I'm privileged in that I own an immense amount of public land that is open to hunting. Of course I have to share it with hikers, bikers, and everyone else that lives here and I make sure to respect their space hoping I can get the same in return. Unfortunately it's also open to the activists. The things they do makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time.
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I was setup in a new area yesterday evening that I wanted to check out. Didn't have a whole lot of time and didn't know the area too well so I climbed a tree that looked decent. Unfortunately it was fairly close to the main road and parking lot but far enough to respect the no hunting zone rule. Anyways, about 2 hrs before dusk a white station wagon starts driving back and forth on the main road honking it's horn. Fortunately it leaves after several passes and I don't see it again. All the sudden, about 30 minutes later, I start to notice a lot of vehicle traffic. They then pulled into the parking lot and start setting up camping tents in the open field next to the parking lot.... ***, I didn't know the area was open to camping and plus it's 29 degrees!!! Of course they are talking very loudly and making a lot of noise. Still had about 30min of safe light but decided it wasn't worth sitting in the cold anymore so I packed up and decided to call it a night. Walking back to the parking lot, I passed by several on my way to the truck and they all continued to do their thing totally ignoring me as if I wasn't there. There were atleast 10 vehicles there including a utility trailer loaded with various equipment. As i was driving out, a truck pulled in towing a huge offset smoker so maybe I'm miss-interpreting the situation. Maybe they truly were intending to camp overnight there in below freezing weather. The polar bear camping club????
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I was setup in a new area yesterday evening that I wanted to check out. Didn't have a whole lot of time and didn't know the area too well so I climbed a tree that looked decent. Unfortunately it was fairly close to the main road and parking lot but far enough to respect the no hunting zone rule. Anyways, about 2 hrs before dusk a white station wagon starts driving back and forth on the main road honking it's horn. Fortunately it leaves after several passes and I don't see it again. All the sudden, about 30 minutes later, I start to notice a lot of vehicle traffic. They then pulled into the parking lot and start setting up camping tents in the open field next to the parking lot.... ***, I didn't know the area was open to camping and plus it's 29 degrees!!! Of course they are talking very loudly and making a lot of noise. Still had about 30min of safe light but decided it wasn't worth sitting in the cold anymore so I packed up and decided to call it a night. Walking back to the parking lot, I passed by several on my way to the truck and they all continued to do their thing totally ignoring me as if I wasn't there. There were atleast 10 vehicles there including a utility trailer loaded with various equipment. As i was driving out, a truck pulled in towing a huge offset smoker so maybe I'm miss-interpreting the situation. Maybe they truly were intending to camp overnight there in below freezing weather. The polar bear camping club????
[Stepping off the soapbox]
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