Guest CSRoth Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Just blowing off a little steam here. Here where i live in jefferson county i have alot of land to hunt probably around a dozen or so farms i can hunt that equals 5000 acres or so, ive put alot of work into getting permission and scouting and patterning the deer. But this is what upsets me and its probably happened to us all, i have invited many friends that live in other areas to come in and hunt with me.I like to usually hunt with a buddy or something for lots of reasons safety first incase something happens or to work together to pattern deer or help if somebody shoots something. But what has happened is ive done all the work getting these farms and learning them and out of all they guys ive invited down there has only been one in the past five years who has ever invited me to hunt with them. He invited me to hunt Iowa and Colorado with him next year cant wait. But what even upsets me even more is this year i got a ton a phone calls for people to come down stay at my home and hunt, but i havent heard from these so called friends all year until hunting season. I never even returned most phone calls this year. Another thing if your hunting with a group your supposed to help each other this season in muzzleloader i was already tagged out so i didnt get to hunt but got to take my girlfriend out witch she got her first buck a big ten point but what happened is there was a hunting group out with us on this farm that i have hunted for a bout seven years and invited these guys down when chrissie shot her buck we walked into the bottem to get it a buddy of ours heard her shoot and saw us go into the bottom to get her deer but what did he do he went back to the truck instead of coming down and giving us a hand he just walked away 1 guy out of all 6 gave us a hand to get her deer out of that bottom and he was the oldest and the one who should not have had to help. I will invite him down next year i hope the rest dont call me. All im trying to say is just the offer to help or the invite would be nice just common courtesy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Shame how things work out sometimes. If someone was ever gracious enough to offer to take me to land they gained access to, I would certainly be appreciative and would show it by helping out whenever and however I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Did Ohiobucks put you up to this thread? j/k--I'm "one of those guys." Unfortunately, I find myself grovelling to find spots to hunt every year. I think I'm a good person when it comes to showing appreciation for the use of a person's land, thanking them, helping with the work, buying gifts, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 First off all those guys you're referring to as so called friends I'd call acquaintances...not friends. Friends do not walk away from a friend that might need help, whether he needs it or not. Real friends care about one another too and willingly and often show it without expecting anything in return. It goes both ways with a true friend. They may not have the personality or the resources to secure other places to hunt to share with you but they show their friendship in other ways. Sounds like you had one friend out of that group. It also sounds like these acquaintances are pretty self centered. I don't think I'd invite them back or care to share time with them at all in the woods. I also wouldn't have a problem telling them why they are not welcome to share the woods with you next year when they called again either. If I'm wrong about some of the so called acquaintances, you sure need to have a heart to heart talk with the ones you think I'm wrong about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Blade Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Dont answer your phone when you know one of those "friends" are calling;)Caller ID............I know the type,,We had a guy like that......Once deer season opened he wanted to hunt on our lease,,,Promised that he would help out with maintence during the summer,,,Once the weather warmed and it was time for work to be done on the property,,He always had better things to do........It took 2 seasons before we figured him out,,,But guess what,,This past season he didnt step foot on our lease:D..........Dont get me wrong,,He is a good guy,,Just one of those guys that you dont hear from unless its hunting season,,,He was just taking advantage of me and my 3 buddies that put in alot of time and money to keep the wheels turning on that piece of land.............:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 i know a guy that gets to hunt this guys land....he's helped out in the past with corn and fences and such, then he decided theres no deer on the land, so he stops, then he realizes that theres a couple of monsters, so he calls the guy again and sucks up....he hunts, gets nothing, then the landowner shoots a monster, turns out that he kept what he saw from the landowner , only calls him when he wants to hunt, the rest of the year, it's a wave here and there in passing...the landowner is one of the nicest guys i know and he still doesn't see the others true colors...aggravates me to no end...as long as he can benefit, he's there, as soon as he thinks he can't, he's gone...and it's just not hunting, he's like this regardless and folks just don't see it....most folks at least.....they think he's great and it makes me want to puke violently, lol.....thanks i needed to vent, lol.....i feel much better..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 You need some new friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bertman Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 did you say friends what friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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