More public land fun

[M,Yingling]

Its public land I have dealt with it  Lots have no respect for other hunters  and its getting worse over years,,, what I don't get are these guys that set up blinds or tree stands on the only trail leading into woods  or If u want get deeper ,, ,, I walk right on past them as if they are not their   LOL

[g8rvet]

Most of the folks are fine though.  I think we just remember the rude ones.  Like in my example the one guy wanted it worse than we did and he got there earlier so we respected that.   He probably wanted there on the opening day and my bro beat him there and he respected it. 

We did see plan A guy later parked right next to our plan B (with the other truck sitting there-hopefully he went to other side of the road).  He probably heard our shot! 

We have dropped a few feathers next to a vehicle that crowded us, just to rub it in.  Kinda childish, but we always get a good laugh out of it.

[Happy]

I think it really boils down to location. If a chunk of public land has easy access and plenty of game then count on plenty of people. The more people you deal with then the more likely the chance you run into some that have no manners. I tend to shy away from well known spots just for that reason. I will take a big chunk of ground with limited access and lower game numbers any day over dealing with rude people.

[g8rvet]

Happy you have perfectly described my philosophy now in duck hunting. I do not kill as many, but I enjoy my days so much more.

[mtns2hunt]

Sounds to me like everyone is cramed in on top each other. Sitting in truck waiting to hear a Gobbler? Is that right? Fighting over parking space? Not my kind of hunting. At first light I would be miles from any parking area walking or standing on a ridge. Guarantee there would not be anyone with in two miles. In Virginia where I hunt there is over a million acres of National Forest: plenty of space. Plus if I don't kill a bird I do it all over agian the next day except Sunday as there is no Sunday hunting. On Sunday I go to private land.

You are always going to find rude and inconsuderate people on public land. The mentality is like a gold rush you have to be there first and in their haste they don't care if they run over someone. Hit the back country and if your serious back pack in or if a navagable river is running through the forest drift through in a canoe. Options are endless and all the complaining kills me.

Good for you. Everybody doesn't have public land like that close enough to hunt. There isn't any public land around here that you can get more than a half mile in without being less than a half mile from a road from the other side.


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Yes, good for me and just about anyone living in this area. Awesome hunting and fishing. I live 20 minutes from Jefferson National Forest and 20 minutes in another direction to my lease. I also have access to a couple of other farms. The price? Several high paying jobs in other states turned down and a lot of leg work to find hot spots on Nf and secure leases. It can be hard work but is it worth it? Oh yes. What I am saying is nothing is given to you and you have to work hard and sacrafice. When the weather is terrible I hunt, when everyone else gets tired and say all the deer or tuekeys have been killed I'm out there until the last day. How many pairs of boots do you wear out?