Post by: rudysts on November 10, 2016, 07:38:50 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 10, 2016, 07:47:59 AM
I don't think I would just be out for a ride on horseback during the modern season. I do know guys that hunt off of horseback during modern elk.
Post by: rudysts on November 10, 2016, 07:51:13 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 10, 2016, 07:58:06 AM
Post by: JDHasty on November 10, 2016, 09:14:23 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on November 10, 2016, 09:27:56 AM
Mature blacktail bucks don't necessarily "drive" to where people think they will. They are not whitetail deer and tend to move only as far as they have to to eliminate an immediate threat, hunker down and then slip away unnoticed. We have even seen them belly crawling behind cover when they knew someone was present.
How many blacktails are there in GMU 117?
Post by: Woodchuck on November 10, 2016, 09:34:44 AM
:chuckle: :chuckle:Mature blacktail bucks don't necessarily "drive" to where people think they will. They are not whitetail deer and tend to move only as far as they have to to eliminate an immediate threat, hunker down and then slip away unnoticed. We have even seen them belly crawling behind cover when they knew someone was present.
How many blacktails are there in GMU 117?
Post by: JDHasty on November 10, 2016, 09:35:10 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on November 10, 2016, 09:59:41 AM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on November 10, 2016, 10:47:05 AM
JD, I was hoping for an Eastern Benchleg!!That's waaay to close to Portland... or they smell different or something .. :chuckle:
Post by: jackelope on November 10, 2016, 10:53:59 AM
Post by: bracer40 on November 10, 2016, 12:08:58 PM
Post by: Curly on November 10, 2016, 12:37:31 PM
Here's the definition of hunting in the regs - To Hunt: Any effort to kill, capture, injure, or harass a wild animal or wild bird.
If they are driving deer, they could be considered to be harassing deer. So, it seems like if they don't have hunting licenses, they could be hunting without a license or simply written up for harassing wildlife. ??? Thoughts? :dunno:
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 10, 2016, 12:51:03 PM
Mature blacktail bucks don't necessarily "drive" to where people think they will. They are not whitetail deer and tend to move only as far as they have to to eliminate an immediate threat, hunker down and then slip away unnoticed. We have even seen them belly crawling behind cover when they knew someone was present.
Hunting in NH, I turned around to see a whitetail do this after I walked by him on a cross country ski trail. I didn't even know what I was looking at, at first. Freaky.
Post by: predatorpro on November 10, 2016, 01:20:05 PM
Post by: jay.sharkbait on November 10, 2016, 01:27:03 PM
We run into women on horses up elk hunting all the time always wearing orange but they are rounding up cattle...just smart to wear orange when on a horse during elk season...
Spike!
Post by: Bob33 on November 10, 2016, 01:29:55 PM
Better yet, a "true spike". :tup:We run into women on horses up elk hunting all the time always wearing orange but they are rounding up cattle...just smart to wear orange when on a horse during elk season...
Spike!
Post by: Chesapeake on November 10, 2016, 01:33:08 PM
Better yet, a "true spike". :tup:We run into women on horses up elk hunting all the time always wearing orange but they are rounding up cattle...just smart to wear orange when on a horse during elk season...
Spike!
We call that there a "slow elk". :)
Post by: Rainier10 on November 10, 2016, 01:45:31 PM
Technically, doing a deer drive could be illegal.This is what I was thinking might come up. Pretty sure this is an argument that could be made and that is why I was tagging along. Not sure it would hold up but it is an angle that could be used to call deer drives illegal.
Here's the definition of hunting in the regs - To Hunt: Any effort to kill, capture, injure, or harass a wild animal or wild bird.
If they are driving deer, they could be considered to be harassing deer. So, it seems like if they don't have hunting licenses, they could be hunting without a license or simply written up for harassing wildlife. ??? Thoughts? :dunno:
Post by: predatorpro on November 10, 2016, 01:50:46 PM
Bahaha! Nice...those spikes you can just lead into a trailer...We run into women on horses up elk hunting all the time always wearing orange but they are rounding up cattle...just smart to wear orange when on a horse during elk season...
Spike!
Post by: jay.sharkbait on November 10, 2016, 01:55:12 PM
Bahaha! Nice...those spikes you can just lead into a trailer...We run into women on horses up elk hunting all the time always wearing orange but they are rounding up cattle...just smart to wear orange when on a horse during elk season...
Spike!
I fancy myself the ethical hunter and would rather lawndart them at a grand.
Post by: Bob33 on November 10, 2016, 01:59:16 PM
Yes, it could be considered hunting if the intent is to move the animals towards another hunter. It is possible the riders had valid hunting paperwork, but if not they could be cited.Technically, doing a deer drive could be illegal.This is what I was thinking might come up. Pretty sure this is an argument that could be made and that is why I was tagging along. Not sure it would hold up but it is an angle that could be used to call deer drives illegal.
Here's the definition of hunting in the regs - To Hunt: Any effort to kill, capture, injure, or harass a wild animal or wild bird.
If they are driving deer, they could be considered to be harassing deer. So, it seems like if they don't have hunting licenses, they could be hunting without a license or simply written up for harassing wildlife. ??? Thoughts? :dunno:
Here's insight on a similar issue: http://wdfw.wa.gov/help/questions/86/Do+I+need+a+hunting+license+if+I%27m+just+helping+my+child+or+others+to+hunt%3F
Post by: fishnfur on November 13, 2016, 11:59:06 AM
In this case, we have no idea if the ladies on horseback had licenses, so any discussion of whether they were legal or not is strictly conjecture.