Now you're thinking! Just think, you wouldn't even need CO's patrolling to enforce the rules of required roadhunting, so the DWR would save money as well, double bonus!! -/O\-Riverrat77 said:Hmmmm yes... that is a different way of looking at it... and its probably a pretty dang good point. Who needs I400... just hand out a few "roadhunter tags" in the units so that they HAVE to roadhunt and that way none of the trophies will be getting bothered. :lol:
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: *OOO*EPEK said:Great Ideas, instead of breaking the state into areas, break it into styles. I can see it now, I put in for a spot and stalk tag, but drew a road hunting tag, oh well, I guess I will finally have to break down and by a new spark plug for my four wheeler. What did you get, I got a tree stand tag, and I don't even own a tree stand. How bout you, I drew a track someone elses blood trail and steal their deer tag, I sure hope I get into and area that lots of poor shooters are hunting in. Ya, I drew a hike to the top of the mountain, look around for a bit and hike out the same trail I came in on tag. What about you, well I have been putting in for a pile up piles of corn and grain tag and sit over a feeder tag, and I have 13 points for that, so I hope I draw out next year, I think I will have max points for that. And the most coveted tag of all, I drew a mullet tag where tons of folks all over the state will locate a tremendous animal and triangulate it with helecopters, radios, 414 spotting scopes, and video cameras, I have been practicing the part where just before I shoot, they film me taking my saftey off tag.
I love all types of hunting, but my favorite is right after a snow storm, locate, watch them clear the ridge and get on their tracks and sneek on them.
I would say make sure you wear your mullet fatbass, but I'm sure you're already sportin one. Just be sure to take pictures.fatbass said::rotfl: *(())* :rotfl:
Good stuff, RR77, Pro and EPEK. I'll be hiking my ass off around my favorite spots all day on the opener. The rest of the hunt will be lots of roadhunting due to gout and arthritis aggravated by the opening day death march. It sucks getting old.
I dissagree. Where I hunt the road hunters kill more then anyone. They also seam to be shooting the bigger bucks.Riverrat, I disagree. I think we should encourage MORE road hunters. IT means fewer deer killed, and fewer people to bump into back in the hills.
that is some funny stuff right there. TEX-O-BOB'S my hero now. :mrgreen:fatbass said:It'll have to be a fake mullet. All I can grow is a skullet since the top of my head is bald as TEX-O-BOB'S wif...oh, never mind. :mrgreen:Treehugnhuntr said:I would say make sure you wear your mullet fatbass, but I'm sure you're already sportin one. Just be sure to take pictures.fatbass said::rotfl: *(())* :rotfl:
Good stuff, RR77, Pro and EPEK. I'll be hiking my ass off around my favorite spots all day on the opener. The rest of the hunt will be lots of roadhunting due to gout and arthritis aggravated by the opening day death march. It sucks getting old.
Before I read too much into this, I'm going to assume you're either joking and carry a big wooden spoon or you're hunting private ground in Texas where pretty much everything is shot on the road under a 100 gallon corn spreader..... Ok... surprise me, which is it?? :lol: Oh, alright, I suppose it could be in a limited entry rifle deer unit out in the desert as well..... or maybe a Yellowstone Park Bison hunt... that is legal isn't it?? :shock:weatherby25 said:I dissagree. Where I hunt the road hunters kill more then anyone. They also seam to be shooting the bigger bucks.Riverrat, I disagree. I think we should encourage MORE road hunters. IT means fewer deer killed, and fewer people to bump into back in the hills.
I'm going to tell all you "hike my butt off" guys what my dear late grandpappy told me when I was about 17. Tex, he said, "you'll kill a LOT more deer and bigger ones if you wear out the seat of yer brithches before you wear out yer boots."Tree stands.... Well, thats cool I guess if it suits you. I like to be active so like the other guy, hiking my butt off and finding the animals I'm going after is what appeals to me.
Sorry man, I totally respect the things you and Tex have to say but I don't get this at all. Yeah, I've heard the sayings get up high and then let your glass do the walking for you. I understand that but I've sweated a ton working my way up ridgelines, down and around bowls and have found animals by getting into some nasty stuff that average Joe is only going to look at wistfully from the seat of his ATV and think, well, I'll bet there's deer in there. I do agree that hunting is definitely not a one and done thing in most cases... it definitely takes a little dedication and I know you have it if you're spending all that time in a certain area finding your deer. What about still hunting?? Granted, thats a step or two, wait, look and then another slow step or two... and usually isn't associated with archery as much but that would have me sweating up a storm. I also sweat a bit on my hikes up into whereever I'm going.... its just a result of good, hard exertion I think.... not so much wasted time and energy. I'm a firm believer in working hard to get to where most folks aren't. Is that a bad way to think about things?? I've been told over and over again to get up early, be on the mountain glassing at first light or before, work hard to get into unreachable areas, etc, etc. Maybe its because I'm young and full of pis* and vinegar still or something but that seems to make sense to me. I agree that treestands can be effective for some guys and you and Tex obviously have that aspect of the game nailed down but I've also seen spot and stalk work exceptionally well and I'd say that takes an exceptional amount of patience, agility, and the ability to remain piano wire tense and aware of where you're at and whats going on with your surroundings.... No, its not hauling A busting oakbrush on a bench but its still hard work. I just don't get your comment I guess.... seems to me hunting is all about sweating and putting in the effort to get there and hopefully get out with a game animal. :|EPEK said:So............. I say, if you are sweating, you are not hunting. But, hunting to me is not a one day thing.