On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
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09/17/21 08:30 AM
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coondagger2
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Hunting drama, my favorite.
Got permission on a goose field last year and we had a great hunt out of it. Contacted the farmer again this year and he said it would be no problem if we kept hunting but another guy had asked to hunt also. He explained that guy hunted alone and only had a couple decoys. I told him it was no problem at all, we would communicate with the other guy and invite him out whenever we planned to hunt as we would do better hunting together than competing.
We hunted the field last Friday and had a great hunt, killed 27. I notified the other guy on Wednesday morning that we planned to hunt Friday evening and he said he had prior plans but to go ahead without him. Fast forward to this week. We planned to hunt it again Saturday morning (tomorrow). I told him on Tuesday and he said he would let me know. Haven't heard anything since. This morning when I ride by the field on the way to work what do I see? Him hunting the field, sticking out like a sore thumb, sitting in the middle of his decoys. He knew we planned to hunt tomorrow morning and he still went this morning without saying a word to anybody.
Now this obviously rubbed me the wrong way. All he had to do was call and say he was hunting this morning and we would have been fine. I've been very cordial and communicated well with him, but he didn't even come close to returning the favor. In my opinion, this breaks the simple agreement the farmer had with us, and it should be the end of his hunting privilege's. What do you all think?
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: BTLowry]
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09/17/21 08:49 AM
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trapdog1
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If you both have permission then I would hunt when I wanted and if other guy shows up invite him to hunt with you
If I was landowner and drama started, both of you would be gone
Another option is to approach landowner about leasing/paying for exclusive hunting rights I know money talks, but leasing it out from under a guy is a pretty douche bag move too.
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: coondagger2]
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09/17/21 08:50 AM
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coondagger2
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Sorry guys I should have mentioned, I have NOT contacted the landowner and don’t plan to. Like you all say that will create more issues than it’s worth.
Farmer did not go for a lease, asked last year.
Bowhunter, him not being able to get in touch with me is a (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) poor excuse. He has my phone number, he made no effort. I texted him and asked if that was him hunting and his response was “Yeah man that’s me, sorry I should have let you know, my bad.” Instantly guilty
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: coondagger2]
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09/17/21 08:55 AM
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danny clifton
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when i was in kindergarten we had a kid that thought he could get on a swing at recess just cause nobody else was on it when he got there
Last edited by danny clifton; 09/17/21 08:56 AM.
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: coondagger2]
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09/17/21 09:01 AM
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If you weren't planning to hunt it the day he was out there I don't see a problem. If it's true, as you say, that he was sitting out there like a sore thumb, maybe he won't be very successful and he will learn somethingfrom his lack of experience. Sometimes the best way to learn things is to do it on your own. He will then be able to compare the lack of success when he hunts by himself to when he hunts with you.
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: coondagger2]
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09/17/21 09:13 AM
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not much point in getting mad , it's like you drinking poison and wondering why he doesn't get sick
he will grow tired of getting next to nothing and hang it up or
he may eventually come see how you do it
keep communicating to him
he may just be ignorant , Ignorant can be educated , as opposed to stupid which you just can't fix
any way the land owner wants to hear from you 2 times year , when you ask and when you thank him by dropping off a case or bottle of what ever he drinks
Last edited by GREENCOUNTYPETE; 09/17/21 09:16 AM.
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: rex123]
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09/17/21 09:21 AM
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Sounds like you want it by your rules. I don't see where anyone is wrong. I give it a 1 or 2. No sir, the farmer is the one who asked that we communicate before hunting. That was his one rule. I did not make that rule
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
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09/17/21 09:27 AM
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Could of been a spur of the moment thing. Unless it ruins your weekend hunt, this rates about a 1 To be determined if it ruins the hunt, but it probably will. He shot at 3 different groups of birds this morning, killed 1. If the hunt is ruined I’m giving it a 5, if not I’m still at a 2
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Re: On a scale of 1-10, how mad would you be?
[Re: coondagger2]
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09/17/21 09:29 AM
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yotetrapper30
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He's probably like me. Zero desire to hunt with other people. Figures if he called you, you might want to go too, thereby ruining his hunt. My opinion probably isn't what you want to hear but... you both have permission there. You do your thing and let him do his. It sounds like he doesn't want to hunt with y'all.
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