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<blockquote data-quote="jlw1974" data-source="post: 1994905" data-attributes="member: 40582"><p>I hunt WY regularly as an non-resident. Bad apples on both sides. For Elk Hunting, we hunt in Grizzly country and the problems mentioned here are far and few in between in those areas, and the Elk Hunting is AWESOME. From a trash perspective you HAVE to be 'Bear-Aware' there (i.e. we keep a tidy camp, trash in trees hunt at least 12ft high, pack out, etc.). There are some yahoos that come in occasionally but they don't hang around long and we do cross paths with other hunters and frequently compare notes (where the bears were spotted, herds, etc.) we help each other become more successful hunters. Now when we antelope hunt, its an entirely different story. Finding that HMAs/BLMs that are hunted hard, we see the most issues and try to get Owner Permission on private land and pay a trespass fee (sometimes well worth it).</p><p></p><p>Also, to the comment about WDFG folks, those folks are spread VERY thin and have a vast area to cover. They are also some of the nicest and most helpful WDFG folks I have ever met and we help them out whenever we can. I don't like to snitch on bad apples but if they are recklessly dangerous then it becomes a safety issue. In one case I actually watched a group of hunters just shooting away at antelopes from 800-yards+, guts hanging out and all... They would just shoot them and never tag/retrieve/harvest them. Had no problem giving over the WY license plates numbers over to the WDFG folks when we met up and inquired if I was part of that group as they were watching from a distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlw1974, post: 1994905, member: 40582"] I hunt WY regularly as an non-resident. Bad apples on both sides. For Elk Hunting, we hunt in Grizzly country and the problems mentioned here are far and few in between in those areas, and the Elk Hunting is AWESOME. From a trash perspective you HAVE to be 'Bear-Aware' there (i.e. we keep a tidy camp, trash in trees hunt at least 12ft high, pack out, etc.). There are some yahoos that come in occasionally but they don't hang around long and we do cross paths with other hunters and frequently compare notes (where the bears were spotted, herds, etc.) we help each other become more successful hunters. Now when we antelope hunt, its an entirely different story. Finding that HMAs/BLMs that are hunted hard, we see the most issues and try to get Owner Permission on private land and pay a trespass fee (sometimes well worth it). Also, to the comment about WDFG folks, those folks are spread VERY thin and have a vast area to cover. They are also some of the nicest and most helpful WDFG folks I have ever met and we help them out whenever we can. I don't like to snitch on bad apples but if they are recklessly dangerous then it becomes a safety issue. In one case I actually watched a group of hunters just shooting away at antelopes from 800-yards+, guts hanging out and all... They would just shoot them and never tag/retrieve/harvest them. Had no problem giving over the WY license plates numbers over to the WDFG folks when we met up and inquired if I was part of that group as they were watching from a distance. [/QUOTE]
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