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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 05:14:17 PM

Title: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 05:14:17 PM: . I am amending this post. After rereading what I posted earlier.
I suggested that it would be unsafe for him to continue into the cut and that he should not walk into another hunters setup. There was no confrontation or anything and he graciously told me he was heading up to the next cut up top. If that young hunter sees this I would like to apologize I dont think I own the mountain I was just being overly cautious. That is all.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: emac on October 22, 2021, 05:16:52 PM: Well walking down the road cant fault him as he would have no clue where you are at even if you were parked at the gate. If it was me I would divert once I saw you.

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Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 22, 2021, 05:20:26 PM: Its a road. Expect people to use it. :tup:
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: Platensek-po on October 22, 2021, 05:41:39 PM: People drive down the roads of some the areas I hunt. They never care or can see who is out there. I would turn away but seems like a lot of people don’t care.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: jackelope on October 22, 2021, 05:54:13 PM: If that’s a road, I don’t fault the guy at all for walking down it or walking through/past/in front of you. I’d probably not sit on the road and expect solitude if it was me.
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Post by: Taco280AI on October 22, 2021, 06:00:30 PM: Yep, it's a road and there will be traffic :dunno:
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: jrebel on October 22, 2021, 06:06:36 PM: If you said anything other than hello and good luck….then you broke hunters etiquette in my books. Public land and a road to boot, means he has just as much right as you to be hunting there.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: jason stevens on October 22, 2021, 06:07:01 PM: I faced this tonight. After last night seeing a good buck today I went back. Had the area to myself from about 1pm till 4. Most active time in this area. Other hunters started pouring in an see me posted up in the middle of the cut. We all waved an moved on. It's public ground so this is gonna happen. No need to get upset with others. I hunt where I hunt because of the action but my theory has always been if you see others you didn't go far enough.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: Smokepole on October 22, 2021, 06:21:18 PM: Quote from: jrebel on October 22, 2021, 06:06:36 PM
If you said anything other than hello and good luck….then you broke hunters etiquette in my books. Public land and a road to boot, means he has just as much right as you to be hunting there.

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Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: STLHDHunter on October 22, 2021, 07:26:13 PM: Quote from: jrebel on October 22, 2021, 06:06:36 PM
If you said anything other than hello and good luck….then you broke hunters etiquette in my books. Public land and a road to boot, means he has just as much right as you to be hunting there.
Agreed. If it’s public, wouldn’t fault a guy for just walking down it. I’d be more pissed if some guy started yelling at me for doing just that.

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Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: KFhunter on October 22, 2021, 07:30:05 PM: Quote from: jackelope on October 22, 2021, 05:54:13 PM
If that’s a road, I don’t fault the guy at all for walking down it or walking through/past/in front of you. I’d probably not sit on the road and expect solitude if it was me.

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Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: KFhunter on October 22, 2021, 07:33:40 PM: Do you shoot this deer in the pic since you were 2hr ahead of everyone else?
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 07:34:01 PM: Just to be clear I did not get upset or be unkind.this is behind locked gate dead end spur road about 800 yards longer than the pic. I just told him that I would be unable to shoot if he was out in front of me and I wouldn't know where he was and that it would be dangerous to have him out there where I would be unable to see him.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: KFhunter on October 22, 2021, 07:39:08 PM: Quote from: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 07:34:01 PM
Just to be clear I did not get upset or be unkind.this is behind locked gate dead end spur road about 800 yards longer than the pic. I just told him that I would be unable to shoot if he was out in front of me and I wouldn't know where he was and that it would be dangerous to have him out there where I would be unable to see him.

I tell him what I think about him cutting me off.

Oh, I took that as hostile. Glad to hear it wasn't unkind :tup:
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Post by: h20hunter on October 22, 2021, 07:40:23 PM: Uh......what you described is why hunters have an obligation to ID their target and the background. If you want to hunt general season in such an easy.....I know exactly where that is.....area and not have to be cautious of other hunters you need private land.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 08:09:47 PM: I am aware of what is at the end of the road and to my right. This is an after work spot that is close enough to get a little me time. So I guess the consensus is dont say anything or announce myself. Thanks for the input, at the time I figured it was safer for both of us. Next time I'll just get a little deeper in the brush and keep my head down.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: jackelope on October 22, 2021, 08:57:57 PM: Quote from: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 08:09:47 PM
I am aware of what is at the end of the road and to my right. This is an after work spot that is close enough to get a little me time. So I guess the consensus is dont say anything or announce myself. Thanks for the input, at the time I figured it was safer for both of us. Next time I'll just get a little deeper in the brush and keep my head down.

Announce yourself. Make yourself known.
The part about you letting him know how you felt made me think you got angry with the guy for being there.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: KFhunter on October 22, 2021, 09:06:30 PM: Quote from: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 08:09:47 PM
I am aware of what is at the end of the road and to my right. This is an after work spot that is close enough to get a little me time. So I guess the consensus is don't say anything or announce myself. Thanks for the input, at the time I figured it was safer for both of us. Next time I'll just get a little deeper in the brush and keep my head down.

Yup, announce yourself. So if he goes on by and a buck runs between you two he'll know your behind him :chuckle:
just a little whistle and a wave good enough

couple weeks ago this happened to me, I was walking a road to access a roadless bowl out past the end of the turn around, dude was sitting up above the road on the cutbank so he could see down over the clearcut below. I thought it was courteous. He just flicked his hat or waved it so I'd see him.

No orange, wasn't required.

I'm no expert on hunting your side of the state, that's like combat hunting to me, I rarely see anyone
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: hunter399 on October 22, 2021, 09:11:07 PM: Sounds like pretty normal stuff for general season.
Us as hunters I believe we all avoid each other as much as possible.
But that's not always the case.
You can always try ,being even earlier,staying later,going midweek,everyday, setup closer to the beginning of road,instead of the end,even after all that still expect company.
Title: Re: Someone walks into my shooting lane do I say something?
Post by: savagehunter on October 22, 2021, 09:20:07 PM: I wasn't angry at all. I was worried really. There is houses and a road close by that narrow everything down as far as safe shooting lanes go. The other hunter was a young guy maybe early 20s. He came by and at first I thought he hadn't seen me as he did not anounce himself or look at me. So I spoke up. The main reason I brought this subject up is opening weekend end on Sunday day my son and I had set up on the other side of the draw and three hunters walked in and set up in front of us . We didn't say anything we just packed up and left. This time I did say something but was second guessing myself after; that I came off as someone that acts like they own the mountain when I have never been like that . So if you are that kid I apologize I wasn't trying to run you off I was just being overly cautious.