What would you guys do?
09-04-2008 | 12:10 PM
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What would you guys do?
Me and some buddies headed out goose hunting this morning and we are used to fishermen since we hunt primarely rivers and lakes. So we are set way before daylight getting ready a boat comes down trolling most guys just say "He y guys did'nt see you" and move on down away from us. These jerks say "Gonna go past you" and troll through our decoys to about 40 yards to our right and stay there all morning. We yelled and asked them to moveit on but they but they acted they did'nt hear us. Of course we did'nt kill any but we had a couple of flocks start to work and fly off because of them.
09-04-2008 | 01:36 PM
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RE: What would you guys do?
In Colorado I would ask them to nicely leave and if they played like they didn't hear me I would inform them if they didn't leave like asked, because you were setup first your next move will be to call the Game Warden and report them for Hunter Harassment.
Chickenchit to have to do that but if they are illegally interfering with your legal hunting than I would report them.
33-6-115.5 Hunting, trapping and fishing – intentional interference with lawful activities.
1. No person shall willfully prevent or interfere with the lawful participation of any individual in the activity of hunting, trapping, and fishing in accordance with this article.
2. A person commits intentional interference with lawful hunting, trapping, and fishing activities if he:
a. Acts with intent to alarm, distract, or frighten prey and causes prey to flee by:
I. Use of any natural or artificial source of noise or light;
II. Giving chase to prey on foot or by use of any vehicle;
III.Throwing objects or making movements;
b. Intentionally harasses any person lawfully participating in the activity of hunting, trapping, and fishing by use of threats or actions;
c. Erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress to lawfully designated hunting, trapping, or fishing areas;
d. Intentionally interjects himself into the line of fire;
e. Engages in any other conduct with the intent to disrupt or prevent lawful hunting, trapping, and fishing activities.
3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and an assessment of twenty license suspension points.
4. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable for all damages incurred by the individual whose lawful activity was obstructed and for all court costs of prosecution.
5. Nothing in this section shall limit the actions of law enforcement officers and personnel of the Division of Wildlife in the performance of their official duties nor apply to landowners, tenants, or leaseholders exercising their legal rights to the enjoyment of land, including, but not limited to farming, ranching, and restricting trespass, nor will anything in this section be construed to prohibit any incidental interference arising from the lawful use of land or water.
1. No person shall willfully prevent or interfere with the lawful participation of any individual in the activity of hunting, trapping, and fishing in accordance with this article.
2. A person commits intentional interference with lawful hunting, trapping, and fishing activities if he:
a. Acts with intent to alarm, distract, or frighten prey and causes prey to flee by:
I. Use of any natural or artificial source of noise or light;
II. Giving chase to prey on foot or by use of any vehicle;
III.Throwing objects or making movements;
b. Intentionally harasses any person lawfully participating in the activity of hunting, trapping, and fishing by use of threats or actions;
c. Erects barriers with the intent to deny ingress to lawfully designated hunting, trapping, or fishing areas;
d. Intentionally interjects himself into the line of fire;
e. Engages in any other conduct with the intent to disrupt or prevent lawful hunting, trapping, and fishing activities.
3. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 petty offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and an assessment of twenty license suspension points.
4. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable for all damages incurred by the individual whose lawful activity was obstructed and for all court costs of prosecution.
5. Nothing in this section shall limit the actions of law enforcement officers and personnel of the Division of Wildlife in the performance of their official duties nor apply to landowners, tenants, or leaseholders exercising their legal rights to the enjoyment of land, including, but not limited to farming, ranching, and restricting trespass, nor will anything in this section be construed to prohibit any incidental interference arising from the lawful use of land or water.
Chickenchit to have to do that but if they are illegally interfering with your legal hunting than I would report them.
09-04-2008 | 07:23 PM
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From: NW Ohio , 5 min from Ottawa National / Magee Marsh
RE: What would you guys do?
Do not
I repeat DO NOT even think about trying to scare them off by shooting in their general direction
That will just get you a court date
If you shot at a bird not at them , that would be OK
But you had better be sure of where you are shooting
I would have called the Gamewarden
Or moved
Hate moving my set up
But it would be better than the BS of having them ruin your hunt
John
I repeat DO NOT even think about trying to scare them off by shooting in their general direction
That will just get you a court date
If you shot at a bird not at them , that would be OK
But you had better be sure of where you are shooting
I would have called the Gamewarden
Or moved
Hate moving my set up
But it would be better than the BS of having them ruin your hunt
John
09-04-2008 | 08:57 PM
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From: Texas & Oklahoma Panhandles
RE: What would you guys do?
ORIGINAL: yodeldog3
Thats good advice, How stupid do you have to be? If I was gonna fish, the last place I would want to be is near a guy set up for birds with a gun.
Thats good advice, How stupid do you have to be? If I was gonna fish, the last place I would want to be is near a guy set up for birds with a gun.
yup
09-05-2008 | 07:35 AM
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From: Somewhere in Michigan
RE: What would you guys do?
It is part of hunting water where there is a good fishery, we deal with it every year when the divers and steelhead show up but the boats tend to give us our space once we bust a few birds and thay are fully aware of what is going on...
