Opinion
07-25-2008, 08:52 AM
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Opinion
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
Too many of you guys are getting hung up the public hunting land thing. This has NOTHING to do with hunting public or private land. It has everything to do with deception and lack of respect. I would not ever hunt another day with that guy. Not one. I work too damn hard in my scouting and preparation to have someone else mess it up by not respecting me. And I really can't believe some of you guys are actually defending this guy because hey, its just public land. BS.
Too many of you guys are getting hung up the public hunting land thing. This has NOTHING to do with hunting public or private land. It has everything to do with deception and lack of respect. I would not ever hunt another day with that guy. Not one. I work too damn hard in my scouting and preparation to have someone else mess it up by not respecting me. And I really can't believe some of you guys are actually defending this guy because hey, its just public land. BS.
07-25-2008, 08:54 AM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Opinion
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
Too many of you guys are getting hung up the public hunting land thing. This has NOTHING to do with hunting public or private land. It has everything to do with deception and lack of respect. I would not ever hunt another day with that guy. Not one. I work too damn hard in my scouting and preparation to have someone else mess it up by not respecting me. And I really can't believe some of you guys are actually defending this guy because hey, its just public land. BS.
Too many of you guys are getting hung up the public hunting land thing. This has NOTHING to do with hunting public or private land. It has everything to do with deception and lack of respect. I would not ever hunt another day with that guy. Not one. I work too damn hard in my scouting and preparation to have someone else mess it up by not respecting me. And I really can't believe some of you guys are actually defending this guy because hey, its just public land. BS.
07-25-2008, 09:10 AM
#24
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location:
Posts: 41
RE: Opinion
I have a lot of people ask me and my brothers about going hunting on public land. The very few I do carry, I am very upfront with them. I tell them I would love to, but it is a oneshot deal. If I ever see them in my spot or hear they told anyone where I go they are on the black list.
I will also ask them if they would like we can go check out some new ground for us to hunt in the future. This is the best situation because you actually get to hunt together and you don't end up being a guide for him and all his other buddies. It is also a good test. If he ever carries one of his buddies to his new spot he'll quickly realize why you were so cautious.
I don't have many friends. LOL Not that i carry hunting on public landanyway.
I will also ask them if they would like we can go check out some new ground for us to hunt in the future. This is the best situation because you actually get to hunt together and you don't end up being a guide for him and all his other buddies. It is also a good test. If he ever carries one of his buddies to his new spot he'll quickly realize why you were so cautious.
I don't have many friends. LOL Not that i carry hunting on public landanyway.
07-25-2008, 09:16 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 1,462
RE: Opinion
If it was some random guy in your stand, then oh well, he did his scouting too, but for someone you introduced to the land and showed him some decent spots, that is just wrong.Maybe next year if you know he put in some time scouting then its a whole different ballgame, but if he is purposely going to the spots you picked out because he knows youare a better hunter, than that is just wrong. I wouldn't take him again, that's just abusing the kindness you offered him.
07-25-2008, 09:52 AM
#27
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Crab Orchard, WV
Posts: 823
RE: Opinion
Number one, tell him how you feel in a respectful way and go from there. If the problem keeps happening, I would break my ties to him and move on....alot of public lands out there for the scoutting...It is just hunting...In my view, you can't own a deer or public hunting spots....I agree this is a bad situation, consider it a lesson learned and be smarter about it in the future. Good luck and don't get violent, that will not solve anything..Infact I bet it would make things worse.
07-25-2008, 07:01 PM
#28
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 189
RE: Opinion
I think this is an honest misunderstanding myself. My bet is he thought you were showing him some spots so that he could hunt the land too.
This isn't exactly the same, but I've been going down to hunt some public land during our early muzzleloader season for the past three years. This year I won't be able to go, but my neighbors are going down for the first time. I'm going to show them some of the areas I scouted to give them some friendly neighborly help. I expect them to hunt the spots that I've scouted. If next year, we all get to go together, well, I'm sure we can decide who will hunt where. There is plenty of room for all and after all, on public land, we might run into to other people as well. Although I like my spots, it wouldn't bother me to have to go looking for new ones. That's part of the fun.
So maybe that's what this guy assumed. That you were helping him scout some spots. Maybe it was a poor assumption, but my guess is that it was done relatively innocently. I'll bet if you just talk to him about how you are feeling that you all can come up with an arrangement that works for both of you.
This isn't exactly the same, but I've been going down to hunt some public land during our early muzzleloader season for the past three years. This year I won't be able to go, but my neighbors are going down for the first time. I'm going to show them some of the areas I scouted to give them some friendly neighborly help. I expect them to hunt the spots that I've scouted. If next year, we all get to go together, well, I'm sure we can decide who will hunt where. There is plenty of room for all and after all, on public land, we might run into to other people as well. Although I like my spots, it wouldn't bother me to have to go looking for new ones. That's part of the fun.
So maybe that's what this guy assumed. That you were helping him scout some spots. Maybe it was a poor assumption, but my guess is that it was done relatively innocently. I'll bet if you just talk to him about how you are feeling that you all can come up with an arrangement that works for both of you.
07-25-2008, 08:12 PM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,526
RE: Opinion
I'm sorry I just see it as disrespectful. I would talk to him face to face and let him know (nicely) what he did was wrong. If he does not discontinue the use of your spots it is time to cut ties with him.
Hope you get it handled, sorry it happened to you.
Hope you get it handled, sorry it happened to you.
