What do you do when somebody points a gun at you?

[huntingaddiction]

Out hunting tonight, sitting a clear cut when a black chevy pulls up on a lower landing.  A little frustrated I stand up.  Two guys get out and one has binos, the other has a rifle.  When they drove in the guy driving stopped and lookined at me.  So they know I am there.    They are looking down low and the guy with binos looks at me and says to his buddy,  "there is a guy up there."  They guy with the rifle turns and points the gun right at me.  Looking at me through his scope.  I did not react well.  My question  is what would you do?

[Mfowl]

I'd duck to a safe spot, then cuss'em out like no other. If there was an opportunity, I'd gather as much info about the guys/truck as possible to forward to LE. Thats lame, sorry your evening turned out that way!

[rtspring]

I would make damn sure he never did it again!  This can be accomplished in many ways! 

I would of been pissed and he and everyone else around would of known all hell broke loose.. 

Damned idiots!!

[jmscon]

  That friggin sucks!!

At that point he has threatened your life, act accordingly!

[huntingaddiction]

That friggin sucks!!

At that point he has threatened your life, act accordingly!

  Like I said I reacted poorly.  He was smart enough to put down his gun.

[kentrek]

All you can do is give him some hand signals and if he can hear ya give him some verbal directions....head there way if possible

[Duckslayer89]

I think it happens more then we think. Lots of guys don't have binoculars and look at everything through their scope

[huntingaddiction]

I think it happens more then we think. Lots of guys don't have binoculars and look at everything through their scope

I agree but that is no excuse.  In this case it was at a hundred yards.  He knew exactly what I was.  I was standing skylined too.

[Duckslayer89]

I think it happens more then we think. Lots of guys don't have binoculars and look at everything through their scope

I agree but that is no excuse.  In this case it was at a hundred yards.  He knew exactly what I was.  I was standing skylined too.

Oh no way, not an excuse at all man was just mentioning that. Any sane capable person should know better. Hunter or not. Was this guy hunting? You have every right to be pissed, that is really close. I was thinking he was at least a few hundred yards away. That makes it even worse. Scary stuff!

[huntingaddiction]

I think it happens more then we think. Lots of guys don't have binoculars and look at everything through their scope

I agree but that is no excuse.  In this case it was at a hundred yards.  He knew exactly what I was.  I was standing skylined too.

Oh no way, not an excuse at all man was just mentioning that. Any sane capable person should know better. Hunter or not. Was this guy hunting? You have every right to be pissed, that is really close. I was thinking he was at least a few hundred yards away. That makes it even worse. Scary stuff!

He was hunting or driving around with a rifle.  Sorry didn't mean for it to come across like you were making an excuse for him.  I knew you weren't.  I just dont get it.  At that range I had to assume the worst.  I acted in such a manner.  I really don't take stuff like that lightly.  He put his gun on the ground and said it wasn't loaded.  I proceeded to go over rule number one to treat every gun as if it were loaded.  I then recommended that they leave as I was extremely pissed off.  They did.  Knowing they had to drive past my teuck to get out, I got to a position where I could see my truck just in case.  No problems.  Just really frustrating number one as a hunter and number two as a veteran.  Guns are just not something you play with.

[pianoman9701]

Get behind cover and yell. You could technically report him for brandishing/threatening if you are able to get a license number and description to police. Aiming back isn't a great idea. It could quickly lead to an escalation. These people suck. I don't know how anyone who's gone through hunter ed can still demonstrate this behavior.

[Timberstalker]

Get behind cover and yell. You could technically report him for brandishing/threatening if you are able to get a license number and description to police. Aiming back isn't a great idea. It could quickly lead to an escalation. These people suck. I don't know how anyone who's gone through hunter ed can still demonstrate this behavior.

Nailed it. 

[HardCorpsHuntr]

Get behind cover and yell. You could technically report him for brandishing/threatening if you are able to get a license number and description to police. Aiming back isn't a great idea. It could quickly lead to an escalation. These people suck. I don't know how anyone who's gone through hunter ed can still demonstrate this behavior.

  I would take the extra step and notify LE.  Let the professionals deal with him.  If he's doing that nowadays, there's probably more to his story that LE could piece together (e.g., EDP, felon, under the influence, been warned before....)  And, after being contacted by LE, I'd bet he thinks twice about using his scoped rifle to look at people. 

[WAcoyotehunter]

So what did you do??

[huntingaddiction]

So what did you do??

  I was pretty mad.  Ruined the bear hunt as I was cussing them out.  Got my gun ready in case I needed it.  I did not put him in my scope.  He made every excuse in the book.  "The sun was in my eyes, I didn't know you were there.  I tried to get a license plate.  They backed out so I couldn't see it.