Scared Hikers
11-04-2007 | 08:37 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: S.W. Pa.-- Heart in North Central Pa. mountains-
RE: Scared Hikers
I think that others who are in the woods during hunting seasons need to be aware of what they may encounter. Namely hunters. More than once I have seen groups of hikers plodding along a trail during hunting season without a stitch of orange on. On one occasion during bear season several years ago, a Scoutmaster, no less, was hiking with 16 young boys, the majority who were dressed in dark colors. Just totally unbelievable and unexcuseable. Yet, as hunters, we are required to wear a required amout of orange during these seasons, and the hikers/bikers/leafpeepers are not. It is evident they are oblivious to the possible dangers of their dress and choice of time to do their "thing".An evident lack of knowledge and/or respect for others on their part.
11-05-2007 | 09:15 AM
#12
Spike
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 7
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From: MD
RE: Scared Hikers
Meetings with people in the woods is exactly why I have saved and saved to get my own land this year. To work all week to be able to hunt on Saturday and have it ruined by others is harsh. I hunt in MD and at the WMA I used to hunt I have had horseback riders, a butterfly catcher, & PETA people walk right up to me. The PETA people saw me go into the woods. And they were ready. They were dressed from head to toe in orange and as soon as they hit the woods they started screaming and yelling and walking slowly through woods. Adults and children both. I was able to avoid them though and backtrack around them and come across the road to hunt the other side. But, I'll tell you this it took everything I had not unscrew a broadhead and place it under their tire. This is a WMA that was also totally paid for by hunting through gun & license sales and is used by the public. They also parked right next to a sign that cautionned them about Hunters in the woods. I knew the DNR man their but, figured my hunt was already ruined there anyway so I just tried to hunt elsewhere. ANyway it is stories like this that have ruined public hunting.
11-05-2007 | 11:40 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: PA.
RE: Scared Hikers
ORIGINAL: jaymd72
Meetings with people in the woods is exactly why I have saved and saved to get my own land this year. To work all week to be able to hunt on Saturday and have it ruined by others is harsh. I hunt in MD and at the WMA I used to hunt I have had horseback riders, a butterfly catcher, & PETA people walk right up to me. The PETA people saw me go into the woods. And they were ready. They were dressed from head to toe in orange and as soon as they hit the woods they started screaming and yelling and walking slowly through woods. Adults and children both. I was able to avoid them though and backtrack around them and come across the road to hunt the other side. But, I'll tell you this it took everything I had not unscrew a broadhead and place it under their tire. This is a WMA that was also totally paid for by hunting through gun & license sales and is used by the public. They also parked right next to a sign that cautionned them about Hunters in the woods. I knew the DNR man their but, figured my hunt was already ruined there anyway so I just tried to hunt elsewhere. ANyway it is stories like this that have ruined public hunting.
Meetings with people in the woods is exactly why I have saved and saved to get my own land this year. To work all week to be able to hunt on Saturday and have it ruined by others is harsh. I hunt in MD and at the WMA I used to hunt I have had horseback riders, a butterfly catcher, & PETA people walk right up to me. The PETA people saw me go into the woods. And they were ready. They were dressed from head to toe in orange and as soon as they hit the woods they started screaming and yelling and walking slowly through woods. Adults and children both. I was able to avoid them though and backtrack around them and come across the road to hunt the other side. But, I'll tell you this it took everything I had not unscrew a broadhead and place it under their tire. This is a WMA that was also totally paid for by hunting through gun & license sales and is used by the public. They also parked right next to a sign that cautionned them about Hunters in the woods. I knew the DNR man their but, figured my hunt was already ruined there anyway so I just tried to hunt elsewhere. ANyway it is stories like this that have ruined public hunting.
what has ruined our hunting here is not those people,its overharvest of doe by hunters that want meat.
this is why i dont want to see hunting on sunday, right now most of hikers do their thing on sundays, if they allow sunday hunting, these people will be using saturday too.
