Ever do all the work only to have your buddy show up and kill something??

[sisu]

Wow...I guess either I pick the right people for friends or I get picked by the right people to be their friend. Not one of my friends has ever taken additional people along, done stuff behind my back etc.
I guess we just know not to do that or we are lucky to have met each other.

I went goose hunting with a fella on this site. He asked me not to blab where we went, & I didn't nor would I feel right about hunting his stomping grounds without him. It's just the way I am.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I met a few of my hunting buddy's coworkers 1,000 miles from home in Wyoming.  They had taken the few details from his story of his first trip there (and the 178" buck he killed), applied their investigative skills, and figured out where he hunted.  Friggin' cops ...

[KimberRich]

Over the years I have done lots of hiking, scouting, research, planning, spent thousands and been fortunate enough to tag some trophies. Anymore I get just as much fun and joy out of helping my kids, brother and friends get their tags filled as myself, even though they have not put the same effort into it. Sometimes circumstances don't allow them the same free time or abilities, I don't mind sharing in these situations.

I agree with you completely and felt fine letting my buddy hunt the area as he has scouted some areas for me in the past..  But for him to start bringing other people into the area is against the rules in my opinion. 

[hirshey]

Took a friend this year to an area that is near and dear to me... found a legal buck within 5 minutes of glassing and he shot a really impressive, massy 4x4 with beautiful eye guards.

He's already talking about heading back there next season with his family... kinda makes you cringe a little bit. But what can you do?

[MtnMuley]

Took a friend this year to an area that is near and dear to me... found a legal buck within 5 minutes of glassing and he shot a really impressive, massy 4x4 with beautiful eye guards.

He's already talking about heading back there next season with his family... kinda makes you cringe a little bit. But what can you do?

You tell him how you feel about it.  Set the bar straight right now.  If this spot is near and dear, I wouldn't hesitate.

[firecrotch]

thats why i switched to archery. not much of a story to it other than two summers in a row scouting and patterning real nice mule deer bucks. 170 class and roughly 160 class. well to put a long story short my uncle knew where i was scouting and two years in a row went in deep to check out my spots and he told me that thats where him and my little cousins were going. frustrating!

[whacker1]

If you guys don't want people friends and acquantances going after your spots, quit taking them to spots that you have scouted.  If you take them to the spots that won't produce, then they won't have any interest in going with you...  Just look at my trips, I can hardly get anyone to go with me anymore, because we never see much....

[hirshey]

Took a friend this year to an area that is near and dear to me... found a legal buck within 5 minutes of glassing and he shot a really impressive, massy 4x4 with beautiful eye guards.

He's already talking about heading back there next season with his family... kinda makes you cringe a little bit. But what can you do?

You tell him how you feel about it.  Set the bar straight right now.  If this spot is near and dear, I wouldn't hesitate.

Yeah, I told him I'd prefer if he didn't take anyone else in there.. and not go without me, but really its public land; I can't really do much about it if he really feels strongly about going back there.

Its just a cool day 5 through last-weekend-of-the-season kind of spot.. always find bucks there. My fault for sharing.

[MuleySniper]

The saying goes... Loose lips sink ships. Had it happen with an old good buddy of mine. He basically "showed up" for the hunt. Killed a nice 24" heavy 4 point muley. His first deer. He was/is a volunteer fire fighter so he's one of those guys that could wear out a pair of knee pads a month trying to get hired on with the FD. Anyway, he began telling his ff buddies about the general area. What pissed me off, Ive known the guy since middle school and he is the type that would give the shirt off his back to anyone in the fire department in a heartbeat but then sell it to me. Generous only when he might have something to gain.  One thing led to another. Basically, the area we used to hunt, my dad and I don't anymore. He still goes there since it is basically the only place he know about since he doesn't like doing his own leg work. He's killed one more buck in the area since then. I don't hunt with him anymore. The next year we hunted Idaho, the night before the opener I pinned down a nice 4 point in a draw about a mile or two from camp. We weren't seeing very many numbers of deer but I mentioned how I planned on hunting that buck in the morning. Long story short, I basically found myself in a foot race with him and one of my dads buddies back to the spot I originally found. My dads buddy ended up shooting the buck. I learned a lot that trip.
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[MtnMuley]

Took a friend this year to an area that is near and dear to me... found a legal buck within 5 minutes of glassing and he shot a really impressive, massy 4x4 with beautiful eye guards.

He's already talking about heading back there next season with his family... kinda makes you cringe a little bit. But what can you do?

You tell him how you feel about it.  Set the bar straight right now.  If this spot is near and dear, I wouldn't hesitate.

Yeah, I told him I'd prefer if he didn't take anyone else in there.. and not go without me, but really its public land; I can't really do much about it if he really feels strongly about going back there.

Its just a cool day 5 through last-weekend-of-the-season kind of spot.. always find bucks there. My fault for sharing.

Tough situation you are in.  Public land or not, a good friend in my opinion, would respect your words.  Me, being the hardhead that I am, would demand that respect, or my buddy would be blackballed.  That's just me though, and how serious I am about my hunting.

[KillBilly]

I have on several instances bought a new bow and a new gun and loaned them out only to have the folks who borrowed them take game with them before I did...

[MtnMuley]

I have on several instances bought a new bow and a new gun and loaned them out only to have the folks who borrowed them take game with them before I did...

So is this good or bad?  Are you saying that you've helped others with their success and are happy about it, or that you've been bit by loaning out equipment that has damaged your success.?

[NWBREW]

I have on several instances bought a new bow and a new gun and loaned them out only to have the folks who borrowed them take game with them before I did...

I think it's just funny. No offence KillBilly.

[bullchaser]

Tough one you want to take your friends and family you just hope they dont hose you. lately i have only been taking freinds that are willing to contribute scouting time. If they will take a day and go check out a drainage without me then they are commmited to the group result and i am ok with them hunting my spots.

[hirshey]

Tough situation you are in.  Public land or not, a good friend in my opinion, would respect your words.  Me, being the hardhead that I am, would demand that respect, or my buddy would be blackballed.  That's just me though, and how serious I am about my hunting.

Yes, if he ends up hunting the same area next year without me, there will be no more generosity in helping him fill his tag in future situations. I'm pretty sure he knows how I feel by now, will be interesting to see what comes of if this next season... the funny thing is... its a pretty difficult area to hunt if you don't know what you're doing; its pretty easy to overlook the smallest folds that hold the animals. Maybe he'll go back there without me next year and find its not so easy to pull animals out of that location. Only time will tell. Lesson learned in any case.