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stinkystomper
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well my story starts out like everyone elses. drew a tag jumped up and down and flapped my hands like a fairy, screamed..... blah blah blah lol. anyways, i get this herd scouted up a week before the hunt. theres about 30 cows 8 6x6 bulls and about 10 satelite raggys in the group. there were two older herd bulls in the herd based on their bugles. one was 300 yds from us and was a solid 370 bull. the other dwarfed the 370. so me and jerry leave the elk there and check up periodically. well opening morning finds me back in the same spot. well we walk and walk and we dont hear a friggin thang! we get to the spot where the elk used to be and what do u think happened? yep u guessed it! bulls started bugling everywhere. we quickly locate the distinctive bugle of the largest bull and maneuver in on top of them. well there i am 300 yds from a 390 bull and my binoculars say shoot but my crosshairs couldnt be seen. i figured screw it! savor the moment and wait the 5 minutes till i can see a little better. well about 2 minutes later every elk in the country is on a dead run and leaving. the outfitter who leased the land 3 miles away is walking through the elk waving his arms and chasing and herding the elk. once the elk got headed in the general direction of the private land the outfitter filed in behind the elk with quads and trucks. in the spotting scope we can see the hunters lining up on the private waiting for the elk that werent about to stop. lets just say i got the royal shaft.
let me ask u guys this.... why is it that i am not allowed to even set foot on private ground or i loose my hunting priveleges, but the private landowners/outfitters can enter public land and herd bulls off our hunting grounds. it may do me no good but i would love to know who leased the land from mr padilla (school bus driver) that lives off highway 60 at mm 24, and who leased the mckinnley ranch near blanes lake. the truck that originaly started the roundup was a ranchhand from the mckinnley ranch but the outfitter was directing the whole fiasco. if anyone on here ever buys a private tag for unit 12 please be aware of their tactics. this is the 3rd time ive experienced this on unit 12 and seems to be the standard business practice for those low life scums. so if anyone ever aspires to hunt unit 12 please be aware of the mckinleys ranch hands and be prepared to act accordingly if u have any ideas of being successful. never got back on a good bull but did pass on several smaller 6x's before giving up the hunt on day 3.
i think i officially despise public land hunting now!
i think the game and fish needs to leave seasons for landowners right where they are but put the public hunts one week before the private hunts. that will allow the public a fair shot at public bulls. a week later when public hunters leave the outfitters can then defile our public grounds at will. god i look forward to the next round of comission meetings. landowners are out of control.
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let me ask u guys this.... why is it that i am not allowed to even set foot on private ground or i loose my hunting priveleges, but the private landowners/outfitters can enter public land and herd bulls off our hunting grounds. it may do me no good but i would love to know who leased the land from mr padilla (school bus driver) that lives off highway 60 at mm 24, and who leased the mckinnley ranch near blanes lake. the truck that originaly started the roundup was a ranchhand from the mckinnley ranch but the outfitter was directing the whole fiasco. if anyone on here ever buys a private tag for unit 12 please be aware of their tactics. this is the 3rd time ive experienced this on unit 12 and seems to be the standard business practice for those low life scums. so if anyone ever aspires to hunt unit 12 please be aware of the mckinleys ranch hands and be prepared to act accordingly if u have any ideas of being successful. never got back on a good bull but did pass on several smaller 6x's before giving up the hunt on day 3.
i think i officially despise public land hunting now!
i think the game and fish needs to leave seasons for landowners right where they are but put the public hunts one week before the private hunts. that will allow the public a fair shot at public bulls. a week later when public hunters leave the outfitters can then defile our public grounds at will. god i look forward to the next round of comission meetings. landowners are out of control.
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