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What’s your spookiest hunting experience?
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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 3077933" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>Very true. Not adhering to the original subject, but brings to mind a whitetail hunt in the Black Hills of WY a few years back. At that point I was depending upon a heavy duty aircraft aluminum unloader brace to keep walking on my arthritic bad knee. I had parked at the end of an old long-closed woods road blocked with a lot of deadfall, and had still-hunted back in a couple miles for a morning hunt after leaving the old road. Lots of sign but no deer seen. Normally when I am walking in away from roads, I don't see many hunters in there. Returning on the old road, as I neared my truck, I could hear ATVs behind me, coming down the closed road I was on. It was a slovenly guy, at least 20 years my junior, followed by his son on a second vehicle. The jerk was teaching his son that laws meant nothing, closed roads were not closed to them, fair chase was a useless idea, trashing the forest was OK, and being a scofflaw was perfectly fine. At least they weren't shooting in my direction. I was not impressed, and I am sure my dark glare told that guy what I thought as he passed me at a few feet.</p><p></p><p>Too bad he wasn't around to see me dragging my deer out that evening. After quietly sneaking back in there in late afternoon, I was standing in their very tracks in the snow when I shot my buck at about 20 yards. I gimped back in there and got it done despite their interference.</p><p></p><p>There are places that do get a lot of public hunting pressure, but hunting leases are expensive. It can be a dance if you want to hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 3077933, member: 115996"] Very true. Not adhering to the original subject, but brings to mind a whitetail hunt in the Black Hills of WY a few years back. At that point I was depending upon a heavy duty aircraft aluminum unloader brace to keep walking on my arthritic bad knee. I had parked at the end of an old long-closed woods road blocked with a lot of deadfall, and had still-hunted back in a couple miles for a morning hunt after leaving the old road. Lots of sign but no deer seen. Normally when I am walking in away from roads, I don't see many hunters in there. Returning on the old road, as I neared my truck, I could hear ATVs behind me, coming down the closed road I was on. It was a slovenly guy, at least 20 years my junior, followed by his son on a second vehicle. The jerk was teaching his son that laws meant nothing, closed roads were not closed to them, fair chase was a useless idea, trashing the forest was OK, and being a scofflaw was perfectly fine. At least they weren't shooting in my direction. I was not impressed, and I am sure my dark glare told that guy what I thought as he passed me at a few feet. Too bad he wasn't around to see me dragging my deer out that evening. After quietly sneaking back in there in late afternoon, I was standing in their very tracks in the snow when I shot my buck at about 20 yards. I gimped back in there and got it done despite their interference. There are places that do get a lot of public hunting pressure, but hunting leases are expensive. It can be a dance if you want to hunt. [/QUOTE]
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