"I survived the battle of Ellensburg"

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Bobm:
I survived the battle of Ellensburg!

We all know that public land hunting has it's drawbacks but hey we get to hunt and have a chance at putting some of the best meat in the world on the table. Last year I took a spike and was hoping to stay lucky this year. Not so,

I have never run into so many goofs in my life while elk hunting! I felt like a pin ball in the field trying to find a spot just to sit on and hope the rest of the crowd would push one my way.

Day one in the evening hunt. I'm preparing my pack to go sit on a stand near my truck of which I had parked that early morning.

5 big trucks pull up right in front of me on my departure point and 10 hunters jump out.
Slam doors.
Light up smokes.
Set car alarms. "beep"
Talk loud, "you go over there!"
Laugh loud, "HAHAHA"
Load rifles while pointing barrels at each other.
Stomp, stomp, stomp......

I loaded up and left for home. I had had enough, and yes I'll try again next year, maybe not there though. :)

I'm sure the rest of you guys have hunting spots that are not this way.

Cougeyes:
That sounds about right for that area, i could have told you not to hunt there, its the same every year.

Buckshot Bill:
More and more the public hunting areas are getting like that. Buddies out slammin brews and having a social outing away from the wives. It's not about hunting with respect for others. It's about what they want. Too many yahoos using RV's to hunt and not using them for just transpo close to hunting areas and then getting off and hiking around. Since I'm getting old and decrepid, the use of a trail bike has been my saviour but I don't use it to get up to the tops of ridges and such. I remember back in the early 70's and would hike up to the top of ridges in the Teanaway and would be wiping sweat of my face and look up and see some jacka** riding his dirt bike on the ridge across the way. Piss me off big time >:(. That's when it started and it happens all the time these days unfortunately. Wish there was a way to stop it but I don't think it will get any better.

Cougeyes:
No not as long as there are trails and roads open to these areas, doesn't matter if they aren't supposed to be on them or not. We use motorcycles, but ride on the motorcycle trail to get to our spot out in the Teanaway then hike the mile over to our camp. I just can't stand seeing all the road and ATV hunters, but i guess if everyone got off and hunted normally there would probably be less animals out there because the success rate would most likely go up.

dbllunger:
It is Wa. We had several hunters actually walk up and sit within 20yds of us. The first time we confronted them, then we just started talking real loud and making a lot of noise right next to them. Amazingly a couple got mad then we pointed out their actions and asked if they thoght what they did was reasonable or even half way courteous? Not a one said what they did was ok. Not a suprise for Wa.

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