Never again

[DoubleJ]

Wow, I hunted in one of my spots for 4 1/5 hours Saturday and only covered a little over 4 miles both directions. Just me, but any faster and I would not see any sign or animals. I always believed it is not how fast or how far you hunt, but how well you hunt a given area.

I only ran into one other hunter that far in that whole time, he was a nice guy and we had a good conversation about hunting.

Was that in the woods or open country?

[croix]

i've forgotten to turn the gps off while re-locating in the truck and had it tell me i hiked 54 miles in a day with an average speed of almost 10 mph. even with a bear chasing me i couldn't maintain 10 mph for more than about 5 seconds  

[jackelope]

Like Bob said, you'd have to be walking non-stop at 3mph(fast pace IMO) for almost 10 hours.  Open country or not, I can't see it happening. Hell I can't see it happening on the sidewalk nevermind in the woods.

[DoubleJ]

I am not discounting the inaccuracy of my POS GPS, just saying what it said.  I swear I reset it before we started though.

[steen]

Apply for permits, at least it limits the tag holders in the area.  It still seem busy cause the spike hunters are setting up and scouting for their animals but they couldn't shoot for the first 5 days of my hunt.  It's the ony way I have hunted elk so far.

[DoubleJ]

Apply for permits, at least it limits the tag holders in the area.  It still seem busy cause the spike hunters are setting up and scouting for their animals but they couldn't shoot for the first 5 days of my hunt.  It's the ony way I have hunted elk so far.

we put in and didn't get drawn.  We'll put in again next year too.  I also buy him as many points as I can on the dummy point system.  He's 8 now.  By the time he's 18 and hopefully out on his own  he'll have 10 points in a bunch of catagories that he can try to cash in when he's ready.  I wish my dad had prepared me like that

[pods8]

I'm sorry for your son's experience but the repeated montra of the site tends to be "get the hell away from the roads" if you want to avoid the crowds.  No offense but if you knew he didn't want or like the crowds why would you bring him out in a situation that would sour him? 

There were no areas in this area that were outside of eye sight of a road.

My point still stands, you brought him into that area which was heavily covered by roads and then were shocked when people were driving the roads during modern season?  If that kind of thing would turn him off to hunting a better selection of an area seems like it would have been warranted.  Just my  .  Hopefully he stays interested in hunting in general...

[Alchase]

Wow, I hunted in one of my spots for 4 1/5 hours Saturday and only covered a little over 4 miles both directions. Just me, but any faster and I would not see any sign or animals. I always believed it is not how fast or how far you hunt, but how well you hunt a given area.

I only ran into one other hunter that far in that whole time, he was a nice guy and we had a good conversation about hunting.

Was that in the woods or open country?

Combination of both, when I hunt I usually walk about 10 ft slowly as quietly as I can, then glass then 10 more ft and glass.........may not cover allot of ground but I have seen most everything in the ground I cover, lol.

[Gutpile]

I'm not saying a person can't walk 28 miles in a day. But to walk 28 miles while hunting? How would you find the time to stop and look for elk Anyone that does 28 miles in a day of elk hunting, is not hunting, they are simply hiking.

 

 8 year old, 28 miles one day and 17 the next? Wow thats quite a hunt for a little guy.

[DoubleJ]

I'm sorry for your son's experience but the repeated montra of the site tends to be "get the hell away from the roads" if you want to avoid the crowds.  No offense but if you knew he didn't want or like the crowds why would you bring him out in a situation that would sour him? 

There were no areas in this area that were outside of eye sight of a road.

My point still stands, you brought him into that area which was heavily covered by roads and then were shocked when people were driving the roads during modern season?  If that kind of thing would turn him off to hunting a better selection of an area seems like it would have been warranted.  Just my  .  Hopefully he stays interested in hunting in general...

No way that turned him off of hunting.  Just made him mad is all.

[coachcw]

Teach him to hunt , not trek. stop glass , move slow , when you spot an animal and have to make a move tjhen its time to buggie. It's sounds to me that your building a great foundation with your son and I applod you for that.

[Buckrub]

The state and private property has a lot to do with this situation.
Private land owners are fed up with the drive by hunters and the state pushes hunters into smaller areas with lack of proper management.
There should be no east west elk and the elk should ALL be managed with antler restrictions.
There is no common sense to elk management by the state except for the allmighty dollar.
I expect better... at least for the future hunters.

At what point does the states management get called for what it is.... a joke.

[DoubleJ]

At what point does the states management get called for what it is.... a joke.

Multiple times every day.  I don't think it will ever change, until there are no more animals left.

[csaaphill]

Personally this don't bother me and never has. I Hunt hard usually in the morning then may drive around for a while until the afternoon then go again or at least pick a spot to watch until dark. I remember my dad road hunting a lot when I was young and tried cutting a track off the road or spot something out in the draw or canyon. My guess is archery season isn't or won't be much different either. I do know and understand that getting out and walking is the main key to success and do my fair share of that as well. I agree with the radio blasting though no-one wants to go to the woods with quiet riot or achy breaky heart blasting out of the window all day. Too I seen someone out just kind of joy riding Saturday, and wasn't hungting or at least that's what he'd said. Too some may be looking for an area to hunt or going on new roads so may not know the area too well. To me this should not discourage a young boy from modern season just know you guys had the best chance to see something and and let the others be.

[Schwag173]

... next thing i know i look around and there is a guy standing behind us on the logging road about 10 yards im thinking to my self. when this guy seen us from at least 50 yards down the road why he did not turn around and head some where else as i usually do if i see some one in here. this idiot sits there and i finally tell my son lets go.

If the guy wouldn't take a polite hint, then I'd ask him if it'd be alright if I did some target practice.  I'd be overtly friendly about it, but it's public land, and I really needed the practice ...