Trespassing antelope hunters part II

[Modocer]

This is part II of Trespassing antelope hunters
Sunday mornig I took out a second group of hunters, After giving the older gentleman two good standing broadside shots with a rest. I find out that the man was having trouble with his eyes. (really sad to see an older hunter realize that he can no longer hunt like he could in just a few years ago) They decided to try elsewhere.

As we were leaving the field, A pickup filled with hunters pulled up and started to talf to us, "how did you do", "We misses on also", "yadda, yadda, yadda" "I don't think that I have met you I am so-and -so I a guide service out of the Honkers Inn Lodge up in New Pine Creek" At this point he gives me the broshure for his lodge. I tell the woman who is in obveously the person being guided good luck and I headed home to drop my hunters off.

Little did I know, this guide after following me up the road to find out where I was going, turned around and went back into the field just to the north of where I had just left. this field is being leased by a neighbor, from an absenttee owner. They proceded to shoot an antelope from the back of the pick-up. As they were pulling out of the field, a third neighbor, (retired cop) who had been watching the whole event, came out to confront these guys. The guide told the retired cop that he was hunting with ME!!!. The Cop, having seen the pick-up pull over and talk to me, he figured that I didn't give good directions where the fences were. He wrote down a description of the pick-up and licience number and sent them on the way.

I wouldn't have know anything about the trespassing except, the retired cop calls the ranch to ask if next time we could give better directions to prevent this from happening again. I was so mad when I heard what had taken place, I could have spit nails. The retired cop said he would call the game warden."Oh yes, we will send a warden up as soon as we can, THAT WILL BE SEPT. 3rd." Good thing it wasn't an emergancy.

I then find out the guide call the neighbor who is leasing the land the next day and offers to pay for the antelope. Talk about an attempt to bribe someone. This guy is scum, it is people like this that is causing private land to be locked up.

 

[ranchwife]

Modocer - did you let anyone else hunt after this happened? It would make me mad also!

 

[huntducks]

I'm not telling either one of you what or who can hunt YOUR LAND but please don't paint everyone with the same brush.

The guide should at least be ticked and lose his license for several months, i'm not on his side.

My biggest concern with land owners is the way they treat someone that is asking for permission, if they are nice to you, you at least owe them that back even if you tell them no, where all people, and just someday you may need there help.

I go back to the Mid-west ever year to hunt once or twice and 9 out of 10 landowners say yes, I have even had them invite me back for dinner, I have always stopped by to ask even if I hunted there the year before and I alway stop in to offer them some game or just to say good bye, I have made lasting friendships with several and one has invited me back this fall to stay at his place and hunt ducks with him on opening day, so were not all trespassers & takers.

I love Alturas and envy you guys for being able to live there or should I say I wish my wife would have wanted to live there but she is a bigger city girl.

Brass Rail

 

[Modocer]

Huntducks - Maybe I didn't explain myself well enough. When the guide and his party stopped and talked with myself and the people I was with, the conversation was along the lines on one hunter meeting another hunter in the field and carrying on a polite conversation about hunting. It was after this conversation that he entered the neighbor's field and shot the antelope (without permission). When he was questioned about knowing where the animal was shot, he claimed that he was hunting with me - which was a lie. He never asked to hunt on my land. It was when he slandered my name that I became involved in this whole mess and became very angry at the liar. I usually allow people to hunt on my land when they ask - unless we are running short of animals or something like this happens. It takes the fun out of the whole hunting events.

 

[huntducks]

Modocer

I agree with you, I just did not want to see it leaving a sour taste in your mouth and i'm sure you more then I relize all hunters are not like the guide and his group, i'm sure glad you understand that, I would not ever think of hunting on another mans property without asking first.

I drew a lope tag in Surprise Valley 1970 and i'm now something like 0-23years since, maybe again someday who knows, and i'll come a knocking even if you say no i'll always respect your right's to your land you have worked hard for it and that's the way it should be.

Next time i'm up your way lets talk about hunting over a steak at the Brass rail