Road Hunters

Agreed on the legality of things. Thats a given. I guess I just get a little tired of all the Jackie Bushman Buckmaster wannabes I've spoken to over the years who seem to feel it is neccesary to critisize everyone who doesn't hunt like they do. In my neck of the woods your chances of filling a tag aren't very much different from the trail or old road ( legal to hunt from ) or from a stand 2 miles in. Just a matter of right time right place.

If you want to hike all day then go for it. I'll be doing it this weekend because we want to rattle and grunt during the rut. Or earlier in the season take a tour of some fields in the truck to scout and maybe fill a tag. It's the snobs that I can't stand. There are a pile of booner bucks over the fireplaces and venison in the freezers of road hunters.
 
I have a recent road-hunting story:

While out for a walk at the in-laws cottage with the in-laws, my wife, and our baby in the jogging stroller we were passed by a guy in a jeep. Not long after going up a hill we hear a gunshot right around the corner not much more then 50 feet away. Much to our surprise the jeep comes around the corner rolling down the hill backwards towards us without the driver. It seems the fellow was in such a hurry to pick up his kill he didn't put the parking brake on. (It was a standard). Luckily enough with my father in law and I running towards it and wife/baby running away the jeep ran up onto the hill on the side of the road. One embarassed hunter almost A - Ran us over B - Rolled his jeep into a gully. So an open suggestion to those hunting grouse on the road. Check your parking brake or put it in park before exiting the vehicle on hilly ground.
 
If I was driving from my home to where I was going to hunt and a B&C buck just happened to stand around in a field scratching his nuts waiting for some lead and it was legal for me to take a shot at it if I exited my vehicle and stood in the ditch....I would pass to appease all the anti road hunters out there. NOT!
 
sjemac said:
You misread Silverado. The first post clearly states "got back in his truck" which means he was out of it when he shot. If he shot at grouse it would not be illegal in AB.
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I stand corrected. And yes, if shooting at a game bird that would be legal here.

I do almost all of my grouse hunting along roadsides. I find those fringe areas to be very productive. Mind you, I'm walking with my dog doing the work; I can't imagine being very successful cruising in the truck just waiting to see a bird LOL

To my comment however, I have seen individuals fire from inside a vehicle on many occasions, and that is stupid and illegal.
 
I have seen individuals fire from inside a vehicle on many occasions, and that is stupid and illegal.
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As have I. But I should also clarify once again, I don't care if you road hunt. It's truck hunters that piss me off. yes there's a difference. Truck hunters are the ones who leave the road, and cruise across posted land. That's what my thread was about, and where I stand. But I do have to admit, I giggled like a girl a few times watching guys shoot from the mirror of their trucks. A.) shotguns are very loud in a truck cab, and they'll shout it out to prove it. B.) It's apparantly easy to creep up on your scope when contorting yourself around a steering wheel when using the mirror as a rest. Vulgarity usually follows...
 
KDX said:
If I was driving from my home to where I was going to hunt and a B&C buck just happened to stand around in a field scratching his nuts waiting for some lead and it was legal for me to take a shot at it if I exited my vehicle and stood in the ditch....I would pass to appease all the anti road hunters out there. NOT!
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would you shoot a spike buck just standing there? the only value an animal shot from the road way while driving has is as X number of pounds of meat.
 
I don't see the point of Road hunting, the whole idea is to be out there, if the kill is all that matters maybe golf would be a better sport, by the way my fridge holds 15 geese and no deer. But I went out and enjoyed myself.
 
Just what's wrong with Pizza Pockets and Pop Tarts? They are a staple in every self-respecting road hunter's lunch kit. That kit also includes a propane BBQ for cooking up ditch chickens on the tailgate. A generator is also a required item for running the mini microwave in the back seat. Can't be too well prepared, y'know ;) :D
 
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Many older hunters or others who have a bit of trouble getting around can take advantage of the sport we all have the right to enjoy.
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My father is now 79 years old and not able to walk through the brush as he used to,so now he has to settle for driving down the back roads and trails.The irony is that although we have seen many deer that we could have shot as we drove along,we usually just have a look at them,and drive on by.Is it real hunting,not according to many people,but for my father and I it is a chance to send some time together as we have every year for 35 years.And if by some chance we did come upon a very large buck that gives us the time to do so,we just might shoot it and eat some deer this winter.We aren't breaking any laws,so I don't see anything wrong with what we are doing.
 
My father is now 79 years old and not able to walk through the brush as he used to,so now he has to settle for driving down the back roads and trails.The irony is that although we have seen many deer that we could have shot as we drove along,we usually just have a look at them,and drive on by.Is it real hunting,not according to many people,but for my father and I it is a chance to send some time together as we have every year for 35 years.And if by some chance we did come upon a very large buck that gives us the time to do so,we just might shoot it and eat some deer this winter.We aren't breaking any laws,so I don't see anything wrong with what we are doing.
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Absolutely nothing wrong with that :) Some guys seem to think they're some kinda heros by hiking way back into the bush to hunt. More power to them. On some species like sheep & goat, it's pretty much the only way to success. But there's nothing wrong with driving around with a couple buddys and getting lucky by dropping a moose/elk/deer close to the truck either :D
 
stubblejumper said:
My father is now 79 years old and not able to walk through the brush as he used to,so now he has to settle for driving down the back roads and trails.The irony is that although we have seen many deer that we could have shot as we drove along,we usually just have a look at them,and drive on by.Is it real hunting,not according to many people,but for my father and I it is a chance to send some time together as we have every year for 35 years.And if by some chance we did come upon a very large buck that gives us the time to do so,we just might shoot it and eat some deer this winter.We aren't breaking any laws,so I don't see anything wrong with what we are doing.
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I think that most of us who dislike roadhunters are sympathetic to your situation. In fact, I have exactly the same scenario with my daughter whose knees are totally shot. I see nothing wrong with what YOU are doing. For my part, the road hunters that I can't stand are those able bodied 30 year olds who drive around in a truck because they're too lazy to get their fat arses out and do some walking. People like that should not be blessed with working body parts, but should have them miraculously exchanged with non-functional ones from those people that wished they had them.
 
the road hunters that I can't stand are those able bodied 30 year olds who drive around in a truck because they're too lazy to get their fat arses out and do some walking
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And why should that bother you? No different than anybody else out for a drive. Only difference is they have guns in the truck. In fact, instead of walking up the hill behind my house this morning when I get home from work, I'm going to drive up there :eek: :evil: :stirthepot2:
 
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And why should that bother you? No different than anybody else out for a drive. Only difference is they have guns in the truck.
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The majority of them shoot from the truck, which is illegal. Those that don't, aim their rifles across the hood, also illegal. Or if none of the above applies, then they certainly don't get off the road to shoot, also illegal.
You don't see a problem where a hunter has hiked in for a good hour or two to get into a good position before light??? Only to be met at that same spot 5minutes latter by a bozo in a truck ??? :eek:

Hey if this activity is not disagreable to you....fine, just call it something other than "hunting". ;)
 
Same thing happened to me. Numerous cars came every evening down the road slooooowly, stopping, staring at me in the tree stand (hopefully not through the scope), moving on, stopping again. After 2 days I was so fed up that I moved the stand to the back. Road hunter are poor guys as they miss out the whole fun of hunting. I think it is time to legalize the trade of game meat in NS as it would make things easier for some people. They could just go an buy venison and safe gas. Years ago members of the green party did this with German hunters, driving into the hunt, banging car door, shouting loud etc.
Other reasons, but same thing, the quit years are long gone and it became harder to find a remote place without using a heli and being bothered.
 
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The majority of them shoot from the truck, which is illegal. Those that don't, aim their rifles across the hood, also illegal. Or if none of the above applies, then they certainly don't get off the road to shoot, also illegal.
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I don't condone that. Perhaps they do it different in your area. Here it's common practice to check out a lot of areas with the truck. Once game is spotted, then close in on foot and try to get a shot.

You don't see a problem where a hunter has hiked in for a good hour or two to get into a good position before light??? Only to be met at that same spot 5minutes latter by a bozo in a truck ???
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Nope. The guy who walked in is the bozo as he's obviously not bright enough to get off the beaten path. Why didn't he drive in? I used to hike waaay in on the cutlines when I was young only to be met by someone on a trike (before quads) I'd get all pissed off until I discoved that if I got off the cutlines in the first place, I didn't meet anyone. Problem solved.
Let's face it, if you hunt where there are roads and easy access, you are going to run into others so you either have to suck it up or put some distance between you and the rest of the crowd. I've solved the problem two ways. We bought a farm so we have a private place to hunt on our own land. And secondly, we are raising horses. It's not for everyone, but I've always enjoyed hunting with horses even with the wrecks we get into :D
 
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