Nightmare Land Owner! GOTTA SEE- San Diego

[loner]

I think the lady is wrong plan and simple.
Looks like enough land in that area to hunt for me.

But I live in a area with deer in mine and the neighbors yard all the time, they love the roses and the shrubs. There is a bit of BLM close by and there are two guys that hunt it. For the life of me I don't see it, the deer are tame.
What do they get out of shooting tame deer?
Personally I think it is very unsportsman like.
Most of the locals also feel the same as me and a lot of them are hunters.
And I must say when someone fires off a high powered rife not 400 feet from your house or you get a hunting arrow stuck in the side of your house it starts to piss you off a bit.
So if you want to be one of these guys be my guest.
But when you are to old to hunt anymore what are you going to tell the grand kids when they ask about the trophy buck you got on the wall that you shot on the BLM land next to a subdivision???

 

[ManCalledHorse]

I would say the same thing like every other deer legally and ethically hunted. Deer are deer, tame or otherwise. What is the difference between a mountain lion or a hunter getting them? Still the circle life. Of course, I have my own standards. I don't take fawned-up Does or pregnant Does (if I could tell) or really young fawns (but that is just me).

Personally, I believe each person should be accountable for their own actions as well as conduct themselves accordingly. Honestly, I believe there is no shame in honestly and rightfully earning what you got. It is all about respecting others and doing what your supposed to do.

I am all about exercising your rights, but I am most definitely against someone treading on or violating another's rights. I feel sorry for those who have been hurt by those "selected rotten few." I am, so is every other hunter, affected by this too.

I am a full believer of "Don't hate the player, hate the game." People shouldn't go after someone who is obeying the law and in good faith doing what they believe is ethical. They should go after the rules instead.

In the incident above, I was whole-heartedly following the rules and being respectful of those who lived in the area. I get it. However, I felt harrassed, embarrassed and wrongful accused. It was a shame. But I tried my best to see myself in her shoes, she made it difficult, but I tried. I could have been an ass, but what would have that accomplished. Probabaly reinforce her convictions and her case.

So, in end state, I would say to my grandchild, "Everything I got it life was done honestly and the right way...that's how I got my buck."

 

[loner]

My above statement was not derected at you Horse if you took it that way I'm sorry.
Every incident is different and every area is different.

I'm a hunter plan and simple.
I live for the memorys and the hunt not the kill.
So in this way I'm different than some but I hope the same as most.


Good huntin,Loner

 

[ManCalledHorse]

I didn't have an issue with what you said loner. It's all good. I was just chimming in, that's all. I respect your honest opinion. Everyone is different. That's why we should give chances and keep an open perspective.

 

[deathfall]

NIMBYism

I think the lady is wrong plan and simple.
Looks like enough land in that area to hunt for me.

But I live in a area with deer in mine and the neighbors yard all the time, they love the roses and the shrubs. There is a bit of BLM close by and there are two guys that hunt it. For the life of me I don't see it, the deer are tame.
What do they get out of shooting tame deer?
Personally I think it is very unsportsman like.
Most of the locals also feel the same as me and a lot of them are hunters.
And I must say when someone fires off a high powered rife not 400 feet from your house or you get a hunting arrow stuck in the side of your house it starts to piss you off a bit.
So if you want to be one of these guys be my guest.
But when you are to old to hunt anymore what are you going to tell the grand kids when they ask about the trophy buck you got on the wall that you shot on the BLM land next to a subdivision???

Classic nimbyism...meaning "not in my backyard" The problem is if you live close to public land or so called wilderness the boundaries of what is your backyard begin to grow, and the rules begin to change. The so called locals begin to make their own rules based on their own feelings of entitlement and what they have been allowed to get away with including "white lies" about their property lines and right of way easements, and subtle intimidation including local game wardens in their pockets etc.

My understanding is that private landowners blocking access to public lands for hunting and recreation is now one of the biggest problems and hurdles to the future of hunting in the U.S.A. More needs to be done legally to protect lawful hunters from this type of owner encroachment and harassment.