Sick to my stomach at some "hunters"!

[deerslyr]

Agree. Make this season a  chance to explore and learn something new.

Sounds like a good idea, I just wish I had more notice than this.  I'd love to hunt near my new cabin in Roslyn but this doesn't leave me much time to research public land around there.  Grumble, grumble...

pm me about public land near roslyn. Im sure you already know some areas but I'd give you what I got

[CAMPMEAT]

Just one more comment before I head out of town.  The guy who aced me out did it purely out of spite and selfishness.  Am I being over the top?  Not only "no" but "he'll no".  I'm deciding to turn the other cheek rather than get even with the guy.  Life is too short.  And now I'm outta here...

Good luck and moon the jerk for us !!

[gadwall]

which GMU if you don't mind?

GMU 130.  I researched this piece of property for years until finally asking and getting permission.  I didn't take a shot last year but I could have taken one of about 10 legal bucks the first two days but chose to wait for the big one which never came.  The place is crawling with deer, almost all of them bucks.  And now, back to square one.


I know it's disappointing but find another place to hunt, seriously.  130 has become a pain in the butt for the reasons that you state here.  I lost 40 acres of premium duck hunting ground years ago for the exact same reason.  It took a season or 2 and some intensive homework in the off-season but we found a new spot.  Good luck and don't give up.

[sticky]

My Dad told thirty years ago, "It's (hunting) a rich man's game." 

The statement rings more true each year. 

[huntnphool]

 Unfortunatly a lot of the best hunting is on private land these days. You can't blame the guy for locking up a good chunk to hunt himself, if he's got the means why not?

[csaaphill]

 
welcome to my club same thing happened to me: at least similar. Land me and my dad hunted for years was boght up and now has fricking no hunting signs all over pisses me off. Are there any feel free to hunt signs close by use em get my meaning.
This thing is what I deal with in my area hard to get to public land and where it's close is all no trespassing
I guess I should go along with the others on this but can't
We should start some kind of group for this kind of *censored*!!!!!!

[csaaphill]

but your gripe is way over the top.

i dont think the OP is being over the top, he lost access to a piece of ground because a group of guys flashed a bunch of money at the land owner. im sorry but hunting in WA is expensive enough as it is and can be pretty tough to find good spots and then only to loose a good spot because some guy shows up with a fist full of cash, yeah id be hacked off too.  do i blame the old gal not really cash in cash, i do blame the outdoor channel for the commercialization of hunting and the need to show off how big your ego is by "owning" "hunting rights" to land parcels and kill monster bucks

To the OP: sorry dude that sucks, hopefully this momentary set back is just a bend in the road and it'll all work out for ya next week

Ya no he aint over the top right on the money!!! sucks to have open land pulled from ya like that.
This one will always bring my blood to boil.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Unfortunately this is where it is headed 

[Bean Counter]

Well, I will agree to disagree. I understand the emotional attachment that comes to hunting a honey hole year after year and then to suddenly see it vanish will stir up lots of emotions. But its not YOUR honey hole. It is owned by someone else, who was kind enough to allow you to hunt it. Things change, and now you've been out bid. Again, I hope you're able to find a new spot to hunt and maybe you'll even look back and say that you're better off.

I have maintained a honey hole access or two by buttering up the landowner, treating the land well, showering them with gifts, and still expecting nothing in return. So far it has worked. One has even turned down other hunters who have come knocking with open wallets. Some day I may get ousted. I'm not going to attack the other guy by calling him a "hunter" instead of just a fellow hunter. That's something I'm ready for especially without a contractual relationship. Its one thing if you had a contract for $100 a year for five years and in the middle of year two another guy comes along with $3,000 to interrupt.

If you think its bad in the west try hunting back east. There is far more public hunting land  in WA (at least federal land) than in Texas.   

[jmx369]

Well said Bean Counter.

[Skyvalhunter]

Unfortunatly a lot of the best hunting is on private land these days. You can't blame the guy for locking up a good chunk to hunt himself, if he's got the means why not?

Spoken from a man in the same situation.

[tater77]

I am in the same position as the OP. IT sucks, but what can you do? Back in Indiana we have had access, for as long as I can remember, to 750 acres of adjoining property. 3 years ago the family trust sold the land to a group of developers out of Chicago. We were fortunate enought to lease it back for the past 3 years. Well this year an outfitter offered way more money than we could afford. Every buck that I have killed back there has come off of that property. We still have our family owned property to hunt, but it won't quite be the same when I head back there late November. I feel that we, here in Washington, are very fortunate to have the amount of public and private timberlands that are open for us to enjoy.

[S&W38spc]

This is the thing I need to talk to spotter26 about. He might know about  Ben and his hunting cabin if he hunts in the same area we do. The cabin the property is on has been bought! And the new landowner wants it tore down or burned down!

[pianoman9701]

Here's the bottom line: if you want unfettered access to private land without the possibility of losing it, buy some. Otherwise, you're outta luck.

[headshot5]

Here's the bottom line: if you want unfettered access to private land without the possibility of losing it, buy some. Otherwise, you're outta luck.

And as soon as you do buy some private property get ready to meet the tresspassers, thieves etc.