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Actually, It makes me less a hunter.
Instead of enjoying the sport, I worry about someone taking advantage of it. You can be pretty sure that there won't be any hunting for our children to enjoy, cause others that make "laws" will come to the realization that if all us dumbasses runnin around in the dark were not doing so(since every good hunter is automatically associated with every bad hunter in the eyes of the media and politicians) We would not have any problems....
And all the happy animals will live in peace and all that bs...
Slobs kill our sport. End of story

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No but in Il it is legal to set up anytime after midnight, and unless you are hunting it's illegal to be there until 1pm. Hunting hours are 1/2hr before sunrise

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This happend to a friend of mine hunting public land in Florida. My buddy had a turkey coming to his calls, a family of three shot the bird within 75 yards of my friend. They were SORRY it was a Grandpa, Son and Grandson, they said it was Grandpa's first bird O.K. no big deal. The next day they set up within 20 feet. They had a good shouting match and no one got a bird. But how in good sportsmanship can you do that? And what are you showing the boy.

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I thank god I only hunt private land!:D

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If you think you have it bad, just try turkey huntingin PA. I have hunted in 7 other states, nothing even comes close to it...

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Another feather in the cap of those of us who offer hunts on private land.

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Some people just don't get it.... I've had similar expierences and it really sucks!!

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i've never hunted puublic land but i do agree that people need to respect that other people are hunting on that land and it's not just them. i respect you for voicing your opinion on this subject.

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There are always two sides to every story.We always think we are right and the other guy is wrong.Where I hunt at is 150 miles from where I live.I grew up in the areaand no it well,butmany years I do not get there to scout before season.This happened 10 or more years ago.The evening before season opened,I drove in a old logging trail where that had always been birds in the past.There is a turnaround spot where I parked and walked down the trail a couple hundred yards and owl hooted.A tom answered a couple hundred yards further in.I planned to return in the morning, set up100 yards away on call in a turkey.I returned to camp feeling good about my chances in the morning.The next morning there was no vehicle parked on the main road by the end of the trail.I drovein the trail to where I had parked the evening before.There were decoys set up inthe turnaround.I turned around and leftand went somewhere else and killed a turkey.I am sure the guy told his buddies about the dumbass that drove through his decoys.I don't think I am a slob hunter.I told my buddies about the dumbass that was set up on the road.In hindsight,he may have scouted the area and knew that the birds would come there to strut.In fact,A couple of years ago I killed a nice tom by setting up on that same trail closer to the main road.I made sure to park at the end so no one drove past me!!

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Iconsider a slob to be a hunter who walks in another hunters set up Knowingly [:@]or accidentally andinstead of apologizingkicks the other hunters Decoy!
I had a hunter walk into my set up....... I had no decoys out and I was in camo, so of course he could not see me, he accidentally walked in, I said hello and waved. He was very NICE and apologizedwe talked and he said he would go to another place, HE is NOT a slob! heis a good hunter! Thats how it should be done!

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some real tough guys on this site huh, dont think you'd come to Arkansas and kick someones decoys over. Quit bitching and get up a little earlier and walk a little further or quithunting.

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Amen to that... I hunt right on the boarder of Pa/Md and I have twice the DA's to deal with!!!

I had a spot scouterd out for 3 days prier to the opener one year and I was in my spot more than a hour before day light... At about 15 minute before gobbling time I have this non resident AH pull up 50 yards from were I was parked and starts to get ready to head into the woods... This guy follows me into the woods and starts to owl hoot 20 yards from me... I ask the guy. "christ can you give me some room. There is 40,000 acres hear to hunt" He just keeps on owling and just heads on down in the woods... I was pissed to say the least!!! I told my brother about and he told me I should of unloaded my shot gun... After I thought about it for a couple days, I think he was right... His public land saying is "if I dont hunt nobody hunts" Well I've adopted that saying big time!!!!! This spring I'm going to put a pocket full of low brass loads in my vest just for the AH's

By the way opening day of rifle season the same thing happen...

If you want to talk about public land nightmares... Lets talk

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Go deeper in the woods next time. Most of the people don't go in as deep in the woods as they should anyway.;)

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Dude how deep do you have to go??? Get a topo map of anywere in Md you want... You cant walk a mile without hitting a dirt road;);)

Maybe NJ hase some vast state forest... Not Md;);)

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Just a reminder to keep cool heads folks. Please remember this is a family oriented site, no profanity and lets not encourage violent acts. Thanks.
Arp

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I can certainly understand the frustration factor at having people walk through your spot. I was sitting on my back patio a couple years ago prior to the season opening practicing my turkey calls and had two men walk around my house to "see". I about dumped my coffee in my lap at the sight of two strangers walking up beside me. Now if my driveway isnt private land I dont know what is!.
Arp

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I have to modify my first comment. If you have that much of a problem getting bumped into by other hunters on public land, you have the following reasonable solutions.

1. Buy your own land.
2. If buying land isn't an option, quit huntin'. With your attitude towards public land hunting with the "slobs", you oviously aren't very successful at working with the complications.

The best public land hunters I know are absolutelyobsessed and don't let any interference bother him.
If my memory serves me right,they kill most of their birds later in the day anyway, when most of the "slobs" are already gone.I killed my best bird at 12:37 PM on a Saturday on public ground. There were 3 cars when I arrived and I was the only one there when I returned.

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ihunt1975
WELL SAID!

JW

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This entire thread just mirrors my feelings about deer season 100%!!! It's nice to see that alot of you guys experience the same kind of frustration I do when I get up at 5am, walk a mile into the PRIVATE land behind my house, climb 25ft up a tree in a climbing stand, hoist my bow up and sit nearly 9hrs just to watch friggin' deer dogs run deer right past my stand and keep on chugging while a lazy piece of crap redneck waits on a road to take pot-shots onto land that he isn't allowed to hunt. I really enjoyed the one who produced written permission, on and old envelope no less,from the landowner, as required by law, when I approached him with an officer. Oddly enough, he produced written permissionfrom the landowner to hunt MY land and then tried to convince the officer that my DEED was fake. His story fell apart when he told the officer the landowner just scribbled out permission on the envelope at the beginning of deer season so he could get hunting. Season starts in Sept, he had an envelope postmarked two days before Christmas and this was on the 27th. There's your rocket scientist.

It ruins my hunt and puts my kids in danger of not having a father.I have no remorse in the fact that I have, on occasion, popped a round into the ground underneath me to get their attention. I've never had to follow up with my promise of the next one going in their direction.

There are "slobs" everywhere, not just the turkey woods. Inexperienced or just plain ignorant, we call all learn something from each other. Then again.....

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I would like to itterate and say that if you make an effort to stay safe, your not a slob... OTHERWISE YOU ARE.

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I thought hunting was supposedto be relaxing and filled with enjoyment?LOL