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Very slow again keep getting this error

Very slow again, getting the same error.

While hunting a Wilderness area, I came across a well-established hunter's camp. The camp was unoccupied. It had a green accordion sleeping pad, tarps, pots/pans, a shovel, water jugs, and an American Buffalo Silver Dollar nailed to a tree. The camp remained unoccupied for the remainder of the trip, and I didn't move my setup to the new location.

I plan to return to the area and use the hunter's camp because it's probably the best campsite in the drainage. I've identified 3 total campsites in the drainage (including the hunter's camp). In my opinion, it's fair game to use the camp so as long as I (1) don't drink their water (2) take their belongings (3) dismantle any of their setup. Basically, leave no trace within the camp...even though its existence goes against the leave no trace principle.

If the camp's founder(s) walked up while I was staying there, I would probably move. I don't think that I'm obliged to move, but I think that adding a land dispute to the mix would ruin both of our hunts because we would already be in each other's zone. I'd rather have a conversation about which areas we plan to hunt so that we're not stepping on each other's toes.

If you set up camp in a backcountry camp and the founder(s) arrive after you, what's the proper etiquette? Also, if you set up this camp, feel free to PM me. I'm happy to share my hunt plans and see if we can avoid this situation altogether.

Look at that neck!

When I seen the pic.
I thought that too,then figured I'd shoot him right in the neck and dump him.

Look at that neck!

Which youth tag?...my boys have had the youth doe for rifle and for muzzleloader...each time the tags were filled the first day. There is a ton of public land and lots of access. It shouldn't be a probem for the youth to fill the tag. Gold creek and Black Canyon are popular spots, also look up McFarland Creek, Squaw Creek (its not called that anymore...I can't remember what they renamed it), and Billy Goat mtn...

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Its now called Hunter Mtn.