That one friend

[Shane54]

Is it just me or does everyone have that one friend, who goes to all of your secret spots that you found and calls them "ours". Then brings his dad and brother up to the same road that he knows you and your buddy are already hunting? And then even walks with you with noisy a$$ snow pants for rain pants? Then shoots your buck from under you. How do you counter this friend from being in your sweet spots? End rant.

[whtbuck]

You just have to tell him..do you guys split the meat of your Harvest?

[Skyvalhunter]

And he is still alive?

[Mfowl]

You just test them out on one sorta sweet spot, then gauge whether your gonna show them your real sweet spots.

[bobdog86]

I counter it simply…….the very, very few people I hunt with, don't do that. And if I am ever in a situation where I take a "newbie" or a potential "new" hunting acquaintance, i lay all the cards/ground rules on the table. And I never take a someone new to a "favorite" or old spot, at least until they pass muster, which may take years. I know people like the ones you are describing and have encountered several, but they are typically "one-time" hunting encounters. I guess for me, bottom line is unless they are family, or someone I've hunting with for several years, I just avoid 'em. Nothing worse than seeing someone in one of your spots, when you thought "they'd never do that to you".

[Shane54]

What makes it worse is they literally tailed me to my hunting sport and hour and a half away!

[Gringo31]

He's no friend.  Better called a leach or parasite.  Some people like leaches....

I don't.

[Shane54]

And he is still alive?

Hardly. LOL!

He's no friend.  Better called a leach or parasite.  Some people like leaches....

I don't.

Yea, but he's a childhood friend, gotta keep him. Just gotta do a better job at keepin my spots on the DL.

[vandeman17]

And he is still alive?

Hardly. LOL!

He's no friend.  Better called a leach or parasite.  Some people like leaches....

I don't.

Yea, but he's a childhood friend, gotta keep him. Just gotta do a better job at keepin my spots on the DL.

I have friends, I have hunting buddies, and I have friend's who I hunt with. Sounds like this cat needs to just be a friend.

[pianoman9701]

Sit him down and tell him what he's doing.

[Buckmark]

I countered it by switching to archery.....

And after the past few years i have decided to not invite anyone to hunt with me at my place...

[h20hunter]

Uh oh....no more trailer guests? To many arrows in trees 80 yards away?

[Shane54]

And he is still alive?

Hardly. LOL!

He's no friend.  Better called a leach or parasite.  Some people like leaches....

I don't.

Yea, but he's a childhood friend, gotta keep him. Just gotta do a better job at keepin my spots on the DL.

I have friends, I have hunting buddies, and I have friend's who I hunt with. Sounds like this cat needs to just be a friend.

I don't think you could have given any better advice in 2 sentences

[WSU]

Sit him down and tell him what he's doing.

I agree.  I had a friend that did this.  He was new to hunting and genuinely didn't know he was doing something wrong or pissing me off.  He quit once we talked about it and went elsewhere when we weren't hunting together.

[Lucky1]

 
So I guess there is an unwritten rule that you don't go hunt an area that a friend took you to for a hunt. How much area does that cover? A mile? The drainage? The county?

What if it is a large area and there a 100 or so other guys who have the same secret spot?

I have had the same thing happen with fishing holes. It bugs me a little, but it is a free country and everyone wants wants to get the game or fish.

I did have some family members that didn't like me hunting a huge area that they introduced me to even though I was hunting archery and they hunt modern firearm. The area was kind of overrun by archery hunters too. Lots of other firearm hunters during their season too. It is a big state so I found and am finding other areas to hunt.

[Shane54]

So I guess there is an unwritten rule that you don't go hunt an area that a friend took you to for a hunt. How much area does that cover? A mile? The drainage? The county?

What if it is a large area and there a 100 or so other guys who have the same secret spot?

I have had the same thing happen with fishing holes. It bugs me a little, but it is a free country and everyone wants wants to get the game or fish.

I did have some family members that didn't like me hunting a huge area that they introduced me to even though I was hunting archery and they hunt modern firearm. The area was kind of overrun by archery hunters too. Lots of other firearm hunters during their season too. It is a big state so I found and am finding other areas to hunt.

I didn't take him, he literally tailed me to the spot. The spot is a road that u walk. By no means is it big. At most it can handle 3-4 hunters at a time. In all of my time hunting it I have only seen select few friends who give each other space while they hunt it. Only about 6 people really new about it. Now 10

[runamuk]

You go find your own spot and dont share with anyone   I tend to not hunt places someone else took me to without them or without a heads up to them and I dont take anyone else with me if I do... If it feels weird to me at all I will just find another spot its not that big a deal there are a whole lot of acres of land to hunt. 

that said kinda sucks to hear about things like this it sure contributes to people not wanting to help anyone who is new.

[Shane54]

I would be okay with him hunting it, I guess it's the sheer amount of disrespect that really sets me off.

[bobdog86]

You go find your own spot and dont share with anyone   I tend to not hunt places someone else took me to without them or without a heads up to them and I dont take anyone else with me if I do... If it feels weird to me at all I will just find another spot its not that big a deal there are a whole lot of acres of land to hunt. 


Totally agree. For me, doesn't matter State, Nat'l Forest... if someone introduced me to it, I won't go there unless they are with me. Now, if the conversation comes up, and I feel they genuinely don't have a problem with it, then I may go, but only after it's discussed prior to the trip. Then I'd go alone, wouldn't bring anyone. I like the idea of sitting them down, especially if they are a newbie and explain to them your concerns.

[boomstick]

I always said you can find out who your real friends are just take them hunting or fishing with you and see who they want to bring next year!!

[singleshot12]

He's no friend.  Better called a leach or parasite.  Some people like leaches....

I don't.

 

[TheHunt]

wow, And you did not say one thing to him? 

You are a nicer and kinder person than I.

[klickriverchromer]

Sounds like you've got a stage 5 clinger. And there's only one way to get rid of those!

[grundy53]

And he is still alive?

Hardly. LOL!

He's no friend.  Better called a leach or parasite.  Some people like leaches....

I don't.

Yea, but he's a childhood friend, gotta keep him. Just gotta do a better job at keepin my spots on the DL.

I have friends, I have hunting buddies, and I have friend's who I hunt with. Sounds like this cat needs to just be a friend.

exactly!

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[Call em in]

Sounds like this guy was not invited or welcome on your hunt.  It didn't occur to you to call him on his cell phone to ask him why he was following you for an hour and a half? What about pulling over at a gas station or the side of the road and confronting him?  I would have nipped it in the bud before it was an issue.  I have had situations with things like this in the past, most hunters have.  If you plan on keeping him as a friend you better have a "come to Jesus" meeting with him so this sort of thing doesn't play out again.
Good Luck

[Maverick]

I got smart and quit telling him where my honey holes are.

[buckfvr29]

Even worse when you're hunting your spot and run into one of his other buddies, the arsh that you can't stand! That one put me over the top, never did and never will show him another spot. Even worse, they both just happened to decide to take up archery after I showed my buddy pics of my hunt. Neither has tagged one yet so I'm just hoping they'll get bored with it and move on. I did call out my friend right away too, but like he said, the damage was already done, the other guy already knew about it and he isn't the type that would go elsewhere to be a good guy. I mostly hunt solo now.