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Boy this thread has amazed me at what people will do to kill an elk. Blocking roads, verbal threats, pulling weapons on other hunters this is absolutely ridiculous. It seems that some people will do just about anything to get an elk
By the sounds of the way he was shooting, the safest thing you could of done was stand still and present the biggest target.
Nope, no one is back there with the exception of me for about 275 days of the year. 90 days later when season is closed, garbage is everywhere. Those 275 days per year find me back in the woods hiking almost every day. 3 years ago I saw a State guy doing some surveying, other than that, just me. 44
Oh I see. Honestly I really don't believe it's all that bad out there. Other than the fact that there ARE too many hunters for the number of elk available to hunt. But going to permit only would solve that problem.I didn't see anybody totally blocking roads where I was hunting. What I did see was vehicles parked back a ways from the end of spur roads that ended on landings in clearcuts. Normally the vehicle would be parked at least halfway off the road, so that if a person really wanted to get around, you could. And I see nothing wrong with that. These are roads that would only go another 1/4 mile or so. There's no point in driving right out on top of the elk. This was an area where there really isn't anywhere you can walk without walking on a road. So it's not like you can park somewhere and walk two miles to get away from the roads and all the other hunters. The roads were everywhere, but so were the elk.
Anyone who thinks this kind of crap only happens in the Winston unit are fools, happens everywhere. A buddy of mine had a rifle put in his face and was told to get lost while gutting HIS elk in the Manastash about 15 years ago. Another buddy, hunting near Forks came back to his rig with 4 slashed tires, no idea why, anti's? maybe, or maybe he beat another hunter/A-hole to "his" spot?
Flattop, if you ever decide to make a garbage run out in the woods let me know and I would be happy to bring a bag and help out for a day.
Here’s what someone reading this thread might conclude: • Everyone on this site is either stupid, an A hole, or both.• Blocking roads is acceptable sometimes, but in other instances it is not.• Elk hunters are inconsiderate slobs that litter and shoot up gates and signs.• Interfering in another hunter’s stalk is cause for drawing a deadly weapon.It’s a good thing that we have such a large percentage of our state’s population that hunts, otherwise one might consider hunting a threatened activity.
Quote from: billythekidrock on December 08, 2010, 07:30:39 PMI doubt much of it was hunters. More likely brush pickers. They like to use bottles and cans like we use surveyors ribbon.Nope, no one is back there with the exception of me for about 275 days of the year. 90 days later when season is closed, garbage is everywhere. Those 275 days per year find me back in the woods hiking almost every day. 3 years ago I saw a State guy doing some surveying, other than that, just me. 44
I doubt much of it was hunters. More likely brush pickers. They like to use bottles and cans like we use surveyors ribbon.