a few too many in me I might send her a shitmail reminder her how lucky she is to not have theft charges being filed. Possibly felony theft. It was two millenniums and 2 sets of hawk climbing sticks. Enough to get your to 25+ ft in 2 trees. Pretty sure its still theft even if you recover the property.
Nope call DNR now. I can understand the friend/neighbor not wanting to get involved, but you can still call DNR and get their advice and make them aware of the situation. They’ll generally make a record of such a contact. It’s more standing if it happens again (to you) rather than your word against theirs it’s been on going.
You can still tell DNR what happened to the neighboring hunters and they don’t want to mess with police or charges, but YOU are worried this neighbor is going to escalate with you and trespass again, steal your stuff or interfere with your hunting.