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title: "Man Who Parked Directly in Front of Hunter’s Deer Blind Told Game Wardens He ‘Was Out There to Be a Pain’"
description: "A man caught harassing a deer hunter in Michigan reportedly told game wardens that he was \"out there to be a pain\" and interfere."
date: "2026-02-25"
modified: "2026-02-25"
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  - name: "Dac Collins"
    job_title: "News Editor"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/dac-collins/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/michigan-man-harrasses-hunter/"
categories:
  - "Conservation"
  - "Wildlife Management"
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  - "News"
---

# Man Who Parked Directly in Front of Hunter’s Deer Blind Told Game Wardens He ‘Was Out There to Be a Pain’

![A deer blind set up along a field edge.](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/michigan_man_harasses_hunter_1.jpg>)
*The same man had reportedly destroyed a deer blind earlier in the season. Photo by Aaron J Hill / Adobe Stock*

A Michigan man who was caught harassing a deer hunter on the Upper Peninsula this past season didn’t even try to downplay the chaos he’d been causing, according to arrest reports provided to *Outdoor Life* by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. When approached by two officers with the DNR, the man told them he “was out there to be a pain.”

The incident occurred in late 2025 in Marquette County, according to the reports. The two game wardens, Officer John Kamps and Sgt. Mark Leadman, had responded to a call from the hunter, who’d complained about ongoing harassment by the man. They saw the menace coming in hot soon after they arrived in the deer woods.

“\[The officers\] observed a subject drive his vehicle up to another person’s deer blind and park right behind their bait,” the report states. “The suspect confessed that he was out there to ‘be a pain’ and interfere with the complainant’s hunt.”

Along with the blatant case of [hunter harassment](<https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-324-40112>), the DNR officers had evidence that the same man had also destroyed a deer blind earlier in the season. In November, they'd received a report that the man had "flipped over \[the complainant's\] hunting blind" and gotten into a verbal altercation with the hunter.

When the officers responded to the call, they found the man sitting in his vehicle with a clear view of the hunter's bait pile. He had a loaded rifle in the passenger seat, but he admitted to not having a hunting license. Officers issued citations for both offenses.

**Read Next:** [Anti-Hunters Tried to Hijack Florida’s Black Bear Season, But Officials Say the Hunt Was a ‘Success’ Anyway. Here’s the Harvest Data](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/hunting/florida-black-bear-harvest/>)

The DNR said the charges for hunter harassment and malicious destruction of a blind were filed with the County Prosecutor's office. Based on the other citation for hunting without a license, the man doesn’t exactly fit the mold of an anti-hunter. Except, of course, for his remarkable and unapologetic ability to be a pain in (at least) one hunter’s ass.

***Editor's Note:** This story was updated on Feb. 25 to include additional information from the Michigan DNR.*

## Author
Dac Collins is the News Editor at *Outdoor Life*. He helps tell the latest stories about America's hunters and anglers while reporting on critical conservation issues, oftentimes with a fly rod or shotgun in hand. He lives in Colorado with his wife and son.

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