Hunter etiquette
- Thread starter scruffee
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- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
This fall I got two whitetails on my parents land. I'm the only person they have let hunt their land and afterwords I had multiple people tell me my parents weren't allowed to say no to one hunter but then allow me to hunt there. I found it strange to have to explain that nobody has any obligation to let people on their land aside from the RCMP.
A lot of people also think that if there aren't posted no hunting signs then the land is fair game. But you need permission to be on someone else's land whether or not there are signs posted.
Not in Sask.
- Location
- Beaverlodge, Alberta
Really? That seems bass ackwards to me.
The rules are the same every where
If its posted or not you are tresspassing if you are on some ones land with out permision
And if its posted you can still hunt on it with permision but written permision is best
If its posted or not you are tresspassing if you are on some ones land with out permision
And if its posted you can still hunt on it with permision but written permision is best
In Sask you are not considered trespassing on non posted land until the land owner tells you to leave.
I can almost imagine that this "other" guy you are talking about is probably as smart as a bag of cow turds.
It is common courtesy to get the hell out of the area if you stumble upon a hunter. You don't stick around and hunt in his spot. If you think it's okay, you are in denial.
I was almost, sort of the "A$$hat" one morning this season on private land. I was alowed to hunt it, no idea if the other guy was. Moved into a field in the dark, set up my decoys and all. I could hear some gobbles coming from the woods pretty close to me. As the sun comes up, about 120M away and 45* to my right. I see some turkeys on the edge of the field, well I mean decoys. After a few moments of trying to "glass" them with my crappy rangefinder, in mostly darkness I realize they are decoys. I look around for a few minutes and see buddy sitting in his little hide. It was a good one. I can only imagine how pissed he was at me. He didn't signal me, I had no idea he was there. By now I can tell the gobbler is out of his roost, so in an attempt to not ruin the others guys hunt, I sat still and didn't really do anyting. Sure enough the gobbler comes out of the woods, blasts straight across the field, well inside shooting distance from my buddy and I. We let him go. After a few minutes to make sure he wasn't coming back we quietly packed up our crap and left.
It sucked being "that guy" however I did not go over and try to talk to anybody, and I bet I was quiet enough getting into my position that the other guy didn't know I was there. I certainly didn't scare the turkeys.
It sucked being "that guy" however I did not go over and try to talk to anybody, and I bet I was quiet enough getting into my position that the other guy didn't know I was there. I certainly didn't scare the turkeys.
- Location
- Stuck in the middle with you.
Remind me not to hunt with Demonical. He seems to attract controversy 
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
I think he'd like to give him a lot more "advice" than he did.
Since this topic has kinda derailed I'll share a fun one re: private land.
A buddy of mine has some land in shelburne(100 acres or so). Been in his family for years. The only thing on the land is a foundation for a future cabin. He doesn't go often. But does take his kids there once in a blue moon to ride atvs and camp.
After a long period of absence he and his kids went up to do their normal family fun. He found two deer blinds built on his property!!!!!!!
Even better after an hour of riding around, this other fellow pops in to grind his gears about being on the land. My friend was shocked at how this guy was going off on him. Without going into detail my buddy basically told him he had 90 minutes to take down and remove the blinds or he and the kids would be enjoying an extra large Bon fire tonight!!!!
Btw there has been no less than 5 no trespassing signs around the property for over twenty years and several red dot painted trees. Sad part is when idiots like this other guy do what they do we all often get painted with the same brush. I have had family friends and long time coworkers say no to hunting their land "specifically" because of the poor dealings they have had with these other cave men!!!
If you don't know ask. Playing stupid or simply being ignorant is careless and hurts us all.
A buddy of mine has some land in shelburne(100 acres or so). Been in his family for years. The only thing on the land is a foundation for a future cabin. He doesn't go often. But does take his kids there once in a blue moon to ride atvs and camp.
After a long period of absence he and his kids went up to do their normal family fun. He found two deer blinds built on his property!!!!!!!
Even better after an hour of riding around, this other fellow pops in to grind his gears about being on the land. My friend was shocked at how this guy was going off on him. Without going into detail my buddy basically told him he had 90 minutes to take down and remove the blinds or he and the kids would be enjoying an extra large Bon fire tonight!!!!
Btw there has been no less than 5 no trespassing signs around the property for over twenty years and several red dot painted trees. Sad part is when idiots like this other guy do what they do we all often get painted with the same brush. I have had family friends and long time coworkers say no to hunting their land "specifically" because of the poor dealings they have had with these other cave men!!!
If you don't know ask. Playing stupid or simply being ignorant is careless and hurts us all.
A response of mine extracted from a different thread but obviously applicable here:
A couple of decades ago, my brother and I were moose hunting south of Sudbury Ontario, when we bumped into two Americans, also hunting moose. While we chatted about the signs of game we'd seen, we asked them about some shots we had heard about one half hour previously. They acknowledged that they were the originators of that shooting as they were conducting 'Sound Shooting'. Curious, I asked what 'sound shooting' was and they related that they shot into the bush in the direction of a noise that they interpreted might have been a moose, even though they could not see past the outer perimiter of the trees. I was dumbfounded but recovered quickly enough to inquire where they would be hunting for the balance of the week, so we could avoid that area!
Another time, I was hunting deer on opening day in Manitoba, entering a field via a wooded depression and crawling across the open stubble to get closer to deer at the far end of the field. After shooting one deer from a prone position, I arose to cross the field when someone from the road some 200 meters away emptied their firearm into the field I was crossing at the remaining retreating deer. I dropped at the first shot and was completely astonished that I could bury my nose so far into the frozen dirt. After that episode, I NEVER hunted when other hunters were in the same area. I instead used to go up the Winnipeg River by boat to an area when a human footprint was never found, the buck/doe ratio was 50/50 and my hunt was usually over opening day.
What is the moral of these recountings? Possibly, that there are some real f***ing dumbasses out there in the bush and you better hope you don't run into them.
A couple of decades ago, my brother and I were moose hunting south of Sudbury Ontario, when we bumped into two Americans, also hunting moose. While we chatted about the signs of game we'd seen, we asked them about some shots we had heard about one half hour previously. They acknowledged that they were the originators of that shooting as they were conducting 'Sound Shooting'. Curious, I asked what 'sound shooting' was and they related that they shot into the bush in the direction of a noise that they interpreted might have been a moose, even though they could not see past the outer perimiter of the trees. I was dumbfounded but recovered quickly enough to inquire where they would be hunting for the balance of the week, so we could avoid that area!
Another time, I was hunting deer on opening day in Manitoba, entering a field via a wooded depression and crawling across the open stubble to get closer to deer at the far end of the field. After shooting one deer from a prone position, I arose to cross the field when someone from the road some 200 meters away emptied their firearm into the field I was crossing at the remaining retreating deer. I dropped at the first shot and was completely astonished that I could bury my nose so far into the frozen dirt. After that episode, I NEVER hunted when other hunters were in the same area. I instead used to go up the Winnipeg River by boat to an area when a human footprint was never found, the buck/doe ratio was 50/50 and my hunt was usually over opening day.
What is the moral of these recountings? Possibly, that there are some real f***ing dumbasses out there in the bush and you better hope you don't run into them.
I agree with the O.P. Once you identified that you were there, he should have gone elsewhere immediately. Some people are clueless boors with no regard for others. No, public land doesn't give you any rights to any spot, the guy could have sat down right next to you, legally. But a gentleman wouldn't do such a thing. He should have acknowledged you, said Sorry for the intrusion and Good Luck, then moved off asap. You can chose to be a prick and agitate people, or be a clueless knob and agitate people, or use your brain and a little bit of politesse and everybody comes away happy. Is that so hard?
You can't fix stupid. This is no different than waiting in line to check out at a grocery store. Try pushing your card ahead of someone in line and see how that works for you. I once asked for permission on private property and farmer said I was number 10 to hunt on his land. I would take up knitting before I would hunt on that property.
From the Sask regs
The ministry and many conservation agencies
support initiatives that foster improved hunter and
landowner relationships. Southern Saskatchewan is
comprised of 85 per cent privately owned or
controlled lands. Please remember to get
permission to access private land even if it is not
posted.
The ministry and many conservation agencies
support initiatives that foster improved hunter and
landowner relationships. Southern Saskatchewan is
comprised of 85 per cent privately owned or
controlled lands. Please remember to get
permission to access private land even if it is not
posted.
That is merely a suggestion to keep up good relations with land owners. Nowhere does it say it is unlawful to hunt without permission on non posted land.
If you are hunting on non posted land and are asked to leave by the land owner and do not leave you will be charged if he reports you to the game warden.
If you are hunting on non posted land and the land owner reports you to the game warden without asking you to leave first you will not be charged with trespassing, but you will be asked to leave by the game warden.
As a land owner and hunter I have had first hand experience with the situation. If you are hunting on non posted land and stopped by a warden, they will check you for the proper tags and gun safety but they will not ask if you have permission from the land owner.
If you are hunting on posted land they will check you for tags and gun safety, plus you better have proof of permission.
