I did not touch his vehicle not do I advocate destuction of private property. I would hope he wouldn't vandalize my truck but at the same time he won't get a chace as I have no intention of hunting there again. Good post redlaker1 and after his post I'd say Demonical has the corner on the last bit. Just my opinion and wide open for discussion.
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I've told this story before but what the hell, I'll repeat it.
I was hunting about 20 miles SW of Whitecourt a few years ago. It was like November 20 and perfect rut conditions. I parked at an oil well site and walked down into the bush a mile or so. I was in a fantastic spot, had 4 different small-medium bucks pass by me and was hoping a big buck might show up, when along comes a guy on a quad. He turned the corner of the trail and had to have seen me but just continues driving towards me.
I put my hands out as if to say "WTF?" But he just drove around me as if I wasn't even there. #######!
A few days later I shot a medium size buck and decided to unload my quad to load up the deer. Well I only drove my quad forward 10 feet and realized there was something wrong. I got off and checked and found that some **** had removed 3 of the 4 lug nuts on my left rear wheel, and in just that short distance the studs had totally "egged" the holes on the aluminum quad rim, plus the studs were also ####ed.
So it had to be that prick that I had seen down in the bush that day. I figure he went straight out, ####ed up my quad and then left. The only thing wrong is I have no idea who he is and no idea where he is from. If I did I would get the ########## back, but that will never happen.
So that incident cost me about $50 to replace a rim, the studs and nuts, but a lot more in the loss of trust I now have.
Edit: I was the first hunter in there that day.
Bottom line is we all should exercise respect and common sense when we're out there, whether the other guy is an A-hole or not.
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you..."
I was hunting about 20 miles SW of Whitecourt a few years ago. It was like November 20 and perfect rut conditions. I parked at an oil well site and walked down into the bush a mile or so. I was in a fantastic spot, had 4 different small-medium bucks pass by me and was hoping a big buck might show up, when along comes a guy on a quad. He turned the corner of the trail and had to have seen me but just continues driving towards me.
I put my hands out as if to say "WTF?" But he just drove around me as if I wasn't even there. #######!
A few days later I shot a medium size buck and decided to unload my quad to load up the deer. Well I only drove my quad forward 10 feet and realized there was something wrong. I got off and checked and found that some **** had removed 3 of the 4 lug nuts on my left rear wheel, and in just that short distance the studs had totally "egged" the holes on the aluminum quad rim, plus the studs were also ####ed.
So it had to be that prick that I had seen down in the bush that day. I figure he went straight out, ####ed up my quad and then left. The only thing wrong is I have no idea who he is and no idea where he is from. If I did I would get the ########## back, but that will never happen.
So that incident cost me about $50 to replace a rim, the studs and nuts, but a lot more in the loss of trust I now have.
Edit: I was the first hunter in there that day.
Bottom line is we all should exercise respect and common sense when we're out there, whether the other guy is an A-hole or not.
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you..."
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I suppose that makes the most sense so far. Don't worry that guys got something bad comeing his way. What goes around comes around.
i had a situation where guys would cut huge ytees to block the main roads,i would keep a chain and drag em out ,ended going for 40 klicks and on my way out there were trees cut down every 2-3 hundred yards,a group of guys were at the entrance having beers and a huge bon fire,i had a diesle suburban lifted with 44s waved at the guys and my passenger who is an rcmp officer showed his badge and proceeded to take licence plate numbers,they were all gone the next day,i was pissed as you were now i carry a chain,if its a short road and they get there first no problems but if its a major road i use the chain
Had a situation a few years ago. Parked off of the road, last 2 days of elk season. Walked in about a click with the old man. Split up at the fork, had snowed that night, had no idea anyone was there.
Dad apparently came around a corner and found a couple of hunters still asleep in under the canopy of their truck...They were snoozing hard, so he carried on. Their dog barking at him woke them up. 20 minutes later they decided that they should "check their zero's" of their rifles by banging out 10 rounds...They were camped about 400 meters from the cut at the end of the road...
Dad apparently came around a corner and found a couple of hunters still asleep in under the canopy of their truck...They were snoozing hard, so he carried on. Their dog barking at him woke them up. 20 minutes later they decided that they should "check their zero's" of their rifles by banging out 10 rounds...They were camped about 400 meters from the cut at the end of the road...
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I had a couple of guys do something similar a few years back. We had the quad parked perpendicular in the center of the trail (there was still enough room to drive a truck around) about a kilometer from the valley we were hunting - the trail was the only way in and we walked it to keep quiet. Pricks drove right by and right into the valley with their quad talking and making all kinds of racket all the way.
I've often wondered if a flo-orange sign 'Hunting This Area' would have worked?
There would be no excuse for continuing on down the road, especially if it is dead ender.
I've often wondered if a flo-orange sign 'Hunting This Area' would have worked?
There would be no excuse for continuing on down the road, especially if it is dead ender.
Did any of you guys ever think that at one time people actually walked in the bush to hunt,--not on the trail? When one saw a vehicle parked on the side of the road, it meant the hunter had gone into the bush at that point, and why wouldn't someone drive on past the vehicle?
Now you seem to think there is some kind of law of ethics that says you shouldn't drive past a vehicle parked on the side of the trail. Actually, there is no law that states you can not walk in the bush to hunt. And if that had been the case, most of these gripes wouldn't have occurred.
Now you seem to think there is some kind of law of ethics that says you shouldn't drive past a vehicle parked on the side of the trail. Actually, there is no law that states you can not walk in the bush to hunt. And if that had been the case, most of these gripes wouldn't have occurred.
Pudelpointer thinks the same way I do. If you drive in there your a a$$ hole. If you don't even know where the road goes you must not have scouted it out to good the year before. Go somewhere else and hunt. Don't piss off a guy who knows how to block off his road ends. You will just make yours and the guy you imposed on have a very unpleasant morning
What's stickin' outta the bag, a pink flamingo?
You'd have to have seen game without fur on it to understand....yes, it's a flamingo
I really dont understand this 'its ok to block the road if your hunting the area'
unless you own the land, then we all own the land. you got no claim to it to have the right to block the road. if you get pissy because you walked 20 miles uphill bothways and some dude decided to drive in. go find somewhere to hike 20 miles where there is no road and you wont have that problem.
unless you own the land, then we all own the land. you got no claim to it to have the right to block the road. if you get pissy because you walked 20 miles uphill bothways and some dude decided to drive in. go find somewhere to hike 20 miles where there is no road and you wont have that problem.
It's pretty obvious to me that he's obviously in the wrong for having blocked the road. But I can't help thinking that once you got around his road block, why not go on your merry way and hunt. Having altercations with guys with guns is not such a good idea and the outcome can be....well, not so desirable. Anyways, I thought road hunters only existed in Alberta & Saskatchewan?
GITRDUN says------Anyways, I thought road hunters only existed in Alberta & Saskatchewan?
I can see you are not familiar with hunting in BC!
More than forty years ago road hunting for moose was turning many genuine hunters completely off. Late one hunting season I asked a fellow how his hunting had been. His answer, "Terrible. I drove 1500 miles and never saw a moose!"
Bull moose season always ran until Dec. 15. Then they added a cow season that also lasted until Dec. 15. There was a large migration of moose, crossing the highway from 15 to 30 miles north of Prince George. The moose came from the north-west and were going to the flats along the Fraser River for winter.
There were virtually no restrictions on shooting by roads and when this migration was on there would be car behind car, travelling about ten miles an hour on the highway, watching for moose. There were turn arounds at each end of the migration area and some shooters would go back and forth all day. I have personally seen as many as a dozen gut piles, right in the ditches, on this section of highway. The moose might cross at any time of the day and from daylight until dark the "hunters" would be travelling the road. No, I never participated in this slaughter, but some of us used to go through this killing field to access an area of excellent hunting.
The police tried issuing tickets for driving too slow on the highway, but couldn't get any place with it, because there was considerable snow on the road and the "huters" just said they were driving at a safe speed.
I can see you are not familiar with hunting in BC!
More than forty years ago road hunting for moose was turning many genuine hunters completely off. Late one hunting season I asked a fellow how his hunting had been. His answer, "Terrible. I drove 1500 miles and never saw a moose!"
Bull moose season always ran until Dec. 15. Then they added a cow season that also lasted until Dec. 15. There was a large migration of moose, crossing the highway from 15 to 30 miles north of Prince George. The moose came from the north-west and were going to the flats along the Fraser River for winter.
There were virtually no restrictions on shooting by roads and when this migration was on there would be car behind car, travelling about ten miles an hour on the highway, watching for moose. There were turn arounds at each end of the migration area and some shooters would go back and forth all day. I have personally seen as many as a dozen gut piles, right in the ditches, on this section of highway. The moose might cross at any time of the day and from daylight until dark the "hunters" would be travelling the road. No, I never participated in this slaughter, but some of us used to go through this killing field to access an area of excellent hunting.
The police tried issuing tickets for driving too slow on the highway, but couldn't get any place with it, because there was considerable snow on the road and the "huters" just said they were driving at a safe speed.
Sigh - lets not get into the whole 'road hunting' argument again.
I've seen road hunters who are a complete disgrace. I've seen morons in the bush on foot who are exactly the same.
Conversely, i've seen 'road hunters' who are true hunters. And i've seen 'em in the bush too.
Being a good (or 'real') hunter has nothing to do with whether or not you're on a road, on a quad, on your horse, on foot, or in a boat. All of them are effective, IF you know what you're doing. The DIFFERENCE is that a good hunter will consistantly get good results, whereas the 'idiots' will hope to get lucky.
My dad (who's knees are pretty much shot these days) has hunted most ways there are to hunt and these days he hunts mostly on the road, and that's probably going to have to be exclusively on the road pretty quick due to health. But i've seen him regularly pull big animals out of areas that there's several other people driving in and they walk away with nothing. It's a skill, just like any other hunting.
Anyone who disparages other methods of hunting over their preferred choice is probably the one who's not a 'real' hunter. Every method requires skill and a good understanding of the animals to produce consistent results. And every method is abused by idiots who are lazy, stupid or just plain dangerous.
Having said that - I do agree that there are morons out there who just drive up and down the road swilling beer and having no care for the animals at all and then just jump out and start blasting when they see something. I really hate those kinds of hunters. But you'll find 'em on boats and in treestands, and on the trails too.
Good hunters are good hunters. Bad hunters are bad hunters. It really doesn't matter what their hunting method of choice is.
I've seen road hunters who are a complete disgrace. I've seen morons in the bush on foot who are exactly the same.
Conversely, i've seen 'road hunters' who are true hunters. And i've seen 'em in the bush too.
Being a good (or 'real') hunter has nothing to do with whether or not you're on a road, on a quad, on your horse, on foot, or in a boat. All of them are effective, IF you know what you're doing. The DIFFERENCE is that a good hunter will consistantly get good results, whereas the 'idiots' will hope to get lucky.
My dad (who's knees are pretty much shot these days) has hunted most ways there are to hunt and these days he hunts mostly on the road, and that's probably going to have to be exclusively on the road pretty quick due to health. But i've seen him regularly pull big animals out of areas that there's several other people driving in and they walk away with nothing. It's a skill, just like any other hunting.
Anyone who disparages other methods of hunting over their preferred choice is probably the one who's not a 'real' hunter. Every method requires skill and a good understanding of the animals to produce consistent results. And every method is abused by idiots who are lazy, stupid or just plain dangerous.
Having said that - I do agree that there are morons out there who just drive up and down the road swilling beer and having no care for the animals at all and then just jump out and start blasting when they see something. I really hate those kinds of hunters. But you'll find 'em on boats and in treestands, and on the trails too.
Good hunters are good hunters. Bad hunters are bad hunters. It really doesn't matter what their hunting method of choice is.
Easy there fellows, did you notice the after the road hunter comment. That means it was meant to be humorous, don't get bent outta shape. For your info there H4831, I grew up in the East Kootenays, Elk Valley to be precise, so circa 1969-1975 I put in a few miles with my dad going down cut lines and logging roads.
after the road hunter comment. That means it was meant to be humorous, don't get bent outta shape. For your info there H4831, I grew up in the East Kootenays, Elk Valley to be precise, so circa 1969-1975 I put in a few miles with my dad going down cut lines and logging roads. 
