Slob hunters

Ol' Smokey

Ol' Smokey

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Opening day, my buddy and I head out to our usual spot, as we have for something like 15 years.

We do the short hike in, only to find 2 ATVs parked at stand number one. We move on to number two and three, a little ways on, maybe a hundred, hundred and fifty yards along the run.

My buddy texts me, he can hear the guys at stand one yakking and laughing. He moves further.

Later in the day we hike back, and I see a glint from stand one, and investigate. At least a dozen, maybe a dozen and a half empty beer bottles and cans. Frack!

Every group we ran across in the area was drinking beer in the bush in between time on stands.

I was pissed at the mess, and the realization that these guys were boozing it up while hunting - it made me distinctly uncomfortable moving between stands. Not wishing to be shot at, I made sure to have loud conversations with my buddy as we walked trails.

These guys were so ripped that one actually lost gear off his ATV cause he didn't strap it down.

Needless to say, next day we hunted much further into the bush. Oh, despite these knobs, we both got our bucks for the year.

WTF is it with people who can't hold off the booze until they're in camp?

What would you guys do if you ran across such groups?
 
Well, I woulda been outta there so fast it would make your head spin.

That's why I hunt WAY back in the backcountry. Only way in is by canoe or snowshoes, or just plain bushwackin'. The day I see or hear another human out there is the day I plan to travel even further in next trip.....:mad:
 
Its noticeable when it happens, but never noticeable when it doesn't happen. Its a case where the butt-holes stand out. Most outdoors people; hunters, campers, and fisherman are not like that.
 
Quick call to the authorities would be in order. IMHO, that behavior should never be accepted and it would do us a lot of good as a group if we publicly refuse to tolerate it
 
It is very sad that there still is a portion of the hunting/fishing crowd that feels drinking is what you do when you hunt or fish. Their heads are too thick to link all of the negative consequences that go along with this. These folks sound like they need to learn their lesson the hard way. I get very angry when some drunken slobs get injured and every one is Boo f'ing Hoo about it. The a*holes got what he deserved. Unfortunately these folks can hurt others who aren't out there drinking and being morons.

As was already said I would of gotten out of there asap and reported them to the proper authorities. Maybe having their ATV's confiscated and paying a few hefty fines might be the right medicine.

Glad to hear your hunt was not totally wrecked and you get your deer.
 
We thought long and hard about reporting the crap to a CO, but they are very few and far between.

The other problem is that they are locals known to my buddy. Reporting them could lead to a nasty feud, and permanently wreck the hunting for us. Besides, this was two different groups that were openly getting juiced in the morning.

Seems that it's normal for these local older fellows.

Sadly, when non-hunters see this kind of behaviour, and the garbage left behind in the bush, it gives all hunters a bad reputation.

We will be opening up some deeper trails next summer to get further away from these knobs. Even though they're on ATVs, they seem to stick close to the road.
 
The one thing that usually goes with these types is they are lazy as well. Fortunately lazy is easy to get around for those who are willing to walk a little further. Around here all that is required to get away from the drinkers and the road warriors is the ability to walk a few hundred yards away from a road or trail. For me I put most of my efforts into bow and muzzle loader season where you run into far less of this type of thing. When rifle season hits and these types drag their beer guts into the woods I'm long gone.

I know what you mean about reporting them when you live in a small community where everyone knows each other. Best thing is to just drive by them with those two bucks in the truck and wave bye bye leaving them to argue about how there are no deer around.
 
Haha, we kinda did that. They were complaining (both parties) about the absence of deer, and we casually mentioned that we both had our bucks by the morning of the third day.

Both my buddy and I are getting on in years and have mild disabilities, so hauling a deer a long distance is not in the cards. Hiking in to a point where we can still drag a deer to an ATV still gets us out the "slob zone" though.
 
I know a fellow who is high up in the Ministry of Parks and he says that hunters are only second to miners and the mining industry when it comes to polution/littering. Really quite sad.
 
Ol' Smokey said:
Haha, we kinda did that. They were complaining (both parties) about the absence of deer, and we casually mentioned that we both had our bucks by the morning of the third day.

Both my buddy and I are getting on in years and have mild disabilities, so hauling a deer a long distance is not in the cards. Hiking in to a point where we can still drag a deer to an ATV still gets us out the "slob zone" though.
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I'm in the same boat in terms of my deer dragging ability and I don't have an ATV. What I do is break down the deer using the method where you don't gut the animal. Then I use a good pack frame and make a couple of trips. It gives me a lot more range because dragging more than a short distance is out of the cards for me.
 
Ol' Smokey said:
Haha, we kinda did that. They were complaining (both parties) about the absence of deer, and we casually mentioned that we both had our bucks by the morning of the third day.

Both my buddy and I are getting on in years and have mild disabilities, so hauling a deer a long distance is not in the cards. Hiking in to a point where we can still drag a deer to an ATV still gets us out the "slob zone" though.
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Not saying anything described in the OP is ok, but it is a relief that the slob zone tends to be such a narrow band along the road.

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I've got a trail cam pic of a guy walking around with a can of Busch in his hand. I would call the MNR. There's no need for anybody to know who reported it, just a routine check by the CO.
 
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