Just Kidding with that title!

Here's a situaution I was in.

Two years ago, I had an aquaintence, that had a son, that just started hunting. The dad wanted his son to have a good chance at getting a deer.I decided to take them along with me that year todeer hunt.

I took them to several places that I hunt. Some public, some private.We hunted the youth season and rifle season. One of the places I took them was on public ground ( state park ) that doesn't see much pressure during the archery season. The boy was full of questions and I answered as many as I could.

When we hunted that public place he wanted to know if there were deer there. I pointed to a tree and told him that I'd taken four deer from that tree in the last few years. The boy ended up getting a buck and doe later on during the rifle season in a spot I put them in another area on private ground.

Anyhow, the following year they were constantly calling to hunt together that year. To be honest, I just wanted to help him get a couple under his belt but not every year. I'd be vague with answers if I answered the phone at all. I hoped they'd just go away.

Anyway that year during the first day of archery, I hunted one area in the morning and decided to hunt "that tree" on the public area in the afternoon.

Guess who I ran into? Yep!They were archery hunting.I didn't know they even bow hunted. They were parked in their truck. I ask them how they were doing and had some small talk. I told them I was going to go up on that hill and get in my tree.

The boy spoke up and said he was in my tree in the morning and saw several deer.One was a really nice buck but it saw him and ran. The dad shot his boy a look that said " Shut your mouth!" Instantly the boy got quiet. They snuck in on my spot, the exact tree.


I know this wasn't that big a deal but to me it wasn't right. I know it was a public area but there was a hot spot there that no one knew about until I opened my mouth.

I just don't thinkthatwas right after I took them the previous year and helped the boy get a couple deer.

Am I being selfish to feel that way?