Irritating end to an Elk Hunt

[KopperBuck]

Awesome

[KopperBuck]

I've had archery hunters give us the dirty look when grouse hunting. I just smile and wave.

Heck, I kept one arrow tipped with a Judo tip, just in case I got a shot at a grouse.  I will say, there's an abundance of grouse where I was elk hunting.  I passed up a few "iffy" grouse shots where I figured I'd lose my arrow...lol.

Grouse hunters, even those using shotguns, didn't bother me at all.  We're all hunters.   I have nothing against a dad taking his sons out shooting.  I've been that dad.  They were shooting towards my camp trailer, which they knew was there.  The fact that I was also finally on a bull just compounded the irritation factor...that part wasn't their fault though.

Packing some buddies in this week and better believe the shotgun is going. Even pointed me out to the blues we saw.

Happy to hear the OP and company are on good terms. Unfortunately we cross paths during unfortunate times. As long as we realize and understand our motives, as sportsmen, 99% of the time we come to a positive resolution. Keep it up!

[HntnFsh]

Glad to see a good ending to this.

Skeeter 20 hope your son passes hunter ed with flying colors. Nothing beter than spending time with our kids doing what we love.

[FamilyMan01]

15 miles a day? I don't even do that when I am chuckar hunting let alone archery elk.

However, I would have been frustrated as well. Seems the best thing to do is head deeper into the timber.

[cryder]

PRINTED FROM MY A A R P SPECIAL ADDITION KEYBOARD ,again !just another way fish and feathers protects there,resources ,jam all kinds of activities into the same area ,after charging us bow hunters to be there then throw in a couple road closures a little fire , lightning storm ,a mud slide,turret gunners some A R fifteen practice and you got public pay your way in lands hunting , next year my money goes to private land owners I get it but no more for me !HEY TURRETTE GUNNER YTOUR FACE PAINT IS RUNNING !

[returnofsid]

Let's change the atmosphere of this thread, since it changed courses, possibly towards a future friendship!

Here's a couple photos of some of the area my son and I enjoyed...

After hiking to the top of a ridge, looking down into a steep valley, my son says "Think we oughta see what's down there?"  Mind you, it was pouring rain, we were already soaked and wore out from miles of hiking...  Me, the father who doesn't want to admit to his son that he's struggling to keep up with the young man, "Sure, let's do it!"  So, down we go...





After finding the creek that we knew would lead us back near the Suburban, we started following it.  Eventually after about a mile, due to all the dead fallen trees (it looked like a game of Pick Up Sticks), we decided we had no choice but to hike back up. 

We spend a couple hours hiking back up hill, to end up at the exact same spot we were standing, when my son asked "Think we oughta see what's down there?"