Dilemna: what would you do?

[pacobillie]

I answered an ad from a fellow hunter looking for a moose hunting partner. He has a cabin that he recently bought. It is adjacent to crown land. The previous owner of the cabin had built three blinds on the crown land, and used to hunt there. The new owner plans on hunting there too.

Lo and behold, he wants me to pay $500 for the privilege to join his hunting party. He will not be providing housing or anything and the $500 is not to cover a share of money spent towards preparing for the hunt.

He had not mentioned the $500 in his ad. I personnally find that outrageous, especially given that this is crown land and the chap is not providing anything. He is not an outfitter.

Is that ethical? What would you do?

 

[Gatehouse]

Are you staying in his cabin?

 

[CV32]

I wouldn't be paying anyone for the pure privilege of hunting on Crown land. And for anyone to expect it from you is sheer opportunism.

 

[doublelung]

I'd tell him to pound salt

DL

 

[pacobillie]

Are you staying in his cabin?

No. He does not want to provide lodging. I would get a hotel room nearby.

 

[brobones]

Tell him pound salt.

 

[burnt_servo]

you give him 500.00 ........ what does he provide for you in return ?

 

[pacobillie]

you give him 500.00 ........ what does he provide for you in return ?

Nothing at all. I surmise that in his mind, he probably thinks that he is providing a place or an opportunity to hunt. But since this is Crown Land, it is publicly available.

 

[H4831]

"I would get a hotel room nearby."

Wow, you aint like none other moose hunter I ever seen!!
I would pack in a light plastic tarp and string it up between two trees for a shelter in the crown land. Make it your camp and hunt from there.

 

[Qhergt]

"I would get a hotel room nearby."

Wow, you aint like none other moose hunter I ever seen!!
I would pack in a light plastic tarp and string it up between two trees for a shelter in the crown land. Make it your camp and hunt from there.

Yea that's what I'd do

 

[Gatehouse]

If he is providing nothing, then pay him nothing

 

[sherlockbonez]

Lol, why tell you he has cabin if he's not letting you stay there.

 

[Lodi]

It sounds like something is missing from this story...or there's a misunderstanding somehow.

 

[kamlooky]

Pacobillie, I think you are a funny guy.
Sounds like a thief mongorer.
I agree with getting a hotel room near by.
I suppose you're suppose to btb for them.
Bring the booze for them.
I don't think I would touch this crowd with anything.
I'd be willing to bet they would cut your tag for you and send you
on your way even without a steak.
Good luck with it.

 

[Guy JR]

I would tell him to kiss my a$$ then set a tent just past his property line on the crown side. Then I would hunt from the stands the last owner left in crown land.

 

[BC Bigbore]

Why would you pay somebody to hunt on Crown land? Set up camp (or get a room) close to where you want to be and go hunting. One thing to note, a young fellow I met travelled up here and to try some moose huntin. He came across an old stand at a mineral lick and decided to use it. Later while decending, the homemade rustic ladder broke and he skinned himself up pretty bad on busted off limbs and bark while crashing down to the ground and ended up cutting his trip short. Hard lesson learned so be careful out there folks!

 

[Mount Sweetness]

no brainer

 

[blasted_saber]

Hunt there anyway. Its Crown land, he cant stop you.

 

[7mmlefty]

For 500 bucks you can set youreself and a friend up pretty well with a camp base on crown land. If youve got a tag for that zone, get there a few days early. Scout around, and find a good spot... and shoot youre moose.

Sounds to me like he'd even charge you for dragging a moose out..

 

[dumbdawg]

tell him to fluckoff