Backcountry Pressure and Etiquite

[Mtnwalker]

I'd move on to another spot

 

Isn't the purpose of the high hunt to eliminate 90% of the hunters that are not unwilling to go that far to kill a deer.  I wouldn't want to be around others if I could help it and would find another drainage / ridge / etc., further up the trail or ridge.  The high country is a vast area.....I can't imagine it would be to hard to get away from other hunting parties.

When's the last time you did the high hunt? 

[hunter399]

I'd move on to another spot

 

Isn't the purpose of the high hunt to eliminate 90% of the hunters that are not unwilling to go that far to kill a deer.  I wouldn't want to be around others if I could help it and would find another drainage / ridge / etc., further up the trail or ridge.  The high country is a vast area.....I can't imagine it would be to hard to get away from other hunting parties.

When's the last time you did the high hunt? 

With Washington seasons ,really bad for deer.
There isn't another spot.
I'll just drive to the next gate or trailhead to find another hunter.
I do agree with most,and onx these days,pretty easy to look and see if there is enough land to squeeze in .

[jrebel]

I'd move on to another spot

 

Isn't the purpose of the high hunt to eliminate 90% of the hunters that are not unwilling to go that far to kill a deer.  I wouldn't want to be around others if I could help it and would find another drainage / ridge / etc., further up the trail or ridge.  The high country is a vast area.....I can't imagine it would be to hard to get away from other hunting parties.

When's the last time you did the high hunt? 

I've been in the backcountry of Idaho (20 ish miles in on horseback) and it was easy to get away from other camps.  I've also hunted public land here in WA and find that if you get a mile off the beaten path, you can get away from 90% of other hunters.  I imagine if you read enough internet post and decide your gonna be the only hunter in spider meadows.....you will be sorely disappointed.  I can tell you that I have seen trailheads with trucks stacked in like cordwood and most hunters walking past prime hunting spots.  I have to imagine, if you get off the main trail / ridge....you can find good places to hunt our high country.  Maybe I'm wrong.....I've heard it has gotten exponentially worse (more crowded) over the years. 

[2MANY]

The High Hunt has become super popular since legalization.

[Mtnwalker]

I'd move on to another spot

 

Isn't the purpose of the high hunt to eliminate 90% of the hunters that are not unwilling to go that far to kill a deer.  I wouldn't want to be around others if I could help it and would find another drainage / ridge / etc., further up the trail or ridge.  The high country is a vast area.....I can't imagine it would be to hard to get away from other hunting parties.

When's the last time you did the high hunt? 

I've been in the backcountry of Idaho (20 ish miles in on horseback) and it was easy to get away from other camps.  I've also hunted public land here in WA and find that if you get a mile off the beaten path, you can get away from 90% of other hunters.  I imagine if you read enough internet post and decide your gonna be the only hunter in spider meadows.....you will be sorely disappointed.  I can tell you that I have seen trailheads with trucks stacked in like cordwood and most hunters walking past prime hunting spots.  I have to imagine, if you get off the main trail / ridge....you can find good places to hunt our high country.  Maybe I'm wrong.....I've heard it has gotten exponentially worse (more crowded) over the years.

I was mostly kidding, haven't been up there in years myself. Part of the problem in some areas is just number of access points, about the time you out-hike the other hunters, you start running into guys from the next trailhead over. We also don't have a problem finding solitude in Idaho, probably why we still go there and don't do the high hunt anymore 

[Karl Blanchard]

The High Hunt has become super popular since legalization.

and I'm dead🤣🤣🤣

[huntnnw]

I’m with Karl I’m moving elsewhere, somehow the last few rifle tags I’ve had in WA I’ve never had a problem finding places to hunt with nobody around

[zwickeyman]

I'd move on to another spot

 

You should also scout different basins just for that reason. Cant have all your eggs in 1 basket, you need a back up plan

[highcountry_hunter]

Well, I’d probably ask them what they plan on drinking since I know damn well from experience that you’ve gotta drop waaaaaayyyyyyy down from where my camp is for water.
While they’re struggling to come up with an answer I’d be loading up the 10 1 gallon jugs I packed in with my horse the weekend before and stashed a hundred yards away lol


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[LDennis24]

Make sure you remember your tags!

[bmc02]

I think history should have an influence on how you would approach an unexpected camp in "your" spot. if you talk to the camp and turns out they have been in that spot for years, well that's a bummer for you but you should move on.

What if roles were reversed? you're an eager beaver and got into a new spot you found scouting over the summer a couple days before season opener. Then a group shows up and says they've been camping here for years (or decades), maybe they are locals... If they politely (emphasis on politely) explain the history of this camp spot I would understand and move on. not to say that it means you have to concede and leave, this is public land after all, but seems like the proper thing to do. My elk group has a camp spot with a really long history, I could imagine the grief if someone beat us to it...

whatever the case civility should be standard.

[ctwiggs1]

Move on.  They did the same thing you did but got there sooner.  It happens.   

[vandeman17]

Count me in on moving to another area. If I am packing in any distance, half the reason is just to be away from people. I will gladly give up a little in the "quality" of hunting if it adds to the "quality" of the hunting experience, i.e not see other hunters on every ridge. 

[ducks4days]

Go find another drainage.

Or, chat with them and see what their plan is. Come up with a plan that makes the most of both groups being in the area, divide up drainages and ridges and whatnot.  Ive run into camps and found out that the camp was actually a bunch of backpackers that were moving on in the morning.

[2MANY]

Refer to The Sportsman's Code Manual, 7th version, Chapter 71, Page 432, Paragraph 2.5