Don
I too have guys that would see me glassing a canyon on different times and then on opening morning, guess where they was sitting the sad deal was it was a outfitter with a client they never did see what I saw and I never saw that deer after the hunt started. But they figured if I was there 2 days in a row it must be good spot. The outfitter who hunt close to a road has to put up with the tons of hunters that will be there also that is the nature of the beast.
You can bet that alot of DIY hunters have the same story about a outfitter client shooting a animal out from under them.
Plus not all the good high glassing spots are just for outfitters, like I said glass from there also(next day) you might spot something or you might not. But by all means it doesn't mean you will be cutting in on the outfitter and his clients. It just means you could be hunting the same animal, but that happens everyday in the real world. THAT is why it key to get away from the crowds and find a spot that hold good animals, that you can hunt without others following you.You can see now why some guys will park a truck across the road.LOL
4 years ago I was riding in(horses) and had 3 guys ride their motorbikes right by me, they didn't care one bit if they spooked my horses or not, Now I ended up killing a good bull back in that canyon and rim country and it wasn't because I was a better hunter,spotter,or first there. I was just quieter then they was and my horse spotted that bull before I did, But I was smart enough to look where the horse was looking and make a good shot. The same goes for glassing a area someone already glassed 5 seconds after they glassed, a great bull/deer could pop-out and they will never had seen him. I have seen tons of guys stop on a road or trail and glass and as soon as they do everyone who see them will stop and glass in that same spot.
Tongue in cheek yes and no we all know how it works in glassing up good animals and what it takes to keep a eye on them until the hunt starts, AND what it takes for us to keep others from hunting us and finding out where we are seeing what we are after.
Heck I love the guys in orange out scouting the days before a hunt.
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