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Well duh.Is archery hunting for elk somehow more important than grouse hunting?
Well duh.Is archery hunting for elk somehow more important than grouse hunting?
This was sparked by a Facebook debate, which I know is the healthiest and most productive platform to debate on.
It did make me wonder if I am in the minority. Here is the gist:
As an archery elk hunter would you think it is bad etiquette, disrespectful or rude for a guy to grouse hunt with a shotgun in the elk woods during a open archery elk hunt? I am not talking barging into bugling bulls or knowingly blowing up hunts. Just simply grouse hunting with a shotgun and a dog?
My personal stance is, who gives a f***. It's public land and both seasons are open at the same time and I have way more things to worry about that some guy shooting a few grouse and potentially spooking elk or making them "go quiet" with a shotgun shot.
What are your thoughts?
If guys are complaining about grouse hunters, they are most definitely hunting in the wrong places. Forest Roads and ATV trails.......We have shotguns in the side x side when we are elk hunting. If we are in between spots driving around and run into grouse, we will shoot them or at least try to. Shot six grouse two weeks ago and it didn't hurt our elk hunt or anyone elses that I know of.
He’s going for the GOALI believe there is such thing as a once in a lifetime grouse hunt for some people.
I believe there is such thing as a once in a lifetime grouse hunt for some people.
I don’t think you realize or understand how passionate bird hunters are. I have driven 19 hours one way to chase Mearns quail. For me that was a once in a lifetime trip during a good hatch year. Elk hunters are not the only passionate hunters out there. If being “polite” means not hunting my dog during any big game season, count me as an asshole! In Idaho there are big game seasons going on all during upland season, so according to you we should all sell our dogs to be “polite” to big game hunters….If someone is a dick, people won’t like them. Being a dick is usually a universal condition, so their wife knows it, their kids know it, their friends know it, and the strangers around them know it. If a hunter can’t figure out how to be polite in public, the internet isn’t going to fix that. We teach our kids how to not be dicks and it helps them in all aspects of their life.