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I've had archery hunters give us the dirty look when grouse hunting. I just smile and wave.
for elk in general areas where roads and shooting are common I don't think it bugs elk that much. we shot last week into a hillside many times , I walked over there yesterday and there was freash elk sign every where , I watched a group of bulls one year just sit and watch a group of guys shoot about a 1/4 mile away and could care less. back country is a different story the bug out .
5 days of elk hunting, with very little sign of elk and nothing bugling, averaging about 15 miles of hiking per day. Yesterday evening, the last evening of hunting, I'm sitting on a stump where I'd seen a monster buck with double drop tines a few days prior and hear a bull elk bugle twice, about 500 yards away. As I'm trying to figure out where he is, so I can stalk in on him, I hear 2 car doors slam, a horn honk and then gun fire from the OK Corral! 30 yards from me, a dad and his 2 teenage sons decide to target practice with their 22s! Ugh! I walked up behind them and said, "Archery Elk season in the middle of nowhere, elk are finally bugling and you decide this would be a good place to target practice?!" The dad just about jumped out of his skin, not realizing I was there. He apologizes and says "We're out of here." I relocated about 2 miles away, with a couple mountain ridges between us. I could hear them shooting still, 2 hours later! GRRRRR!!!!!As I walk out, I see his truck blocking the Forest Service gate to the road I'd walked in on...Is it wrong to admit I wondered how his tires would stand up to a broadhead?
Quote from: returnofsid on September 09, 2013, 10:39:32 AM5 days of elk hunting, with very little sign of elk and nothing bugling, averaging about 15 miles of hiking per day. Yesterday evening, the last evening of hunting, I'm sitting on a stump where I'd seen a monster buck with double drop tines a few days prior and hear a bull elk bugle twice, about 500 yards away. As I'm trying to figure out where he is, so I can stalk in on him, I hear 2 car doors slam, a horn honk and then gun fire from the OK Corral! 30 yards from me, a dad and his 2 teenage sons decide to target practice with their 22s! Ugh! I walked up behind them and said, "Archery Elk season in the middle of nowhere, elk are finally bugling and you decide this would be a good place to target practice?!" The dad just about jumped out of his skin, not realizing I was there. He apologizes and says "We're out of here." I relocated about 2 miles away, with a couple mountain ridges between us. I could hear them shooting still, 2 hours later! GRRRRR!!!!!As I walk out, I see his truck blocking the Forest Service gate to the road I'd walked in on...Is it wrong to admit I wondered how his tires would stand up to a broadhead?Average walking speed over flat ground is 3.5 Mph, I suggest maybe cutting down on the walking and do a bit more hunting. Putting in 15 miles a day only leaves you tired and frustrated.
LOL, sounds like somebody is getting a bit punchy, since his Big Bull season isn't for three more weeks! "Click"...
I'll admit to being tired and frustrated...lol.
Quote from: Skillet on September 09, 2013, 01:26:33 PMLOL, sounds like somebody is getting a bit punchy, since his Big Bull season isn't for three more weeks! "Click"...I'm unsure who or what you're referring to...
Quote from: Skillet on September 09, 2013, 01:26:33 PMLOL, sounds like somebody is getting a bit punchy, since his Big Bull season isn't for three more weeks! "Click"..."Click"Sorry Returnofsid, Skillet and I have a big hunt coming up, and I think we are choping at the bit to get in the woods..."Click"