So this year was my second year hunting the archery elk hunt. Didn't harvest last year and haven't harvested this year (yet). Both times have been a blast and have hiked in to some amazingly beautiful country. Elk would have just been the icing on the cake.
The main reason for my post was around a situation we encountered on one of the hunts. One morning we were heading up to an area that our group had been hunting for two weeks. On the way up the trail we saw another vehicle parked lower on the trail. As we made our way up the trail we saw a hunter that flashed his light back to us to make us aware that they were there. As we passed the hunter they gave a scowl as if to be really irritated that we were there. We parked a little further up the trail than they did and started getting ready for the morning hunt. We had all intentions of communicating with them and to ensure we didn't step on each others toes on the hunt. The other hunter walked by quickly with a disgusted look again that we were there. There was some small exchange of words and we hunted there but not where they were going.
My question is what is the common hunting etiquette as it relates to this type of situation? (keep in mind, the area is huge and we didn't 'road hunt' the area. We still had to hike in)
Interested in the communities thoughts.
The main reason for my post was around a situation we encountered on one of the hunts. One morning we were heading up to an area that our group had been hunting for two weeks. On the way up the trail we saw another vehicle parked lower on the trail. As we made our way up the trail we saw a hunter that flashed his light back to us to make us aware that they were there. As we passed the hunter they gave a scowl as if to be really irritated that we were there. We parked a little further up the trail than they did and started getting ready for the morning hunt. We had all intentions of communicating with them and to ensure we didn't step on each others toes on the hunt. The other hunter walked by quickly with a disgusted look again that we were there. There was some small exchange of words and we hunted there but not where they were going.
My question is what is the common hunting etiquette as it relates to this type of situation? (keep in mind, the area is huge and we didn't 'road hunt' the area. We still had to hike in)
Interested in the communities thoughts.