Lot of hunters

[baldopepper]

Don't know if there are a lot of hunters out of work because of the covid or what it is, but haven't ever seen this many hunters out for the late hunt. Roads around me were a parade of orange and seemed every place they could pull over had a rig in it. Been bad all week but nothing like this weekend. Most just seemed to be cruising the roads, saw the same rigs slow trolling hwy 25 several times. 

[JL]

Well God bless them. I hope hunter numbers increase, no matter the reason. Best of luck to you and them.

[buckfvr]

Hard to believe road running is all they know to do.  Up and down the road here all day long.

[Bango skank]

Hard to believe road running is all they know to do.  Up and down the road here all day long.

No joke.  Private land both sides, signs everywhere, and retards road hunting thinking they can cruise a county road, shoot a deer on private from their suv, jump out grab it and bail.  Its ridiculous.  Makes a guy want to get down to business with a baseball bat full of nails.  Where the f are the game wardens?  Oh, i forgot, we spend all of wdfws money on wolf stupidity and studies to determine if cougars are killing deer, no money for enforcement. 

[JL]

Lol, nothing like hearing those big diesels too, running up and down. Hearing them stop and rip the bugle during archery... lmao. The dirtbike muley guys etc... I can relate.

[X-Force]

Well God bless them. I hope hunter numbers increase, no matter the reason. Best of luck to you and them.

 

[bearpaw]

Well God bless them. I hope hunter numbers increase, no matter the reason. Best of luck to you and them.

 

 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I'd rather they be hunting rather than getting top secret hunting spots off of HW then talking like they found it themselves......lol  Happpy hunting all.!

[Sandberm]

Went scouting last Friday for the Nov 20 opener. Usually, on a week day scouting trip this close to the season I will see one other suspected hunter, maybe two. I saw 5 or 6 .

Plan B and maybe plan C may have to be implemented early in the season.

Oh well. I feel like if I know the lay of the land like the back of my hand I can always find my own spot OR use one of those dopey west side guys that doesnt know the unit very well to push one towards me 

[RileyH]

More hunters is a good thing, our numbers are way down.

That being said I've noticed a bad trend that seems to be increasing across all seasons, which is "road hunters" driving ATV's and Dirt Bikes off-trail all over state land and private land like it's a dirt park. I am fairly certain this is against the law/rules on public lands, but a few of these folks have vehemently told me otherwise.

[Magnum_Willys]

Outdoors in general has seen a huge increase in usage this year - hikers, berry pickers, and hunters.  Ten-fold at some trailheads imo.  Good to see !   Was at a beautiful drive-to USFS campground and lake a few years ago on Labor Day weekend and was one of only 2 camps there - thought what a waste - what was the country coming to?

Happy people are getting off the grid and enjoying the outdoors.

 

[boneaddict]

It really is a double edged sword....I like being alone out there but....

[bustedoldman]

Well God bless them. I hope hunter numbers increase, no matter the reason. Best of luck to you and them.

 

 

That exactly......BUT with that influx comes all the bad apples as well, had my fill of them all weekend.

[baldopepper]

Well, I don't mind the hunters out and about. Just somewhat surprised how many. As usual, have come across two small mule deer bucks shot and left not far off the road. Starting to think maybe you should have to pass a class proving you know the difference between a whitetail and a mule deer before you can go on the late hunt. Guess if they go to an apr on whitetail maybe it will help, seems every year it's just the small Muleys that get shot and left

[buckfvr]

Theres hunters, then theres hunters.