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Okay, a friend of mine and his son built a blind on public land. In the blind is a sign tat says if you would like to use this blind, please call and list a name and number. He just wants to know who is using it and wants to make sure that it does not get tore up. Well, I have exclusive permission to use it and hut with him and his son frequently and I always call him the night before to let him know I will be out there.
You were the one out of line. Washington state law is first come first serve for blinds on public land. If you need a blind that bad, get a portable and carry it with you.
Some of you just are not connecting the dots here. You are so focused on the word permission. Like I said, it may have been the wrong word to use. The guy who built it knows it is on public land and that it is first come first serve. He also wants to know who is using it and has developed some good contacts to hunt with. For him, it was a good way to develop those contacts because they were doing the same thing he likes to do: DUCK HUNT! Other wise, they would not have been in the blind. Now, this is where I am going to put my foot down on the subject. I have taken a load of crap from a few of you and you do not know the first thing about me. Yes, I said they were kids, I am in my mid 40's and they are in their mid 20's. That to me is a kid, but still old enough to be responsible enough to know where the hell their gun is and to ASK his dad to use it! If he doesn't have the respect for his dad to ask to use it, then I doubt that is a person you want out in the boonies with a gun because you can't TRUST that person. That goes to the testament of the attitude they displayed to me, I never swore to or at them and was very polite to them. They smarted off to me and THAT changed the dynamics of the situation. I doubt that very many of you would have allowed someone to be swearing at you with out you saying something back to them in kind. I would have been very happy to make a new friend and share the blind with someone until they "stand up for themselves", as it was pointed out, by swearing at me. I doubt they could have used the excuse that I "intimidated" them, as it was suggested, and that is why they were upset and left the shotgun in the parking lot. We had talked for almost thirty minutes before they walked back to the parking area, yet another thirty minute walk. We had both apologized to each other for what was said and put it behind us and went on to talking about other duck hunting things. So, so much for what you know. You were not there nor do you have the whole picture.You can not sit there and tell me for one moment that if you had worked to build something that you would not expect to be able to use it when you went out. I have read a very common thread here. I have seen a lot of "me, me, me" in your replies. Example, "The sign on public property is nothing more than litter, I would dispose of it as such", or "I would probably be pissed off enough I would throw away the paper with the phone number." I think that is what has gone wrong with hunting these days. It isn't much different than the whining the tribes make over hunting and fishing. It is all about them and to hell with what anyone else has done. That attitude does nothing to foster working together or networking for the benefit of our sport. It pits us against one another in a race for "it's either him or me and it isn't going to be me" and that attitude does NOTHING for helping our sport. It drives a wedge between us. I was brought up to be respectful of others, their property and the things they do and say.
