Frustrated with lazy hunters

[heronblu]

Seems like everyone and their brother have the magic keys to the logging gates these days. Pretty frustrating when you hike 6 miles in the dark and some lazy truck hunter rolls up behind you in his diesel. I wonder why I didn't see any deer today? I gotta find some private land to hunt.

[trophyhunt]

It sucks balls, what's worse is when you buy a hancock pass for 375.00 and hike 6 miles in behind a wildlife escapement gate and find property owners get to drive back there because they own a very small area at the end of the gate.  They need to open that gate, what's the point of wildlife escapement if it doesn't pertain to everyone.  But land owner ship has it's privileges 

[Turner89]

I ride my mt bike 4-6 miles behind tbe gate also. Its a little frustrating when you see a guy in a truck, but I'm not mad........I'm jealous . If I had a key to the gate, my mt bike would stay in the garage.
 The few guys I see back there are loggers, or forest managers.......perks of the job, good for them

[heronblu]

I ride my mt bike 4-6 miles behind tbe gate also. Its a little frustrating when you see a guy in a truck, but I'm not mad........I'm jealous . If I had a key to the gate, my mt bike would stay in the garage.
 The few guys I see back there are loggers, or forest managers.......perks of the job, good for them

I'm not jealous. I have a key. I like walking or riding my bike in. There's plenty of places you can drive into. I just think "walk in only" places sound be truly walk in only.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I picked up a hunter today who was 5 miles behind a gate ..that dude walked his arz off ...I ask him what he was going to do if he shot one ..he said " well , I guess I worry about that when the time comes ...

[mdbuck5x5]

I picked up a hunter today who was 5 miles behind a gate ..that dude walked his arz off ...I ask him what he was going to do if he shot one ..he said " well , I guess I worry about that when the time comes ...

I get the being prepared thing but this is exactly how I hunt otherwise you might as well stay on the roads! Good on him! 

[TheSkyBuster]

It can be annoying, yesterday we climbed 2 miles in and up 1500 feet behind a gate only to have a truck come driving out of the clearcut right before we got there.  This morning I had an hour long stock blown by a couple guys in a pickup 3 miles behind a different locked gate.  These were not easy hikes in but it would be an easy drive.   Hopefully my effort will make my success that much more rewarding.   

[RadSav]

Devils advocate here...

If I have a favorite hunting spot 6 miles from a gate, and have the opportunity to drive closer, why would I hike the six miles?  Does that make me lazy or resourceful?

[TheSkyBuster]

The op refers to them as "lazy", in another thread they are called creepers,  for my purposes I will call them "lucky hunters". Those with the connections or the means to hold a gate key are luckier than me.   It does seem to be more and more common that I run into hunters driving behind locked gates on timber company land. 

[The Weazle]

The op refers to them as "lazy", in another thread they are called creepers,  for my purposes I will call them "lucky hunters". Those with the connections or the means to hold a gate key are luckier than me.   It does seem to be more and more common that I run into hunters driving behind locked gates on timber company land.

Yes.  I would love to just be able to drive to pick up an animal I shot walking behind the gates.  I have received a ride with an animal after I shot it, and I never once asked the guy how he got a key.  Funny how that works...

[tgomez]

It's 50/50, but Id say that alot of hunters are lazy. However, some are also disabled to. I don't judge people, I just hunt. Welcome to public land hunting, it's part of the challenge.

[grundy53]

Devils advocate here...

If I have a favorite hunting spot 6 miles from a gate, and have the opportunity to drive closer, why would I hike the six miles?  Does that make me lazy or resourceful?

Some call it lazy. I call it smart.

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[jasnt]

Only time it erks me is when you are on walk in only land and someone decides it a great place to ride dirt bikes all over the place.  That's not a disabled hunter it's normally some dumb kid.  Happens way too often on some wdfw land I hunt often.  I just take video of them and forward it to Leo

[Natas5150]

I don't think I would call it lazy either. Modern season just brings everyone and I mean just about everyone out hunting. If you don't like mass amounts of people or hunting in "pumpkin" patches then you should switch to black powder or bow seasons, way less pressure with people. We all understand it very frusterating hiking into an area only to see others in the area you hiked too. It is just apart of hunting modern season.

[CAMPMEAT]

You guys want a non-vehicle hunting area, try all of the roadless areas in the state, otherwise, you really don't have an excuse to complain.