Be carefull who you tell...............

[Gutpile]

I found a pretty decent NE WA Elk spot a few years back but unfortunately when the season opened I wasn't the only one who knew about it and it was a zoo. I had brought a friend with me and showed him the spot and that ARSHOLE brought not 1, not 2, not 3 but 5 people up to that spot this year for the archery season. Then he had the audacity to call me and complain that "people need to keep there mouths shut when they find these spots because they're getting too crowded" I said "Like YOU!!" He didn't understand why he shouldn't tell every Tom Dick and Harry either. Sumbitch pissed me off.

So now if the rule of 7 hold true thats gonna be another 30 friggin people who know this spot. I'm pissed. Thats the LAST time I show that guy ANY hunting spots.

Thats my "fall back" spot if I can't go to the blues during the elk season now I guess I need to find another one.

Just wanted to vent.

[Big10gauge]

Same thing happened to us this year. Rarely saw anyone other than a few grouse hunters, this year had at least 20 other elk hunters in the same vicinity.

[Gutpile]

This is also a pretty good grouse and turkey spot and I've got both my bears there. I've been going there since I was a kid and I'm pretty pissed that he told that many guys. One of which wont tell ANYBODY about ANY of his spots. One of the other guys brings absolutely nothing to the table and I don't know the other 3. Oh' well, live and learn.   

[rougheye]

Where is this place you are talking about ?   

[MtnMuley]

I here you on this!  It takes a good friend to get secrets into honey holes.  Probably the number one thing that would cause me to have a complete come-apart!

[SkookumHntr]

--If you show someone a good spot, no matter who they are they will go back there and bring people to it! I am very picky who I show my spots too, especially after all the time I spend scouting

[Curly]

Where is this place you are talking about ?   

Now that is funny right there.........

   

[slack56]

I have a friend who showed a friend of his one his spots, and he told all of his friends about the spot, its bs if you ask me.

[bowhunterforever]

I would be pissed too! That hasn't happend to me yet and hope it doesn't,If it does i dont know what i would do.

[Pathfinder101]

Wow, that sucks.  Huntable spots in the NE corner are like gold too...

[MAVsled]

worried about this same thing for the upcoming 2009 elk season.
One of my fishing-hunting friends for the past 9 years and I parted ways this past spring, small stupid indifference that I couldn't put up with any longer.
Now I dread that he will bring a few fellas into an elk area that my father and I learned for over 40 years. the former friend has witnessed 8 elk kills in this area the last 9 seasons.

oh geezzzz!!!

[Elkstuffer]

That is the #1 reason that I hunt alone. You never know when you and your "buddy" are going to have a small falling out. Next thing you know you have company.

[TheScottRanch]

His name is Curtis.

[BENCHLEG]

i hear ya there elkstuffer.

[NWBREW]

Happened to me hunting for deer in the N.E. corner with my Dad. Knew of a spot from scouting, 1st day hunting I took a nice 4x4 but we knew there was a bigger one around. Hunted there two more days straight, when back to camp in the evening and everyone was talking about where they were going the next morning and me and my dad had said we were going to give that place a rest till evening than hunt it.Well that morning a couple of so called hunting buddies from camp went there and shot the 4x5 my dad been after. Yeah I was pissed off....felt like my dad and I did all the scouting for them. we had been there for 7 days and this guy had been there for 1. I don't tell my hunting spots to anybody....not even friends.  When they ask me I tell them I went to Smackout......I never go there