When to give info

[RockAndSage]

If my low value tip can increase the odds of someone having a high value experience, I’ll generally share the info.

That's a really great way to put it. And I don't disagree with anything you've said here, it's all solid. I suspect we'd probably end up making the same call on helping someone 99% of the time or better.

 

[cnelk]

I’ve probably helped more than not, but I’m not above telling someone I haven’t seen an elk when there’s fresh elk quarters in the back of my truck

Always situational

 

[BasicUtahrd95]

That's a really great way to put it. And I don't disagree with anything you've said here, it's all solid. I suspect we'd probably end up making the same call on helping someone 99% of the time or better.

Agreed!

 

[Rich M]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with sharing intel with others. How would you like to be treated?

Some folks have been very very kind to me and i feel it is good to repay the favor or pay it forward - however you want to put it.

Told 2 guys better hunting spots on diff quota hunt permits this fall. Hunter 1 went today and had a ball. Hunter No. 2 is a month or so out from his hunt. Hope he does as well.

It is okay for you to not say anything or to be vague. In my case, i dont want gps points, just some reassurance that am not wasting time there when i should be elsewhere.

 

[Geewhiz]

I don’t share anything with anyone anymore. Been burned many times by people I thought I could trust. It’s a shame really but that’s where I’ve landed.

 

[Serrano]

Sometimes a little info can be too much.

This year near my OTC spot I told a guy I had been hunting there for years, nothing else. He later followed me to my honey hole without me knowing.

He wasn't prepared to hunt there every day, but he later said he would be back next year more prepared, so he didn't have to make the climb every day.

 

[Steve300xcw]

i try not to hunt places where I actually have to deal with people.

Did bump into a dude dragging a couple kids around this year. Shot the shit for a few and went on my way. Normally I bump into somebody and they arent going to get much more than a head nod in their direction.

Feel guilty about not sharing info?

 

[MuleyFever]

If it was an area I frequented and didn't hunt or maybe a unit I know I wasn't coming back to I would gladly help someone. I can tell people what I saw but they still have to get out there and hunt it. Helping others should be something we all aspire to do. Now I do not mean sharing the areas you hunt. It is perfectly reasonable to not give info on your usual hunting area. I have been the recipient of some good info from friendly hunters.

 

[Slickhill]

If nobody in my camp has a deer tag on a given year and I bump into a guy who doesn’t seem like a douche I’ve been known to tell him where I saw a nice buck earlier that morning or the evening before. We always have elk hunters in camp so I give no info about them. I did give a couple of flatlanders on their first trip who seemed horribly out of their depth some pointers on where to look for a bull a few years ago, they seemed disinterested when I mentioned it would be a 6 or so mile hike to get there.

Others have done the same for me in the past.

I draw the line and get unreasonably irritated when I tell a guy, “I saw a nice buck up on that ridge yesterday afternoon” and he produces his phone wanting me to drop him a pin or he asks for a B&C score. Maybe a weird place to draw the line but for some reason it’s annoying to me.

 

[Jethro]

For areas I’m familiar but don’t hunt or have no close friends that hunt it, I’d give some intel.

I don’t think having a conversation with a stranger disqualifies a successful hunt from being “earned”.

Going in after sun up is smart at a spot you’ve never been too before.

 

[Pacific_Fork]

Sometimes a little info can be too much.

This year near my OTC spot I told a guy I had been hunting there for years, nothing else. He later followed me to my honey hole without me knowing.

He wasn't prepared to hunt there every day, but he later said he would be back next year more prepared, so he didn't have to make the climb every day.

Oh boy. Violence is the answer here. Lots of violence. Then some more violence after all the violence. Then blow up his truck…sorry, Prius.

 

[Tmac]

I will almost always offer some help when asked if I can. Now the level of detail may vary widely. I will not ever give miss information. Depending on the situation it may be as general as a region of a state or even as specific as an actual spot. I’m no different about fishing. Not been burnt so far.

 

[Bubblehide]

I took a guy to one of my honey holes once. I set him up in a prime spot, set up doe in heat urine specifically for him and his location, to draw a buck in, while he does not get winded. And I hunted a short distance away. The deal was that he cannot tell anybody about the spot, can't post any reviewing pictures, give a general location.... 20 minutes into the morning hunt (we packed in the night before), he had a mature buck down. I skinned and deboned it. I carried 3/4 of the meat back to camp, he did the rest. We rested at camp, cooked up a meal, ate, rested a bit longer, then continued to the trucks and awaiting ice chest.

A week later he made a post talking about the hunt. He gave me plenty of credit in it's success. But he gave the general location away, and described the place to a tee. So well, that anyone with common sense could find it. He also posted a picture of his buck, a wide angle picture that showed 80% of the hunt area. It took 2 years for everyone and their uncle to find the spot. That simply blew that spot to hell.

I am now exceptionally reluctant about giving any area specific information to anyone except personal friends that I know I can trust. I'm happy to discuss tactics, feed... with most anyone, but not specific areas.

With that said, in one area I've hunted for years, I've gotten to know 4 guys, 2 groups of 2. We talk prior to every hunt and after every hunt. We have a mutual respect of not interfering with each other's hunt. So I let them know where I plan to hunt. They do the same. If we happen to bump into each other during the hunt, we readily exchange information on what we've seen. In all the years, one group (2 guys), asked if they could hunt a couple bucks I'd been seeing regularly, so they could fill their tags. Bucks I was not going to take. I of course told them to go for it. That evening, I helped them pack the meat to their camp. They have yet to ask again. If everyone had their ethics and respect that they have shown me, I'd likely share much more than I do. Unfortunately, those 4 guys are a rarity.

Over the years, I've helped a bunch of guys fill their tags. Unfortunately, most want to take from you, anything they can get out of you. Very very few will reciprocate.

 

[Yoder]

I would help someone with a kid hunting. If it was a place I had no intention of ever hunting I would give them some info if they didn't have a NYC accent. Any place I hunt, I'm not saying anything. I worked too hard finding all the places I hunt.