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More like no comments.Up in the Alpine Lakes earlier in the week and all the people wearing masks while hiking was mind blowing. Of course my group wasn't and we couldn't even get a hello from most people. They looked at us like we had two heads.
I rolled up to a branch road gate in the Cle Elum area right at the tail end of spring turkey this year. While donning my official turkey hunting uniform another rig rolled up with some bikes on the back. I walked over and introduced myself and asked if they planned to bike the same road, which they did. I let them know I would be moving slow and would give them plenty of time to get some distance before considering a shot. I also enjoy mountain biking and began a discussion on the local trails in my area. They started asking about my equipment and the tactics of turkey hunting. I ended up giving a ten minute intro to turkey hunting seminar right there at the gate. One of the gals was tickled pink when I fired off a turkey call. Russ would have been proud. They even waved as they went by up the road. Hunting, or not hunting, is a personal choice we all make. I feel like the community as a whole tends to be more understanding and polite than we are given credit. I talk of hunting with passion to hopefully ignite a spark in people that may just open a new door in their lives.