If we met today, let me explain"¦

Vulture6 · 10-25-2007, 03:23 PM

If we met today, let me explain"¦

You told me you were a "œresponsible hunter", so just by chance, you might be reading this"¦

If we met in the woods today in Northern VA while bowhunting, let me explain why I would not give you permission to hunt on my land.

First and foremost, you call yourself a responsible hunter, and you said that you would only shoot does and only the occasional buck if it was more than two-and-a-half years old.

Let me clarify for you why you ARE NOT a responsible hunter.

A responsible hunter doesn"™t trespass on posted land.
A responsible hunter doesn"™t poach deer "“ regardless of sex or age.
A responsible hunter doesn"™t litter "“ that 7/11 coffee cup had to be yours; it wasn"™t more than a day old. I"™m just assuming that all those other beer cans, soda bottles, coffee cups, cigarette butts, and sardine cans were yours.
Yes, I know it was raining, but where the hell do you get off smoking in MY woods when the governor has banned all outdoor fires due to the drought.
A responsible hunter doesn"™t drive steel spikes into a tree and build a permanent tree stand in a tree that doesn"™t belong to him, on land that doesn"™t belong to him, and without permission.
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AND FINALLY

Only a dumb-ass or complete moron would ask for permission to hunt on private, posted land while the land owner was throwing his butt off for trespassing.
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I meant what I said, next time, I"™m calling the sheriff.

jim1966 · 10-25-2007, 03:25 PM

how do you know he will see this on here?

Vulture6 · 10-25-2007, 03:34 PM

I don't. As I said, just by chance, he might be reading this.

Besides, I'm still a little ticked off and need to vent.

nctaxi · 10-25-2007, 03:37 PM

Vulture - I wish I lived closer, I can actually show you a responsible hunter. I hate to hear that you had troubles and please accept my apologies from our hunting community. There are bad apples in every barrel but please don't throw the whole barrel away because of one bad apple. A responsible hunter respects the wishes of the landowner because he knows that he is a guest. A responsible hunter does not litter, because littering is like throwing garbage in his own living room. A responsible hunter doesn't trespass on posted land, even if it is to retrieve a downed deer, he asks permission. Apparently, you have been done wrong and we, hunters, have to pay the price. You probably won't let anyone hunt your land, which is truly a shame, because the herd does need management. We, hunters, are managers of our deer herds and for someone to go against your wishes is too bad. Please don't give up on hunters because of one or two bad experiences. We, as a whole are good people, who have an inborn desire to hunt, I couldn't give up hunting any easier than I could breathing. I am truly sorry that we can't police our ranks better or actually show you what a responsible hunter is. I wish you the best and ask you to give the right guy a try.

AF Hunter · 10-25-2007, 03:43 PM

From what I've read on this forum since I have joined leads me to believe that the trespasser will not read your post, but it is still good to vent amongst friends. I know your pain Vulture. Good luck

peakrut · 10-25-2007, 03:48 PM

http://www.huntingnet.com/staticpages/staticpage_detail.aspx?id=291

Vulture6 · 10-25-2007, 03:49 PM

I guess maybe I got off on the wrong foot with this post...

This isn't an indictment of all hunters, especially those that truly are responsible. I'm a hunter too, and wasbowhunting today since I have to work the weekend.

My general rule of thumb is that I'm very cautious about who I let hunt my land. I have just under 200 acres of woodland and a core group of about six of us who hunt it on a regular basis (including three Marines and one federal law enforcement officer)-- this guy wasn't one of them. It just ticks me off that some people have so little respect for other peoples property.

I'm sure that my post above doesn't apply to 99.9% of the people on this forum, but if it reaches that .1%...

Again, this isn't an attack on anyone in particular and I have no reason to believe that this individual is on these boards other than he was real proud of being a bowhunter withhis high-end "brand name" bowall the latest gear.

Vulture6 · 10-25-2007, 03:52 PM

Tony - If I was out of line, then please delete the thread. Didn't mean to cross the line.

bigtim6656 · 10-25-2007, 04:03 PM

sounds good to me you did the right thing more then likly hell be back

i have always been a no you can not hunt my land in ky i was trying to make it a good hunting place and it was only 8 acres

in nc there was only a acre which my house was in the middle and 95/5 of it was grass and i still had one guy ask

but now that i am hunting a buddys land he lets me

i feel that the next time i have some land i will be more open to letting someone hunt it if and i say if i can trust them and a tresspasser is not someone you can trust

good luck and i hope he stays off

nctaxi · 10-25-2007, 04:05 PM

I am in the same boat about trespassers. I have a pond that is known as a big fish pond. We catch fish between 6# - 12# fairly often. Biggest to date is 33" long largemouth. If I had a dollar for every fool I had to run off, I would be rich. Once they are run off the first time, the second they get introduced to bird shot. Well, at least an empty shot shell fired over their head. Get's their attention.