Marckworth hunters this morning, buy some frickin binoculars

[tbrady]

I was in a treestand on the far end of a clearcut, you guys were walking up the road in the middle.  One of you didn't have binocs and were steadily "glassing" the clearcut with your riflescope.  At one point you held dead on me for what seemed like an eternity.  It was so long that I was worried you were about to take a shot and I came da*n close to sending some lead your way.  I was mulling over in my mind whether a jury would convict me because I truly feared for my life a few moments there.

[huntnphool]

One of you didn't have binocs and were steadily "glassing" the clearcut with your riflescope.  At one point you held dead on me for what seemed like an eternity.

And there are guys on here that condone this.

[rickomatic]

"Glassing" with a scope is bad enough, but sheesh who in hell holds on something that's hunter orange?
On another note, how'd you do? I was out there in thecMarkworth from 2 til just about dark and didn't see squat. It was really disappointing since my local neighborhood deer are well into the rut.

[tbrady]

I didn't see a thing today or even in the last few days... nothing, not even a doe (I don't think I even saw a squirrel).

My only guess about the bozo holding on me for so long is that I was up in my portable treestand and he couldn't figure out what he was looking at.

[tjthebest]

I think it was pretty slow out there this year. deer wise anyways, lots of hunters. I did see a gutpile by one of the gates but that was pretty much the only thing i saw.

i definitley agree that being glassed through a scope is unnerving and just plain stupid.

[rickomatic]

I know of 2 small ones taken this year. One was a 2 pt. taken last night right off the road about 50 feet.

[Jason]

I was in a treestand on the far end of a clearcut, you guys were walking up the road in the middle.  One of you didn't have binocs and were steadily "glassing" the clearcut with your riflescope.  At one point you held dead on me for what seemed like an eternity.  It was so long that I was worried you were about to take a shot and I came da*n close to sending some lead your way.  I was mulling over in my mind whether a jury would convict me because I truly feared for my life a few moments there.

Freakin Idiots! I've had this happen more then once.

Every time it happens to me it makes me remember the movie Sniper, I think about the scene when Tom Berenger killed the other sniper by sending a bullet through his scope.

[Harborhunter]

That annoys me too when i see people doing that.  Had that happen to me when I was in college at CWU and deer hunted the Umptanum unit zoo.  What/where is Marckworth?  Not an area I have heard of before, just curious. 

[haugenna]

Pretty foolish to hold your rifle on a blaze orange dot. 

[tbrady]

  What/where is Marckworth?  Not an area I have heard of before, just curious. 

Marckworth is state forest land located near Duvall (35minutes east of Seattle).  It's managed as a tree farm.

[tjthebest]

I know of 2 small ones taken this year. One was a 2 pt. taken last night right off the road about 50 feet.

Ya i just saw some picks of those on facebook. i knew i should have driven slower around there.

[billjr64]

 New to this board, thought I`d share my "buy some freaking binoculars" story here. I was still hunting some 25` reprod on the St Helen`s tree farm, across the canyon 500-600 yards a truck pulls out on a landing, as I`m watching them with my binos two guys get out of the truck, put beers on hood, and go piss. Then one of them grabs a rifle out of the truck and begins to scan the openings near me, I respond with "buy some freaking binoculars" loud enough for them to hear me. The guy hollers back "it`s not loaded", I respond with "mine is". The other guy grabs his rifle out of the truck as I dive behind a log and rest my rifle across it, holding a foot above guy#1`s head, scope cranked to 9x. They both begin to scan the area with their scopes, looking for me, I can clearly hear one of them say "it sounded like he was right over there, below that road". Closest I`ve ever been to shooting someone, If one of them would have fired their gun, I would have fired mine, 300wsm, handloads, practice often, never miss{with a rest}. They finally gave up trying to spot me and moved on. Bill

[Harborhunter]

Right on, learned something new today!

[Griiz]

Had a guy aim his rifle at me while in my treestand Saturday morning. Pretty irritating, especially when you can bet there is a round in the chamber. Buy a pair of binoculars.

[huntnphool]

Right on, learned something new today!

Please tell me it wasn't that you should not use your rifle scope for glassing.

[haugenna]

Right on, learned something new today!

Please tell me it wasn't that you should not use your rifle scope for glassing.

I think he was referring to the location of Markworth

[Special T]

Had a buddy describe a similar  story except that he was using binos to watch the rifle scoper... He gave the rifle guy the hands in the air like what? then grabbed his own rifle and scoped the stupid guy... It apparently sent the right message because the guy left.

[h2ofowlr]

Aim your gun at me, I aim back!   

[Bean Counter]

I was mulling over in my mind whether a jury would convict me because I truly feared for my life a few moments there.

Well I wouldn't vote to convict you. Your life is in danger. Means + opportunity + intent.

[Bookworm007]

Apparently they slept through hunter safety......Then again my dad always told me never point a gun at something unless you intend to shoot it. I ditch the bino's once I know I'm looking at a deer. My leupold has much better optics and 12x vs my cheap bushnell 10x binos. I also while you think it looks awesome never buy camo colored bino's makes it way too easy to loose track of them.  Luckily I have never witnessed some one glassing me with a scope, but I would be pretty pissed too!

[SemperFidelis97]

My wife, and my son had an issue with this opening weekend difference being the guy actually fired.  Mind you this was on private property where there is not public land, or feel free to hunt anywhere near it the jack ass was just driving the dirt roads trying to poach off of other peoples property.  There was only mule deer does in the area at that time so I have no idea what he was shooting at.  The game wardens were looking for him, but never found him.

[Bean Counter]

Sadly I see a law in the future that if you hunt with a scoped rifle,.you will need to carry a pair of binoculars, too. All thanks to the *censored* waffles amongst us that love their $1,500.guns a little too much but suddenly "can't afford" a $500 pair of binos.

 

[Special T]

A $100 set of binos is better for glassing than a scope!

[Bean Counter]

If a law is going to be made it might as well be done right. probably will aay something like the value of the binos must be equal to out greater than the scope. Otherwise people will be buying those tiny $20 Tascos, throwing them in the bottom of the hunting pack, then scoping away.

[JimmyHoffa]

Sadly I see a law in the future that if you hunt with a scoped rifle,.you will need to carry a pair of binoculars, too. All thanks to the *censored* waffles amongst us that love their $1,500.guns a little too much but suddenly "can't afford" a $500 pair of binos.

 

   I didn't want to say it as to not give them ideas, but I foresee that law too.

A buddy of mine gets the equipment setup like you describe, but doesn't scope people.  Guy goes and gets high end .50 BMGs or other nice tactical setups and put the $79 guaranteed-to-fog-and-can't-use-in-low-light scopes. 

[Bean Counter]

Yep. I'm hunting with that guy this year, too. He has his DPMS AR-10 with all the tactical Rambo *censored* accessories. Then he showed up to the first scouting trip with a $50 pair of binos after I spent the last year telling him about how its really  quality optics, not quality weapons, that make one a successful hunter.  then he asked if he could borrow a sleeping bag and pad.  I offered to make a stop at Costco or WMT. He thought about it for a minute, then decided to just roll up in. the blanket he brought.

We made plans together so I'm going to hunt with  him, but he won't be joining me next year.

[runningboard]

had this to me twice by same dumba$$ & turned him in as I met his partner before on different ridge & knew their license plate. officer called him & then called me back & said "nothing to charge him with, no law against it" but never saw him on the ridge again.

[brokenvet]

I think those idiots should quit hunting before they get some one killed

[Caseyd]

We have some property up mill creek that we post feel free to hunt. There is a couple big canyons that eventually funnel into stubble. I was out keeping in eye out and checking some equipment to get ready to burn and seed.

Some *censored* scoped me for a good minute plus.

10 feet from my pickup and about 100 feet from a challenger.

Yes I was wearing orange as I had not crossed paths with a shooter yet.

It's happened before but it's one of those things that you never get used to.

[Jonathan_S]

Sadly I see a law in the future that if you hunt with a scoped rifle,.you will need to carry a pair of binoculars, too. All thanks to the *censored* waffles amongst us that love their $1,500.guns a little too much but suddenly "can't afford" a $500 pair of binos.

 

You're totally right but even spending 1/2 or 1/5 that much on a pair of binos will get a pretty decent pair too.  Even less of an excuse.