The nerve of some hunters!!
10-10-2005, 01:44 PM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Chatsworth IL USA
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The nerve of some hunters!!
I was out hunting in my usual place Saturday morning, when I arrived back at the Jeep I found a note in the wiper. Following is the note..
You are parked and walking in on the deer trail. Could you please find another place to park and access your hunting area. Signed by the guy.
At first I was thinking, well maybe...but he more I got to thinking about, the more mad I became. I have beenhunting this area for over 10 years and have parked in the same place all 10 years. I have watched numerous deer and nice bucks walk within 20 yards of my truck. The land that I hunt is land locked on 3 sides and open field all the way across the side that is along the road. The timber itself is over 1/3 of a mile across this corn field. The only other way in is to walk through a bedding area and then through the entire timber. I do have stands on the other end of the property, and when I hunt those I do park in a different spot.
Now here is the part of the story that makes me mad. This guy is a known trophy hunter. He hasn't hunted in 5 years, since he wounded a 160" class deer. During the last 5 years he drives up and down the road that the deer cross all the time going 5 mph (driving within 5 ft of my truck)at sunrise or within 1/2 hour of sunrise. I have watched numerous deer, from does to 150" bucks turn and run back to the timber they were coming from because he was sitting in the road. He hunts (and I use the term loosly) the property next to us and it isn't nothing to see him driving around the field in the wee hours of morning, still dark enough to have his lights on(during his off years). Or even parking in the middle of the field just to watch deer. Now since he is hunting this year, he found it necessary to place a stand within 50 yards of one of ours in perfect viewing distance.
Later Saturday morning I was talking to my good buddy, who hunts about 7 miles away, and told him about the note. He couldn't believe it and said that guys was on his list also. The guys family owns property that borders my buddies place and he found it necessary that morning to go and drive the border of the property. Needless to say he drove within 50 yards of my buddy at 10 minutes after sunrise. He knows that my buddy is a die hard and that he is out every weekend. They have talked on numerous occasions and he knows this.
As far as I am concerned this guys has not shown any respect to other hunters and is only concerned with himself. He had no balls, leaving a note on my truck. He lives 1/4 mile from our hunting spot and I guarantee he watches us walk out to make sure we don't cross the fence at all, he should have came and talked to us face to face. I know it may be small on my part, but I am not going to change the way I hunt or where I park just because he decided it was his year to hunt.
What do you guys think.
You are parked and walking in on the deer trail. Could you please find another place to park and access your hunting area. Signed by the guy.
At first I was thinking, well maybe...but he more I got to thinking about, the more mad I became. I have beenhunting this area for over 10 years and have parked in the same place all 10 years. I have watched numerous deer and nice bucks walk within 20 yards of my truck. The land that I hunt is land locked on 3 sides and open field all the way across the side that is along the road. The timber itself is over 1/3 of a mile across this corn field. The only other way in is to walk through a bedding area and then through the entire timber. I do have stands on the other end of the property, and when I hunt those I do park in a different spot.
Now here is the part of the story that makes me mad. This guy is a known trophy hunter. He hasn't hunted in 5 years, since he wounded a 160" class deer. During the last 5 years he drives up and down the road that the deer cross all the time going 5 mph (driving within 5 ft of my truck)at sunrise or within 1/2 hour of sunrise. I have watched numerous deer, from does to 150" bucks turn and run back to the timber they were coming from because he was sitting in the road. He hunts (and I use the term loosly) the property next to us and it isn't nothing to see him driving around the field in the wee hours of morning, still dark enough to have his lights on(during his off years). Or even parking in the middle of the field just to watch deer. Now since he is hunting this year, he found it necessary to place a stand within 50 yards of one of ours in perfect viewing distance.
Later Saturday morning I was talking to my good buddy, who hunts about 7 miles away, and told him about the note. He couldn't believe it and said that guys was on his list also. The guys family owns property that borders my buddies place and he found it necessary that morning to go and drive the border of the property. Needless to say he drove within 50 yards of my buddy at 10 minutes after sunrise. He knows that my buddy is a die hard and that he is out every weekend. They have talked on numerous occasions and he knows this.
As far as I am concerned this guys has not shown any respect to other hunters and is only concerned with himself. He had no balls, leaving a note on my truck. He lives 1/4 mile from our hunting spot and I guarantee he watches us walk out to make sure we don't cross the fence at all, he should have came and talked to us face to face. I know it may be small on my part, but I am not going to change the way I hunt or where I park just because he decided it was his year to hunt.
What do you guys think.
10-10-2005, 02:03 PM
#4
Typical Buck
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RE: The nerve of some hunters!!
I think there is many sides to this.
1st The guy has some balls.He wrote he name down.
2nd If the deer cross 20 yards from your truck.I would not park there.
3rd I dont walk in on deer trails at all.I normaly take the least used[by the deer]way in.
4th The guy that drives less than 50 yards from your friends stand sucks.I would move my stand,or would have never put it in a spot where ANY one could drive by.
I do however think any one that puts a stand up close to some one elses stand is not much of a hunter.I would leave my stand there,hope that he hunts it the same day I do,Than I would stand up in my stand and PEE in his direction.I bet he would never put a stand around you.
1st The guy has some balls.He wrote he name down.
2nd If the deer cross 20 yards from your truck.I would not park there.
3rd I dont walk in on deer trails at all.I normaly take the least used[by the deer]way in.
4th The guy that drives less than 50 yards from your friends stand sucks.I would move my stand,or would have never put it in a spot where ANY one could drive by.
I do however think any one that puts a stand up close to some one elses stand is not much of a hunter.I would leave my stand there,hope that he hunts it the same day I do,Than I would stand up in my stand and PEE in his direction.I bet he would never put a stand around you.
10-10-2005, 02:09 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
RE: The nerve of some hunters!!
I'm assuming you are hunting on private property. Regardless of whether you are on private or public property, unless you are on his property, I would ignore it and/or tell him to F off. You said this guy hasn't hunted in five years. Is it because he violated some game laws and had his privledges rescinded? If that's so, you might want to let the GW know where this guy is to make sure that he is being watched. 
10-10-2005, 02:09 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Iowa (Heartland USA)
Posts: 3,249
RE: The nerve of some hunters!!
People like that irk me. I would fill my tag and then watch for when he is hunting and drive up and down the road honking my air horn. Wouldn't help the situation any but I would sure feel better.
I know a land owner (not personally) here in Iowa that has 1000 acres he bought just for hunting. He lives outside the state and flies in during deer season. He pays a bunch of inbred hillbillies to trespass on other peoples property and drive the deer onto his. I have seen great herds of deer on his property and yet to him that is not enough.
That is another reason timber land is so expensive in Iowa. We're known to have monster bucks so out of state big wigscome in here and pay more than the property is normally worth to get the land. We also have rich people offering to lease hunting rights from farmers. Can't blame the farmers for wanting/needing the extra income. Neighbor got offered 10K per year to lease the rights to his 200 acres. He turned them down when he heard from other farmers how these guys will go in and shoot livestock and trample the crops.
I know a land owner (not personally) here in Iowa that has 1000 acres he bought just for hunting. He lives outside the state and flies in during deer season. He pays a bunch of inbred hillbillies to trespass on other peoples property and drive the deer onto his. I have seen great herds of deer on his property and yet to him that is not enough.
That is another reason timber land is so expensive in Iowa. We're known to have monster bucks so out of state big wigscome in here and pay more than the property is normally worth to get the land. We also have rich people offering to lease hunting rights from farmers. Can't blame the farmers for wanting/needing the extra income. Neighbor got offered 10K per year to lease the rights to his 200 acres. He turned them down when he heard from other farmers how these guys will go in and shoot livestock and trample the crops.
10-10-2005, 02:24 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NW Montana / SW Alberta Rockies
Posts: 3,258
RE: The nerve of some hunters!!
I would confront him with the note and ask him, "Whats the problem"?
Then I would ask him," Did you see my stand when you set yours up"?
I would let him know that his stand is too close and to move it before someone accidently gets shot, since yours was there first.
If need be, even flappin up some dust might be the ticket, providing no one esle is around.
Bobby >>>=======ELITE 8 REPEAT=========>
Then I would ask him," Did you see my stand when you set yours up"?
I would let him know that his stand is too close and to move it before someone accidently gets shot, since yours was there first.
If need be, even flappin up some dust might be the ticket, providing no one esle is around.
Bobby >>>=======ELITE 8 REPEAT=========>
10-10-2005, 02:27 PM
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: On an Island in Paradise
Posts: 23,427
RE: The nerve of some hunters!!
In my state hunter harrassment is a crime and the F&W officers will ticket anyone who interferes with a hunt. Sounds like the guy has taken the easy road. I wouldn't show him any respect. Put a note on his window and tell him road hunting is a pretty lazy way to hunt.
