peaches ridge/ natches hunters etiquette

[gonehuntin68]

I would go have a little conversation with them. It's rude, and someone needs to talk some sense into them.

 

[tgray]

No reason for that at all, no respect.
I have a muzzy tag and I have avoided scouting certain areas because I wouldn't want to mess up someone's hunt. That's too bad, could've been a good day.

[time2hunt]

That blow but your hunting the most popular area with the easiest access around if your not 4-5 miles in your SOL way to many hunter anymore  


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[SniperDanWA]

Two years ago, I hiked in 2 miles and set up at 5:00.  Shooting lanes set, yardage marked, etc.  5:30, I hear noises.  I look to see a red headlamp and he's coming right towards me.  I figure, he's seen me.  Nope, he is less than 10 feet from me and starts hacking up a hair ball.  I turn towards him, turn on my headlamp and said, really?  He states, oh, man I'm sorry.  I didn't see you.  Say what?  I can almost touch him.  I walked in another 3 miles that morning.  Twisted my knee and broke my tailbone doing it.  Torqued off for days as it ruined my hunt and I ended up going home early because I couldn't walk down hills or sit down.

I'm sorry you had that experience, I feel for you.

[GameHunter1959]

20 years ago my father hiked thru the timber to get out to a herd of elk feeding in a field on opening day of the modern season. My father had his pick between 3 nice bulls less than 150 yards away. He gets ready to shoot, and hears crunching in the woods behind him. Two guys heading his way. Rather than shooting my father stops and motions the guys over to him; thinking if they played their cards right they could all get a nice bull. In the middle of the conversation one of the guys runs towards the elk and opens fire. He ended up killing a really nice bull. So my father gets screwed out of an elk. The idiots hunting buddy also gets screwed out of an elk. Soon they all gather back up together to check out the bull the idiot killed. The idiot asked for help, and my father and the guys "soon to be no longer hunting partner" walk out of the woods together. Told the guy to pack out his own elk and you screwed two other people, including your own hunting partner.

Next time my father will shoot and not try and help two guys get an elk. Lesson learned...

[Eric M]

So I didn't have time to scout this year. Hunted close to home. It was great until Labor Day weekend. Bears, elk-no bucks but seeing lots of does and fawns. I understand everyone wants to hunt, but after 5 trucks drove by on the forest road near where I was, I was ready to pack it in. Then a guy drives his truck up and parks his truck 75 yards from me, SLAMS his truck door, gets into his truck bed with a lawn chair, and sits with his bow waiting for the deer to walk by. I should've video'd it for YouTube.  I walked the mile back to my truck and said the h#@! with hunting on the weekends.

[bracer40]

So I didn't have time to scout this year. Hunted close to home. It was great until Labor Day weekend. Bears, elk-no bucks but seeing lots of does and fawns. I understand everyone wants to hunt, but after 5 trucks drove by on the forest road near where I was, I was ready to pack it in. Then a guy drives his truck up and parks his truck 75 yards from me, SLAMS his truck door, gets into his truck bed with a lawn chair, and sits with his bow waiting for the deer to walk by. I should've video'd it for YouTube.  I walked the mile back to my truck and said the h#@! with hunting on the weekends.

Only five trucks?!? Sounds down right peaceful

[Eric M]

So I didn't have time to scout this year. Hunted close to home. It was great until Labor Day weekend. Bears, elk-no bucks but seeing lots of does and fawns. I understand everyone wants to hunt, but after 5 trucks drove by on the forest road near where I was, I was ready to pack it in. Then a guy drives his truck up and parks his truck 75 yards from me, SLAMS his truck door, gets into his truck bed with a lawn chair, and sits with his bow waiting for the deer to walk by. I should've video'd it for YouTube.  I walked the mile back to my truck and said the h#@! with hunting on the weekends.

Only five trucks?!? Sounds down right peaceful

Ha Ha Yeah. To a degree I think the animals in there are used to the vehicle traffic so it wasn't that exactly (although I saw 4 more trucks on the walk out to my truck and it was only about a mile walk) but slamming your door?!?! The lawn chair was funny though.

[Gamblin Guy]

So I didn't have time to scout this year. Hunted close to home. It was great until Labor Day weekend. Bears, elk-no bucks but seeing lots of does and fawns. I understand everyone wants to hunt, but after 5 trucks drove by on the forest road near where I was, I was ready to pack it in. Then a guy drives his truck up and parks his truck 75 yards from me, SLAMS his truck door, gets into his truck bed with a lawn chair, and sits with his bow waiting for the deer to walk by. I should've video'd it for YouTube.  I walked the mile back to my truck and said the h#@! with hunting on the weekends.

He was probably waiting for his driver to show up, its usually at least two guys in lazy boys in the back of the truck.....

[Eric M]

He was probably waiting for his driver to show up, its usually at least two guys in lazy boys in the back of the truck.....

ha ha crazy right?

[js139]

Sorry to the original poster that had this happen. I've been hunting 346 for about 12 years now. The worst and rudest people i've ever met hunt this GMU. So bad infact, we had a group of hunters damage out trailers and rigs (slash tires, cut valve stems, remove lug nuts, etc.), because they weren't happy with the place we camped at cause they thought it was too close to where the elk bed down. To top it off, the jerks sit on an open hill, hoping people (like us) walk around in the canyons and push elk up to them. If you walk between them and the route the elk come out, they throw rocks at you and yell and cuss. If I walk 4 miles in to get to some of these spots and walk between you and the elk so you can't get a shot, tough luck. Get off your @$$ and walk yourself. And leave my crap alone or this is going to end badly.

To top it off, I have on more than one occasion walked the top of the ridge where these guys sit and found dead elk where these morons shot an animal coming up the hill and never got off their butt to go see if they hit it. Well they did and the animal died 200 yards from where they sit and they never walked by the trees it fell down next to. Just stupid. I should've turned them in and if I ever see it again, I totally will. The idiots in this area are ridiculous. Just watch your back.

Anyways, I would have just grabbed my sidearm and fired a couple shots as I was walking off to make sure no elk stayed in the area. That just what I would have done, but that's me. Sorry this happened. Hope you find some better hunters in this area. I can't wait to see what type of people I encounter this year with my big bull tag. It should be tons of fun getting away from those idiots.

[ipkus]

So I didn't have time to scout this year. Hunted close to home. It was great until Labor Day weekend. Bears, elk-no bucks but seeing lots of does and fawns. I understand everyone wants to hunt, but after 5 trucks drove by on the forest road near where I was, I was ready to pack it in. Then a guy drives his truck up and parks his truck 75 yards from me, SLAMS his truck door, gets into his truck bed with a lawn chair, and sits with his bow waiting for the deer to walk by. I should've video'd it for YouTube.  I walked the mile back to my truck and said the h#@! with hunting on the weekends.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you walked a mile to get 75 yards off of a road?

You're doing this hunting thing all wrong!

[Eric M]

Well yeah only because I didn't want to drive up to the spot I was hunting. It's probably stupid but made sense at the time

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[Eric M]

I hadn't seen another vehicle in that area for a few days thought it would be quieter to park and walk to the spot where I was sitting. I does sound stupid.

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[Gringo31]

I can't say I've ever had these kind of problems in that area. 

Maybe I'm just fortunate?