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Hey...........I want some of that land too, maybe for a bear hunt in the spring or next fall, but I don't want to buy, pay for any land, this sounds like the best thing to do.... So I guess I will just take a weekend, do some scouting and claim my area with signs now..... Sounds like a plan, thanks for the tip.....:silly:Quote:
Originally Posted by SongDog
Got my 1000 signs printing as we speak LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by fratri
All jokes aside I could see someone putting up a sign where their ground blind or tree stand is to let others know so they aren't shooting in that direction or putting up their own stand in sight distance.
I just don't understand why these signs are put up on crown land covering such a big spot (they would say private property if it was)
On the lakes on opening morning I know guys will sleep at the boat launch or even in the field the entire night to get first crack at the best spots. Die-hards for sure.
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People hunting in Marlborough (including the group who placed the signs) need to realize that it is in everyone's best interest to get along with each other. Personally I think the days of hunting here are numbered due to the proximity to Ottawa, the fact that the area is "managed" by the city of Ottawa, and the large number of non-hunting users.
What this means from a practical point of view is that sometimes, people have to give a little to keep the peace. The guys who placed the signs should stop doing this and do what most others do - hunt in a manner that is safe and that treats all hunters and other users with respect. On the flip side, hunters who come upon other hunters using an area should move on to a different area, at least during the time that the other hunter is there.
I usually put up a couple of temporary stands in the forest just prior to the archery season. I don't post the area around these stands with "RF2 Hunt Club". Last year while going in to hunt the area during the rifle season I came across 2 guys who were new to the area. I chatted with them for a bit, mentioning that I had a couple of stands in the area. They said that they thought they found them earlier that day. Later on, in the evening of that same day, I went to set up in one of the stands, and who do I find sitting on the ground about 30 yards from my stand? One of the two guys of course. I went and said Hi, but then I left and went to my other stand. What else can you do? Make a big deal and be an idiot? Not for me, even though some would say that the guy showed a lack of etiquette. I even chatted with his buddy when I came down from my other stand at the end of the evening.
I hope that other hunters will show me the same courtesy if I find myself on the wrong end of the etiquette equation next time.
I don't agree with locking down a huge block of public land. That seems ridiculous. A duck blind posting covers a relatively small area for 1 day of a long season.
Public land belongs to everyone and I've had hunts interrupted by hunters and non hunters alike and greet them with respect as that's just a part of public land use.
If you are prepared for possible confrontation, hunt wherever you want if it's public. For all you know that sign was for a scavenger hunt.
And that is why I won't tell anyone about the crown land I have discovered. Those people can stay confined to Marlborough Forest.
Someday I might find a new person who deserve to know where some of this land is.
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Originally Posted by rf2
I totally stay away from where people are hunting.
I had a great talk with a Quebec hunting group in Marlborough forest last season. We exchanged stand locations ( boy did they have a lot of them ) out of common courtesy and therefore only see each other on the roads.
There is a lot of property there yes. I have put in 1000's of km walking and scouting ( 10-20 km per day and lots of time off ) through some of the gnarliest stuff just to be away from everyone else.
So don't sit there Greatwhite and even infer I'm being disrespectful. If I didn't give a f@ck I wouldn't have asked for information about the club, I'd go right in and pick a spot.
Like Line said people DO put up signs under false pretenses to block off sections in this forest ( not saying this hunting club does that...not at all ).
This forest can be a bit like the wild west at times. Stolen vehicles, poaching, grow ops and God knows what else occurs in there.
For me knowledge is key and thats why I asked for info.
That's not the way you came off on your first post and that is why I only tell people about well known spots. I won't tell people where to find crown outside of there for the exact reason you portrayed. I once took a fella many years ago to show an area to and after we were done I asked him to not hunt anyplace near my stand, he said to bad it was crown and he could hunt where he wanted (I actually had no plans to hunt there, I was testing him). Not a great way to find new hunt areas by moving into where someone else is currently hunting.
But outside of Marlborough Forest, I have decided I will not give information, with the thousands of ac of land I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would try to squeeze in where someone else is hunting. I guess I have high standards and I am teaching my son the same way, my hunting partners are all the same.
Yes people do put up fake signs, but you did not say they were No trespass signs, were they? In several provinces it is normal to put up a sign. In Quebec and NB they do it for Moose and some do it for deer in NB. Personally I would like to see the idea adopted here. Would save me time when scouting out an area, to make sure I am not staking out an area that someone already hunts.
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Originally Posted by firedeptlt
Wow how will anybody figure out where to hunt in Eastern Ontario without your help?:scream:
Never said they couldn't but I get a lot of PM's from on here asking if I could help find crown land.
I guess I have higher ethics then most.
I guess I expect other hunters to have good ethics, but I can see I am wrong.
Maybe a lot don't have good ethics and you seem to have just proven it.
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Originally Posted by dean.f
I should reflect on my life, maybe one day I can measure up.