Rant - What happened to respect for other hunters???

[texastea23]

Oh for shame! You should never ever hunt public land ever ever again after you've hunted private. When we say we're public land owners it actually means only for people that haven't huntes private.

Lol no that’s no what I was saying. It was the part where they got one, came over to where we were hunting and got between someone calling and the bird to shoot it. I’ve had hunts busted plenty from guys walking right beside me and even guys cutting off birds. It’s part of the game. We were talking about poor etiquette, and I think that was poor etiquette.

 

[Amos Keeto]

Grew up hunting private.
Tried public land a few times.
I'll pay to hunt private rather than wander around public land with the fruitcakes!

texastea23 - when any hunter sets foot on public lands, the fact that they can hunt private property is "MOOT"!
Private land hunters pay the same fees and taxes that fund public land access the public land hunters pay.

I only hunt private land. I've still had hunters pull birds I was working...AND...I've pulled birds another hunter was working! That happens when you hunt the fringes of private property. It has nothing to do with etiquette and everything to do with luck and skill....which is what "hunting" is about.

You can shoot game on public land from private property.
You CAN NOT shoot game on private land from public property.

 

[Mike Islander]

Fuds and dickheads are not new. I started out as a clueless newby over 55 years ago.

 

[texastea23]

Once you start hunting private, to adapt with public land hunters will be difficult sorry about that by the way

I’ve turkey hunted public in multiple states for several years now, and that’s the only time where someone knew where I was and came into that exact spot. In the moment I wasn’t too happy, but that’s more because I knew my brother was gonna make it happen. It happens, plenty of my hunts have been screwed up by others. I still congratulated him on the bird, but I give him hell for it every time I see him. Makes you appreciate the success you have even more.

 

[texastea23]

Grew up hunting private.
Tried public land a few times.
I'll pay to hunt private rather than wander around public land with the fruitcakes!

texastea23 - when any hunter sets foot on public lands, the fact that they can hunt private property is "MOOT"!
Private land hunters pay the same fees and taxes that fund public land access the public land hunters pay.

I only hunt private land. I've still had hunters pull birds I was working...AND...I've pulled birds another hunter was working! That happens when you hunt the fringes of private property. It has nothing to do with etiquette and everything to do with luck and skill....which is what "hunting" is about.

You can shoot game on public land from private property.
You CAN NOT shoot game on private land from public property.

Lol I get it, and I’m not new to it all. It’s happened other times too, but I don’t think you’d actively go hunt a spot your friend told you he’s hunting. Maybe you would. I still congratulated him, but in the moment I wasn’t too happy.

 

[ReaptheHeat]

What happened to common sense? No one needs to tell you to not walk into other hunters.

 

[Amos Keeto]

Lol I get it, and I’m not new to it all. It’s happened other times too, but I don’t think you’d actively go hunt a spot your friend told you he’s hunting. Maybe you would. I still congratulated him, but in the moment I wasn’t too happy.

Well, guess I missed part of what you were saying.
You're correct.
If you told Dumbledorff "where" you were hunting and he purposely comes into the area, then yes, he's being a sphincter muscle!

Growing up, I always knew where everyone else was hunting. I steered clear of them and vice versa. We still occasionally bumped one another, but it was accidental.
The lease "rule", such as it was, you hunted daylight to about 10AM. we all went to camp, had a meal and took a short nap. Back to your stand 230ishPM and hunted until dark.
Unless you needed help with something, you didn’t disturb the other hunters.
We had the occasional "dork" who would NOT stay put in their stand. They just "HAD" to get down and walk around.

 

[texastea23]

Yeah it was a special circumstance, I’ve given him hell for it. Bumping people in their spot on public is part of it. Especially with turkey hunting where some guys just blend in so good you never see them until they get up.
My dad is the worst still hunter I know. Set him up in my spot when I was in high school where I knew two does would come out, it wasn’t 20 minutes from when I left him he comes around the corner of the woods and goes “saw a raccoon! Tried to hit it with a corncob but I missed. Should’ve shot it with my crossbow.” The man can trap and raccoon hunt as good as anyone but he’s the worst deer Hunter I’ve ever met. He paid for his first vehicle in all cash from his furs.

 

[JeffRaines]

As an adult onset hunter, it's not exclusive to our status. Nor is it to age, political affiliation, resident status or otherwise.

You're either a "I'm gonna get mine no matter what" kind of person, or you're not.

I personally avoid other hunters like the plague. If you're sitting on a ridge - it's yours, I have a plan B. If someone's there, I have C. If I run out of plans, I'm calling it a day instead of shitting on someone else's hunt just because I was late to the area.

At the end of the day, I obey the golden rule. I treat others the way I would like to be treated. Unfortunately, not everyone does this.