buckee Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 3legs and I know exactly what you are going through....right 3legs We have been trying to accommodate another good friend of mine's Dad for the past ?(many) years. He is so bad that we actually told him he could have the farm all to himself for the first 2 months of the season, for the last 2 years, but after that, he has to leave and let us hunt it. We asked him to please take a doe out of there last year, since the buck population was getting low and the does were getting way up there, and we would do the same (which we did). I made the mistake of telling him he could bring a friend in with him last year when he asked me. He/they literally ruined the place last season. Him and his friend that he brought in with him, took 2 bucks a piece and then he poached a few more for other friends freezers. There were no mature bucks left on the property when we got our turn at it last year, it was overrun with does and the deer that were there were so spooked, we couldn't get them to come out before dark for a month. I was really ticked and this year, I finally said...NO MORE. At the beginning of this year, I told him that this year we will be hunting it, until we have tagged out. It was a pleasure to hunt relaxed deer down there this year. He asked me a few days ago if we were finished yet, and I was just about to say yes, but he start lying to me about the year he was having at another place. That was the straw that broke this ol' camels back. I blew up, right then and there and I told him a that he is now officially uninvited to hunt there, since I was the one who invited him in, in the first place. It was a painful thing to do, but we have been at odds now for years and years and he just does what-ever he wants to do. I know he poaches deer, but would have to be there when he did, in order to prove it and have him busted. He's never really wanted to be part of the group, and agree with our common sense hunting practices. He doesn't give two hoots about anyone but himself. He would hunt there every morning and every night for the whole season and ruin it for the rest of us. It was hard to do, only because he is my other friends Dad, but enough is enough. We have been trying to accommodate him for years now, but no more. I feel so relieved now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy Its too bad, but thats what it has to come down to sometimes guys. it hasn't happened to me yet thankfully, but i know how ya feel. it is just not hunting when you always have to know that your not going to get the chance to get one because of someone else's actions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Schmeck Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy Let him eat big deer poop! You just can't tell some people anything. I wouldn't get all upset. Let him do his thing, and hunt without him with no regrets. You'll be better off in the long run. Trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy Sounds like you have been wasting your time...maybe not in the friendship...but in the woods with him anyways. I wouldnt lose any sleep over it....doesnt sound like he really wants to kill a deer in the first place...maybe he just likes to be in the woods...cant blame him for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy Thata a bummer for sure....I would not worry about him much though. If thats where he wants to hunt so be it. Let him eat the deer poop for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy I'm about to cut off the guy I hunted with this fall. All he did was complain and did not help when it was needed. He has pulled this crap before. I think picking a hunting partner is just as hard and important as picking a spouse! LOL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWSmith Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy [ QUOTE ] I think picking a hunting partner is just as hard and important as picking a spouse! LOL!!!! [/ QUOTE ] So True.......but then again...I hope that I could show enough common sense and see that my wife never drives me out into the deep woods with a weapon in her possesion either ....that reminds me I should take the shovel out of her car and hide it somewhere in the garage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy Back in my younger days, I used to be a whole lot more tolerant of hunting partners and most of the times it cost me. Sometimes it takes years to find a really good reliable hunting partner that inspires and motivates instead of discouraging and interfering with your own hunting. I must say that in all the years, I only found one partner that fit the bill, and we hunted together for about 20 years, and then he got transferred to Thunder Bay in Canada. I've been hunting by myself ever since. I must admit that it is not nearly as much fun, and I do have a problem now getting my butt out there early in the morning. I would suggest that people be just a bit careful with hunting partners until you get to know them real good. It always helps avoid some rather ugly situations. I've had hunters that started inviting all kinds of other people to hunt my property without even asking if it was ok. I have hunted with people that saw no problem with helping themselves to my stands. I have hunted with people that would leave me waiting for hours for them to show up. There are many ways that invited hunters can be a complete pain, so I eventually didn't invite quite so many people down to my place until I knew them real well and knew that our hunting ethics and practices were compatible and that they were reliable people. It sounds like your friend is no great loss as a hunting partner, but I would continue looking for a new one. The hunting experience is so much more enjoyable when you've got somebody to share it with. Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Re: Thanks Doc your better off without tht guy around!!!!!! good luck finding a new hunting buddy ,,, and oh yeah good luck hunting!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horst Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Re: Thanks Doc Thats why I hunt alone most of the year Seriously, I know a guy like that, I tried to help him when he first started hunting.He doesnt listen, gun hunting during deer drives hes never where hes supposed to be sitting, not only does it cost us deer we shoulda had, it can make a well planned deer drive awfully unsafe when you got some clown roaming around when hes supposed to be sitting.Ive given him several good spots to bowhunt, he burns them out fast by not watching the wind, crappy stand setups, etc...Hes never killed a deer in 5 yrs of hunting. Now for my part in it.I was telling another guy about this and he asked me how often I hunted.Every night more or less I told him.Then he asked me how often the other kid hunted.Maybe once a weekend I guesse. Moral of the story I guesse, its easy to be critical of the way others do things, escpecially when you take your hunting as seriously as I do.If they dont do things like you do it easy to decide thier doing them wrong.But as long as theyre having fun and its not really affecting you they arent hurting anyone.I wouldnt hunt with your buddy either but I wouldnt hold it against him to much either.It got to the point with me I started trying to avoid this guy so I wouldnt have to talk to him.Ths year hes going late season Muzzleloader hunting again.ill give him another chance to hunt with us, if it dont work out Ill hunt alone again, either ways no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy yep, i can relate. and, not about anybody here in this forum. there's one particular guy i don't hunt with anymore for reasons like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy Man that sucks! Im kinda in the same boat with my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy [ QUOTE ] I'm about to cut off the guy I hunted with this fall. All he did was complain and did not help when it was needed. He has pulled this crap before. I think picking a hunting partner is just as hard and important as picking a spouse! LOL!!!! [/ QUOTE ] So very true. I'm lucky, the guys I hunt with are all great people and we get along without any problems. We're strickly trophy hunting when it comes to bucks, so there's not much shooting going on around the ranch. After 3 years on the ranch, you just can't believe the difference we're seeing! I see 3 or 4 good bucks almost every time I go out! So do the other guys, but nobody's shooting at them. After reading these posts I really feel blessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy [ QUOTE ] Today was the 7th day for mass shotgun season. I hunted this morning with my buddy for the first time this year knowing that I was wasting my time hunting with him. He has a problem like I said in a post ( Here We go again) .This is his forth year hunting this same area for him. He has hunted this same area every day since mass opened 7 days ago and he has not seen 1 deer. He has not taken a deer in 4 years from this area. Where he hunts he can see his truck about 200 yards that is as far as he goes. Before he goes to that spot he listens to his radio very loud and slams his doors. He trashes the area he hunts. He will sit for an hour walk around for an hour never leaving the view of his truck. He smokes up a storm when he hunts. I have a great area that I have been seeing deer almost every day. I asked him if he wanted to go there . He said I'm staying here because he saw big deer poop . He said he has three more weeks of hunting there . I told him good luck and give me a call if you get one. Today was the last day I will hunt with him . He lost a hunting buddy today. I will stay friends with him but I will not hunt with him unless he changes his ways. [/ QUOTE ] You're doing the right thing. If you take hunting serious you just can't hunt with people that disrespect the whitetail's senses like that. My gf's brother always asks me to go hunting with his club but I often decline because of the same things you mentioned above. Not really him but 5 other guys in their hunting club. They have about 1,000 acres to hunt but all they do is dump corn piles all over the property put a stand near it then make all kind of fuss. Poop & peep under their own stands, smoke and the whole works. Then they wonder why they never see any mature bucks, the season gets late then they start shooting young immature bucks out of frustration. That's just not my style of hunting & I always politely say thanks but no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy I have always hunted alone and enjoyed it, until this year VTBowman invited me to hunt with him and his buddies, mostly him tho and I'll have to admit I don't know how I hunted this long alone it's great to have a friend to hunt with. But being the invited party I thinks it's our responsibility to put the extra effort forward to make things work and not take advantage of the invite...So I hope you can find another buddie to hunt with thats willing to work with you and not fight ya all the way every year...GOOD LUCK.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Today was my last day hunting with my Buddy That is too bad. Does not sounds like he will ever figure out you were trying to help him out by getting him to go elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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