I HATE WASHINGTON!

[Mongo Hunter]

Mongo hunter,  I know how you feel,  it just remember that we have 7 million people in Washington and it getting worse and worse.  Over in MT only have 1.1 million people. So you gotta to try and enjoy what you can and I admit myself I got pissed when Hound hunting got banned last March 2011 and I threw my fit and later I had to change it and I have to accept it and move on.  I know how you feel.  I could just pack and move over to MT and hunt there all my life there. But my daugther is here because my ex wife REFUSED let me take my daugther and move there. So I must stay here and support my child until she graduate then I am moving.   
Nothing will never make everyone life perfect.  Gotta try to find your happy somewhere.  Be positive.

Thank you for understanding my stance. We gotta just make Lemonade right now I guess.

[Mongo Hunter]

Less worried about the deer, more worried about me catching a bullet in the butt from people just blasting away. Hunters orange only works so good.

  the noise doesn't bother me or the idea of people shooting--it is usually the not knowing 'who' is shooting.  About half the time I see random people out shooting it makes me want to be far, far away.  That bad half is usually doing something like hanging a zombie target off a low tree limb with no back stop and firing as fast as possible from the hip with an AR or AK.

EXACTLY!

[Becky]

You know what forget I said anything, I did realize my keyboard typed with an accent. I said I didn't care about the deer I care about getting shot by a bunch of people who play too much Call of Duty and think they are Ghost! And YES I was way off the road and YES they have the right to do it but I guess I'm the Jerk for thinking people should be more courteous to others, MY BAD. I bet if this was Late Elk Archery more people would care, I guess I shouldn't care anymore about who's in the woods running around.

Speaking of that...

Here's an interesting thread for you to read: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,133724.0.html good read with a twist ending.

He got the same responses as yours and it was elk archery, maybe not LATE, but still.

[runamuk]

I have had to reign in my fear or quit hunting.  I dont trust 90% of people out there who shoot.  Most of them scare me but I try to determine where they are shooting and then make myself as safe as I can. 

I dont think hunting season is the only time to worry about being shot at least during deer and elk peeps are wearing orange, what about in the summer when out scouting or just enjoying the woods and it lights up with gunfire?  It is something we all sadly have to deal with or stay home.

Guess if I am gonna die rather be hit by a stray bullet in the woods than hit by a car crossing the street walking to work or school.

[hrd2fnd]

I have had to reign in my fear or quit hunting.  I dont trust 90% of people out there who shoot.  Most of them scare me but I try to determine where they are shooting and then make myself as safe as I can. 

I dont think hunting season is the only time to worry about being shot at least during deer and elk peeps are wearing orange, what about in the summer when out scouting or just enjoying the woods and it lights up with gunfire?  It is something we all sadly have to deal with or stay home.

Guess if I am gonna die rather be hit by a stray bullet in the woods than hit by a car crossing the street walking to work or school.

I tend to hunt further away from the pits just for this reason. 

[hunter360]

You know what forget I said anything, I did realize my keyboard typed with an accent. I said I didn't care about the deer I care about getting shot by a bunch of people who play too much Call of Duty and think they are Ghost! And YES I was way off the road and YES they have the right to do it but I guess I'm the Jerk for thinking people should be more courteous to others, MY BAD. I bet if this was Late Elk Archery more people would care, I guess I shouldn't care anymore about who's in the woods running around.

I understand your POV. I also just figured out not to post much on this site because the people on here think they have it all figured out  Don't give up something that you love though because then they win.

[The100Road]

You know what forget I said anything, I did realize my keyboard typed with an accent. I said I didn't care about the deer I care about getting shot by a bunch of people who play too much Call of Duty and think they are Ghost! And YES I was way off the road and YES they have the right to do it but I guess I'm the Jerk for thinking people should be more courteous to others, MY BAD. I bet if this was Late Elk Archery more people would care, I guess I shouldn't care anymore about who's in the woods running around.

I understand your POV. I also just figured out not to post much on this site because the people on here think they have it all figured out  Don't give up something that you love though because then they win.

 

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Sounds like a terrible spot man maybe find an area away from the road.

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[RadSav]

Pretty hard to beat living in the Northwest.  Washington does have it's struggles with idiots and an arrogance against hunters.  On that I can not disagree with the OP.  And I might say that over the past five years it seems to have gotten worse.  My parents just got back from a cross country road trip.  They sent emails about all the signs in the Dakota's and Montana saying "Welcome Hunter's!"  You don't see that in Washington anymore and that is sad.

We have thought about moving from Washington a few times.  Though that has more to do with taxation, state debt and misuse of taxpayer dollars than it has to do with target shooters in our hunting spots.  I completely understand your frustration Mongo, but idiots are everywhere.  Perhaps more concentrated in Washington compared to Wyoming or Idaho, but it seems I run into them PA to SC from east coast to west coast.  Lack of respect is a disease running rampant all across our great America. Maybe due to the breakdown of family, religion or as a result of the progressive entitlement mindset.  However, Washington has so much more to offer when hunting season is in the mirror we always choose to stay after our frustrations have run their course.

[deltaops]

A few idiots around for sure. See the mall the time when going to one of my favorite places to shoot. One time we were done shooting, it was getting late and we had at least an hour and a half drive to go down the mountain and then home. Driving down the FS Road and we see targets on the right side up against the back.  I look down the road and thank goodness know body has began shooting yet! I pull up to the vehicles and two guys with two younger kids walk up. I politely let them know that shooting down or up a FS road is not only dangerous but illegal as well. Especially one that is maintained and well traveled. Not to mention shooting across the road too!  They said they didn't think people were up so high and it would be ok. Again I reminded them that it was illegal and they should move where it is safe to do so. They just said thanks and continued doing whatever.  We got into cell range, made a call to the local PD. 

[pianoman9701]

Pretty hard to beat living in the Northwest.  Washington does have it's struggles with idiots and an arrogance against hunters.  On that I can not disagree with the OP.  And I might say that over the past five years it seems to have gotten worse.  My parents just got back from a cross country road trip.  They sent emails about all the signs in the Dakota's and Montana saying "Welcome Hunter's!"  You don't see that in Washington anymore and that is sad.

We have thought about moving from Washington a few times.  Though that has more to do with taxation, state debt and misuse of taxpayer dollars than it has to do with target shooters in our hunting spots.  I completely understand your frustration Mongo, but idiots are everywhere.  Perhaps more concentrated in Washington compared to Wyoming or Idaho, but it seems I run into them PA to SC from east coast to west coast.  Lack of respect is a disease running rampant all across our great America. Maybe due to the breakdown of family, religion or as a result of the progressive entitlement mindset.  However, Washington has so much more to offer when hunting season is in the mirror we always choose to stay after our frustrations have run their course.

As liberal as WA is, it's still probably going to be my home until the end, whenever that is. Were I single, I might think about ID, MT, or WY. But, mother likes the civilization and culture that the I-5 corridor brings, so I guess we'll be staying. As of Halloween, I'll have been here 24 years from NH and never looked back. There's no place like the Pacific NW and I've lived in a lot of them.