D.R.T. Outdoors
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Two quick ones.
Story 1) Hunting archery elk season with my old man. Sitting in the same tree stand I've used since I was 11 or 12. Hunting the same area we've hunted since I was a kid. I'm sitting up in my tree minding my own business scanning for elk. I hear a big branch break, my eyes lock in on the trail it's coming from. I hear a hoof thump, then another twig. I see black hooves, leading up to dark brown coming through the trees. I stand, hook on my release, then when the animal nears my shooting lane I draw and wait for it to step out. Lets just say the dumb [beeep] tree hugging hippy sitting on top of his horse riding the elk trails pooped himself right there in the saddle. I told him that I could have accidentally shot him, or even worse his horse! (yes, you read that correctly) He was riding trying to push animals past reserve boundaries.
2)In Yuma AZ. Can't blame em for doin there job, but common, use some sense. Drove past a Border Patrol truck to my first stand of the morning. Newly scouted, hadn't hunted it yet. Me and my partner waved as we went by. I'm driving a Lifted Red Toyota Pickup with WA plates, and an MCAS Yuma Base decal. We park and walk in a ways. After about 10 minutes of calling I hear the low grumble of a diesel. I look back over the small rise to see this guy running my tags. Really? He wasn't to happy to see us coming back to the truck having him outgunned, but the rookie kept his cool and I explained everything.
HuntingGal, sorry to hear about that jerk ruining your set-up. At least you got 1 today! I kinda think along the lines of the others though, you may want to pay extra attention whenever you're out to make sure his intentions are only to ruin your hunting.
Story 1) Hunting archery elk season with my old man. Sitting in the same tree stand I've used since I was 11 or 12. Hunting the same area we've hunted since I was a kid. I'm sitting up in my tree minding my own business scanning for elk. I hear a big branch break, my eyes lock in on the trail it's coming from. I hear a hoof thump, then another twig. I see black hooves, leading up to dark brown coming through the trees. I stand, hook on my release, then when the animal nears my shooting lane I draw and wait for it to step out. Lets just say the dumb [beeep] tree hugging hippy sitting on top of his horse riding the elk trails pooped himself right there in the saddle. I told him that I could have accidentally shot him, or even worse his horse! (yes, you read that correctly) He was riding trying to push animals past reserve boundaries.
2)In Yuma AZ. Can't blame em for doin there job, but common, use some sense. Drove past a Border Patrol truck to my first stand of the morning. Newly scouted, hadn't hunted it yet. Me and my partner waved as we went by. I'm driving a Lifted Red Toyota Pickup with WA plates, and an MCAS Yuma Base decal. We park and walk in a ways. After about 10 minutes of calling I hear the low grumble of a diesel. I look back over the small rise to see this guy running my tags. Really? He wasn't to happy to see us coming back to the truck having him outgunned, but the rookie kept his cool and I explained everything.
HuntingGal, sorry to hear about that jerk ruining your set-up. At least you got 1 today! I kinda think along the lines of the others though, you may want to pay extra attention whenever you're out to make sure his intentions are only to ruin your hunting.