Outfitter Rant

sndmn11

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I wanted a nice bull, I still have meat in the freezer, so I could be a little picky on if I shoot or eat tag soup.

Why does it matter then if other people choose to hunt elk that are not up to your standards? You declining to hunt a bull or herd of elk shouldn't then result in complaining about people who are happy to.
 
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blm wilderness lands are public but no motorized vehicles on them, so horse or hiking only. The outfitter has a permit to put up tents and such in a set area
Of course - if it’s wilderness then no motorized vehicles would be permitted. So, sounds like he has a permit to guide on BLM, as we guessed.
 
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When I was a boat captain, I could be fishing 45 miles offshore and some potlicker would see my boat and bee line over to me and set anchor 100 feet apart, last time I was hunting Colorado people would see us glassing and walk over and set up 50-200 yards away, after we had hiked in the dark and settled in our area before the sun came up
Same crap pronghorn hunting New Mexico bird dogging us around the BLM
Zero curtesy now days
I’ve seen it doing fishing charters as explained. I also know that many charters have marked those same spots at different times. But if the ocean is wide open, find another spot. One reason I hate fishing the Russian River. No room.
 

WRO

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I’ve seen it doing fishing charters as explained. I also know that many charters have marked those same spots at different times. But if the ocean is wide open, find another spot. One reason I hate fishing the Russian River. No room.

There’s places to get relatively away from people on the Russian if you’re willing to do a little walking..


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There’s places to get relatively away from people on the Russian if you’re willing to do a little walking..


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It’s the parking more than the fishing. Lol

I just don’t find pleasure in that parking area at all.

Yet to do it. I’ll go to other places with less stress.
 
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Sorry guy you’re in the wrong. You paid to hunt the elk on that property and they paid to hunt elk on that property. Clearly you are both going to end up where the elk are that’s common sense. Both of you have equal right to those elk. They aren’t YOUR elk until you kill one.

If you want exclusive rights to a property you have to pay more. Im a public land hunter and learned long ago to outwork other people to find unmolested animals and no competition. Id think on paid hunts the mantra is outpay other people so if you don’t do that you get competition same as if you don’t outwork other people on public.
 

Taco John

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People whith a solid grasp of wildlife, and wild places, aren't necessarily good at managing humans.


The rare guys that are good at both make the best outfitters/guides.
 
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