Frustrated with lazy hunters

[ctwiggs1]

I'm lazy.  I look for the easiest way to have a successful hunt 
Sometimes this means getting up at 0200 and creeping miles through the dark to get to a stand.  Other times it means sleeping in late and then road hunting.
Anymore and I don't worry about it, it all works out and I usually get a buck anyway.

That's very much my take. 

I used to hunt elk at the top of some cliffs.  On cold mornings they would bed on the rim and catch some sun.  Would take me three hours climbing in the dark to reach the bedding grounds.  Then one year I get to the top a little late because of ice and there is a guy in his late 70's with a bloody arrow.  I ask, "How in the *&%# did you get up here?"  He laughs at me and says, "You do know there is a road at the end of these cliffs, don't you?"  I never climbed those cliffs again.  Does that mean I became lazy?  Maybe

Wife and I hunt the blacktail rut by walking a bunch of short trails and old skid roads.  We hit spot #1 and walk it.  Then drive to spot #2 and walk it.  Then drive to spot #3 and walk it...Rinse repeat...  On an average day we do this a half dozen times.  We might have six or eight miles between spots.  The hour long walks are enjoyable and we see some really good animals.  However, our biggest bucks have happened by luck after spotting them from the truck between spots.  Does that make us lazy hunters?   

The day my wife killed her last good bull we hiked from sun up till less than an hour before dark.  Wife says it was the hardest day of hunting she has ever experienced.  She was completely spent after 15 miles of hiking, nine creek crossings, wet to the bone and not a single elk seen.  She was so tired she sat down the moment we hit the road and told me to go get the truck and bring it to her.  She wasn't going to take another step!  I get the truck about another half mile up hill and drive down to her.  She gets in, turns the heater on high, and says "Point it home Baby!"  I barely get the truck moving and there is a big bull standing 58 yards off her side.  He jumps out, gets ten yards off the road and puts an arrow where it counts.  Does that make her a lazy hunter?   

I need to get more lazy. My freezer is empty after a lot of hard work.  LOL

[heronblu]

I am realizing that my choice of the word "lazy" was not altogether accurate or appropriate. Mostly my frustration stems from wanting a more or less equal playing field when it comes to hunting. I walk because the sign says "walk in only" and because I enjoy that type of hunting. I appreciate the loggers and road builders that put in the hard work that enables me to walk into these areas and glass clearcuts so I've nothing against them necessarily. Simply put it's just that in my area hunting is difficult, deer are scarce and I had a frustrating weekend. Ill feel a whole lot better, and stop complaining when I fill my tags 

[bobcat]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

[RadSav]

I am realizing that my choice of the word "lazy" was not altogether accurate or appropriate. Mostly my frustration stems from wanting a more or less equal playing field when it comes to hunting. I walk because the sign says "walk in only" and because I enjoy that type of hunting. I appreciate the loggers and road builders that put in the hard work that enables me to walk into these areas and glass clearcuts so I've nothing against them necessarily. Simply put it's just that in my area hunting is difficult, deer are scarce and I had a frustrating weekend. Ill feel a whole lot better, and stop complaining when I fill my tags 

Secret to a successful marriage, the daily commute and a happy hunt is in the art of bashing.  Done properly it releases stress and allows you to return home, to work or to the happy hunting grounds free from the pain and frustrations of the past.  I know I always feel better after flipping the bird in a fit of profanity at that lady who is putting on her makeup while driving 15 mph under the speed limit in the fast lane. 

[CAMPMEAT]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

People whine about road hunting all the time bobcat, key word, assumed, to be illegally driving. Just saying'.

[bobcat]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

People whine about road hunting all the time bobcat, key word, assumed, to be illegally driving. Just saying'.

Right, and in a gated area with signs that say "no motorized vehicles," isn't that normally an accurate assumption?

[CAMPMEAT]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

People whine about road hunting all the time bobcat, key word, assumed, to be illegally driving. Just saying'.

Right, and in a gated area with signs that say "no motorized vehicles," isn't that normally an accurate assumption?

You'd think, but if a person complains, but doesn't know why the vehicle is behind a gate, they have no reason to complain about it, the way I look at it.

[Tbar]

Sometimes I think people over think things. I know several areas in 407 and 418 that people drive/walk by to get in deeper.  Sometimes it pays to think small.

[grundy53]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

People whine about road hunting all the time bobcat, key word, assumed, to be illegally driving. Just saying'.

Right, and in a gated area with signs that say "no motorized vehicles," isn't that normally an accurate assumption?

Maybe an ATV. If I see a truck behind a locked gate I figure he has a key. If he has a key I figure he's authorized.

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[Piscatory_5]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

People whine about road hunting all the time bobcat, key word, assumed, to be illegally driving. Just saying'.

Right, and in a gated area with signs that say "no motorized vehicles," isn't that normally an accurate assumption?

Maybe, but those vehicles may be permitted brush pickers or mushroomers looking to fill their weekly allotment if venison. 😈

[pianoman9701]

I see nothing wrong with using the word "lazy" when it's being used to describe what is assumed to be people illegally driving into an area that is closed to motorized vehicles.

People whine about road hunting all the time bobcat, key word, assumed, to be illegally driving. Just saying'.

Right, and in a gated area with signs that say "no motorized vehicles," isn't that normally an accurate assumption?

You'd think, but if a person complains, but doesn't know why the vehicle is behind a gate, they have no reason to complain about it, the way I look at it.

We used to hunt Hancock land out in the Ryderwood and Willapa Hills areas. The gates were closed and we had to walk in. They gave their employees keys and allowed them to drive the roads. It was discouraging but at least we weren't paying for access. Then, it would have ticked me off greatly.