How Secretive are you about your hunting areas?
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swampokie
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It depends on how likely I will draw the unit again. It also depends on the way a person tries to get the info from me.
Zim
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Haha, ya that's true. Well, I'm good with the guy I helped out this year with detailed info. He's an IL CO and I have his card. He can't be a bounty hunter in NM, nor afford an auction/LO tag.
very true, im honestly surprised and thankfull that it hasn't. Utah has gone to the dogs with that. im glad that money goes to good things but cmon.
RyanHughes
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Very interesting post! I like to ask myself this a lot before I ask a fellow hunter for any information. Seems like my father explained it best to me; if you want to get information, be ready to give some back eventually. It shows a lot of kindness to trust someone enough to give them your spot, but it is also important that we do not take advantage of eachother. We have all been burned by this in one way or another I am sure.
I think the most important piece of "equiptment" that any hunter in the history of man can have is Knowledge. Therefore it is important to pass on, but is almost like a limited resource. I know that I have been very fortunate to have been given some great spots and advice, and thats something that shouldn't be taken for granted.
I think the most important piece of "equiptment" that any hunter in the history of man can have is Knowledge. Therefore it is important to pass on, but is almost like a limited resource. I know that I have been very fortunate to have been given some great spots and advice, and thats something that shouldn't be taken for granted.
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dan maule
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Totally depends on who I am talking to and why we are talking. One guy who I hunted with could not resist the temptation to brag and shoot his mouth off until one day we received a call from a landowner whose property we had been hunting on for about ten years, he was wondering why he was getting calls from people asking him to hunt. We worked it out with the landowner but I still haven't gotten over it. What an idiot.
JEandAsGuide
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My cousin sent me this the other day. We were both burned on a good area. A friend of mine begged me to take him. After telling him the situation and making it clear that it was to remain with us only, I finally brought him. He listened for the rest of that season. 2 years later 4 guys that were friends of my friends friend (think about that) had decoys in our hole 2 hours before daylight on opening morning. The rest of the season was no different. I have sense had another similar experience so I have become a little more careful on who I bring.
Slugz
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Same here unfortunately. I used to hunt with an older crowd during muzzleloader, they showed me an area in exchange for me going to camp with them a few years and helping with the horses. It was all and good until someone in the crowd invited someone at work to come up. Next thing you know, the family was there next year. Luckily its a limited hunt area, wilderness and down hill from camp so the geography/terrain keep the rift raft out. So to answer the question, very tight lipped. I try and balance that though by helping peole going to other areas I know. In this day and age its just hard to convince the younger crowd that it takes 3-5 years to really learn an area. They want the instant info as quick as their phone gives it to them. Now not saying all are like that, but the majority is.
ColoradoV
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Well livin in a small town you have to get creative. I dont even know some of the real names of the area's around here as they are made up by family so only the "folks in the know" understand what me and my family/close friends are talking about. Wood pile road, the dormitory, kiss my ass basin (my uncle walked out once and said you can kiss my ass I am never going back), Omalie's alley, Old Faithful, Last chance ridge, Coors can basin, and so on for names.
A couple of years ago I knew where a huge buck with a nice dropper was and word got out due to my dumb ars sharing pics on the net.. Had a couple punks following my truck at trail heads shortly after - even a gov tag finders fee call - so I parked my truck at a gnarly wilderness trail head 2 days before archery and used the mother n laws jeep who was visiting to hunt the other side of the unit where the buck was.. Drove by to see the punks 2 trucks at the trailhead where I left mine for the first 2 weekends - they dedicated 10 days total looking for a ghost. They said they did not see many deer and I said it was due to the low deer #'s in that area lol!
I have learned that small or normal bucks can be posted on the net and shared but when you find a good un keep your cards very close to your vest!
A couple of years ago I knew where a huge buck with a nice dropper was and word got out due to my dumb ars sharing pics on the net.. Had a couple punks following my truck at trail heads shortly after - even a gov tag finders fee call - so I parked my truck at a gnarly wilderness trail head 2 days before archery and used the mother n laws jeep who was visiting to hunt the other side of the unit where the buck was.. Drove by to see the punks 2 trucks at the trailhead where I left mine for the first 2 weekends - they dedicated 10 days total looking for a ghost. They said they did not see many deer and I said it was due to the low deer #'s in that area lol!
I have learned that small or normal bucks can be posted on the net and shared but when you find a good un keep your cards very close to your vest!
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Hoytfanatic
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I've got mixed emotions on this, I guess I'll put someone on animals, but ya I'm not going to tell someone one about a 380" wallowing hole.
Totally different mindset, but used to take a buddy to a little honey hole for pheasants, then the next year he was bypassing me and going straight to landowner hunting it every weekend (landowner was a scary old guy who had been know to threaten people at gun point if he didn't recognize their vehicle)
So, I guess we've all been burned, but there are also a lot of nice folks out there that just haven't been able to put it together and in order to keep them interested and keep this wonderful past-time alive, I'm gonna keep sharing.
Totally different mindset, but used to take a buddy to a little honey hole for pheasants, then the next year he was bypassing me and going straight to landowner hunting it every weekend (landowner was a scary old guy who had been know to threaten people at gun point if he didn't recognize their vehicle)
So, I guess we've all been burned, but there are also a lot of nice folks out there that just haven't been able to put it together and in order to keep them interested and keep this wonderful past-time alive, I'm gonna keep sharing.
I tell you which areas I'm hunting. This year in Wyoming its 23 for elk. Last year was 19, the year before 120 and 19 the year before that. All bull tags. I used to give specifics when guys would pm me. All I'd ask is that they email a pic of their harvest. Guys were always saying sure, you bet, blah, blah, blah. Only one or two guys have ever sent photos. Others wouldn't even respond after hunting season. Now, I give out general info at best. This is gonna be a fun year since two other family members also drew 23 tags as well as a couple of good antelope tags and I'll be headed to G for my 5th hunt in a row. Can't tell you where...
coastalarms
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Like most folks, it really depends. I will go way out of my way to help out a kid who's just starting. So far (knocks on wood) I haven't been burned too bad. In Oregon, I am more likely to give better info if its a tag that takes a while to get as opposed to an general tag.