Ban Unit Numbers in Rokslide Threads

[Huntin_GI]

I think my favorite part of Rokslide is when you have a thought, share it, and get harpooned by internet tough guys.

Maybe one day, I'll be as cool as those guys.

 

[amassi]

Not everyone can spare the time to totally scout areas (family,travel,time off work, extra expences that will go towards a hunt of a life time, that sort of thing) Public land is exactly that public land, (still have not figured out the anger about non-residents) without those hunters maybe there would be less outfitters, if a person asks for information and one is so insecure to help out a fellow hunter (with in reason) I feel for the greed of that situation, You do not have to give up your honey holes, ( your not the only one who knows that special sweet spot) but general informaton and perhaps what to expect is just good a standard among hunters. Face it we are dwindling in numbers as hunters which equals and plays into the gun grabbers logic, if we do not support each other were are doing ourselves a disadvantage.

Well those short on time people can go and explore the unit during the season. If it's a 3 point draw you'll have it figured out in 6-9 years. Or get lucky and nail it first time

Noone is saying public land shouldn't be public. Information about those units which is readily available doesn't need to be any easier to find.

If it's a oial hunt or takes 20 years to draw, by all means drop that knowledge on the internet it's not going to hurt. What is a bummer is all the old otc or zero pt units that are bow 2-3 pts to draw because of how easy it was for people to google them

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[Gutshot007]

Every day the world becomes a smaller place. The amount of information at one's fingertips through various means is astonishing. I doubt someone's " secret unit " is much of a secret in 2022. I guess if your personally concerned pm someone

 

[Ucsdryder]

i think there’s 2 different ways people are seeing this…

If someone says I am hunting unit 1234 in Colorado can someone tell me about it, and a person responds with something to the effect of “I hunted it last year and it’s amazing. I was in bugling bulls every day in multiple locations. I never saw another hunter and ended up killing a 330” bull” then the 1000s, yes 1000s of hunters looking for a unit because they’re coming from texas, I mean out of state, for the first time, or they’re unhappy with their crappy unit are likely to take note. If it’s a 0 point unit, it’s not hard to create artificial point creep, if it’s a OTC unit it’s not hard to believe you could see additional company!

I don’t think anybody is worried about their “secret” honey hole being exposed. It’s hard enough to draw units anymore, advertising success in units, even big ones, can have a negative impact on draw results when 10,000s of people are logging onto RS daily.

 

[Mykolaivka887]

Yeah, but again, the direct or indirect information shared on this site pales in comparison to the big publications or the hunt arrangement services/permit application services.

 

[Billy Goat]

i think there’s 2 different ways people are seeing this…

If someone says I am hunting unit 1234 in Colorado can someone tell me about it, and a person responds with something to the effect of “I hunted it last year and it’s amazing. I was in bugling bulls every day in multiple locations. I never saw another hunter and ended up killing a 330” bull” then the 1000s, yes 1000s of hunters looking for a unit because they’re coming from texas, I mean out of state, for the first time, or they’re unhappy with their crappy unit are likely to take note. If it’s a 0 point unit, it’s not hard to create artificial point creep, if it’s a OTC unit it’s not hard to believe you could see additional company!

I don’t think anybody is worried about their “secret” honey hole being exposed. It’s hard enough to draw units anymore, advertising success in units, even big ones, can have a negative impact on draw results when 10,000s of people are logging onto RS daily.

Dammit, now you gotta drag Texas into this??



That's throwing the match in the dumpster.

 

[Ucsdryder]

Yeah, but again, the direct or indirect information shared on this site pales in comparison to the big publications or the hunt arrangement services/permit application services.

Oh I know. We’ve all seen what happens when bugle magazine or go hunt advertises a unit, which makes my point. We know it’s true that advertising units creates more traffic…so why are we arguing?

I don’t think anybody has time to police the forum to the point of banning unit numbers, but it also wouldn’t hurt my feelings if mods had as quick of an axe with them as they do with the frank/aron threads!

 

[Ucsdryder]

Dammit, now you gotta drag Texas into this??



That's throwing the match in the dumpster.

Low hanging fruit.

 

[Billy Goat]

It would be interesting to see a poll with the poll. How many hunt the same areas year after year, or every few years, versus the guys who bounce around all over.

 

[Billy Goat]

Oh I know. We’ve all seen what happens when bugle magazine or go hunt advertises a unit, which makes my point. We know it’s true that advertising units creates more traffic…so why are we arguing?

I don’t think anybody has time to police the forum to the point of banning unit numbers, but it also wouldn’t hurt my feelings if mods had as quick of an axe with them as they do with the frank/aron threads!

It's also like saying we'll they just threw a garbage bag out the window, my fast food bag don't matter.

It all adds up.

 

[Ucsdryder]

It would be interesting to see a poll with the poll. How many hunt the same areas year after year, or every few years, versus the guys who bounce around all over.

I think the results would be very interesting. I think the newbies that aren’t having success and looking for a handout are also the ones likely to be jumping. I could care less how good a unit is advertised to be on here or elsewhere because I hunt the same 3-4 places I know well, and I’m also more likely than not to kill an elk. There are a handful of guys that know the units I hunt and I know none of them have any interest in hunting those units regardless of my success because they all have their own spots and none of those guys are trolling rokslide for recommendations.

 

[Billy Goat]

I think the results would be very interesting. I think the newbies that aren’t having success and looking for a handout are also the ones likely to be jumping. I could care less how good a unit is advertised to be on here or elsewhere because I hunt the same 3-4 places I know well, and I’m also more likely than not to kill an elk.

It's not all newbies. I know of guys who go hunt different units, different states, not much plans on going back and they are successful. They just like going some place completely new. They don't care about the information.

Hunt a unit or an area for a while, learn it, then see information about it out there and it gets flooded you get pissed.

Just depends on how you hunt.

 

[Mykolaivka887]

It would be interesting to see a poll with the poll. How many hunt the same areas year after year, or every few years, versus the guys who bounce around all over.

I'll weigh in on that poll. Count me in as predominantly hunting the same general area or region from one year to the next.

 

[Ucsdryder]

It's not all newbies. I know of guys who go hunt different units, different states, not much plans on going back and they are successful. They just like going some place completely new. They don't care about the information.

Hunt a unit or an area for a while, learn it, then see information about it out there and it gets flooded you get pissed.

Just depends on how you hunt.

valid point. I like to kill shit! My odds are better in units I know well, but some guys like the adventure of seeing and learning new spots even if it takes a year or 2 to figure it out, but I’d argue those guys aren’t the guys trolling for new spots either. Those guys are usually killers, not guys from texas, I mean out of state, looking for a spot!

 

[long hunter]

I hunt the same ranch every other year, the folks that own the ranch are careful as to the hunters and the numbers they allow on the ranch to hunt. I have thought about other areas but this place has been very good hunting for antelope and mule deer. It is a trespass hunt and the fees help the ranch. And no I am not going to tell anyone where its at.

 

[Billy Goat]

I hunt the same ranch every other year, the folks that own the ranch are careful as to the hunters and the numbers they allow on the ranch to hunt. I have thought about other areas but this place has been very good hunting for antelope and mule deer. It is a trespass hunt and the fees help the ranch. And no I am not going to tell anyone where its at.

You afraid of supply and demand?

 

[Jethro]

Exactly Ucs. It’s not all about if somebody ends up in you favorite drainage. It’s about the 1000’s who are looking for a unit to apply to and their only knowledge/research is what shows up when they google search.

 

[TxxAgg]

 

[Pacific_Fork]

I’ve been thinking about this for some time and how to write up a good argument for the mods here to consider. It’s just disrespectful and nothing good comes of it because most people starting a thread asking Unit specifics are gone forever after they get info. Then that thread lives on forever for anyone to see. If these posts were to be censored (doesn’t need to be a banable offense) it’s not going to have any affect on the forums memberships or traffic IMO. It’s a win win!

 

[long hunter]

You afraid of supply and demand?

Nope, Just looking out for the ranch owner.