Public Land Etiquette

[Gilroy]

Oh com'on! It's all in good fun. Gilroy is just an old crochety Scotsman. And he's a diehard liberal much to the disdain of many on here. If you're gonna hang around here ya gotta learn to roll with the punches.
There are actually, a few good threads on this site every now and again. Stick around, lurk if you want, and throw crap right back at those who give you a hard time.

What the heck he cant have been talking about he,he...If it was me Huntnfish please come back,see spoken like a real liberal.

[smitty55]

Lol Gilroy you just keep proving my point. Your comprehension is on par with your spelling. White River eh? That's a good one. I never called any hunters anything. I was talking about one hunter, but I guess you can assume all you want. I stand by what I said, that guy was a jerk. I also never said anywhere that I expected privacy on crown land. Where I hunted folks used common sense and for the most part stuck to their areas. Even the one guy who often hunted closer to the road never came back around us. Like I said, we never had any probs with anyone, well except for one time when a bunch of liberal anti hunters were wandering up and down the road waving signs. Actually that wasn't even a problem, we just laughed at them. Never saw them again.

[fishermccann]

Then S 55 I will ask you the same question I asked before, if you and your buddies got to 'your' spot, and someone else was already there would you move on, or hunt all around him and make him feel like he had done something wrong.

[greatwhite]

I would move on, however I have never had that happen that I can remember hunters that I meet are polite and seem to agree with me move on there are thousands of ac of land no need to take someone else spot only a lazy slob hunter would do that or encourage it.

Then S 55 I will ask you the same question I asked before, if you and your buddies got to 'your' spot, and someone else was already there would you move on, or hunt all around him and make him feel like he had done something wrong.

[Gilroy]

Lol Gilroy you just keep proving my point. Your comprehension is on par with your spelling. White River eh? That's a good one. I never called any hunters anything. I was talking about one hunter, but I guess you can assume all you want. I stand by what I said, that guy was a jerk. I also never said anywhere that I expected privacy on crown land. Where I hunted folks used common sense and for the most part stuck to their areas. Even the one guy who often hunted closer to the road never came back around us. Like I said, we never had any probs with anyone, well except for one time when a bunch of liberal anti hunters were wandering up and down the road waving signs. Actually that wasn't even a problem, we just laughed at them. Never saw them again.

You already hung yourself with your own posts,try reading them.If I scouted out a spot in July (your spot) set up camp a few days before you,will your gang let me have my place in peace,from all your postings it would be NO. I have hunted up that way, I know how the game is played,plenty of evidence on this forum over the years that some gangs bully and threaten to get their way or keep their territory,its no secret.

[Gilroy]

I would move on, however I have never had that happen that I can remember hunters that I meet are polite and seem to agree with me move on there are thousands of ac of land no need to take someone else spot only a lazy slob hunter would do that or encourage it.

The only way you can take somebody,s else,s spot is if you meet them face to face as its the story in the OP.However there are lots if times when a group from the south go up north,scout out a spot in summer,return in the fall and set up camp.The next morning another camp who come late,don,t like the fact somebody else is there and go out their way to disturb their hunt.Seen it happen many times.The newcomers who scouted out the spot in the summer don,t want to move as they got their first,the traditional camp get upset because they think its "their area".

[fishermccann]

Bingo Gilroy , we have a winner!

[SK33T3R]

Here's one for ya. Last year on our moose hunt - bow - we all went out to the crown land spots we normally hunt. Unmark vacant land. One of our guys noticed the trail in needed some work. So in he goes and he's in there for 4 hours. On his way out about 1/2 way he bumps into 2 guys who came in behind him. They were not polite and said they were hunting here. He told them he's been clearing the trail for the last 4 hours and they would not have gotten in as far as they did without the trail being cleared. They lied and said they hunt here every year. REALLY? we've been in there for 15 yrs for the same 3 weeks. Lying basturds . He told them he was going in . He left and came back to camp for lunch. when he went back out these 2 scumbags had called the game warden. They also hung a stand on the newly cleared trail. Wasn't there 2 hrs ago. No moose spot - just tossed up a stand. They told the game warden they'd been hunting out of the stand for the previous 2 days. The game warden sided with the 2 scumbags and told our guy to find somewhere else.
We at camp were in a mood to go cut down the stand and settle it like gentlemen - I woulda punched one of the lying, deceitful, devious scumbags and maybe even both of them. I know how crown land works and have excused myself many times in the past and will do so again in the future BUT these guys needed to be taught a lesson.

[Horridfiber101]

too bad your buddy didn't ask the scumbags to show the game warden their phone.
Call logs might show that they were not in area code the day before.
Sure would've been nice to settle it like gentlemen though eh?.........

[recurve40]

Worst issue ive had is with turkeys..seems to drive some people nuts. On private land...running up birds with a loaded shotgun...stalking into my hen only set...multiple issues. Good luck. Better luck next time