halielynn1
New Member
I have though long a hard about what I witnessed last weekend and finally decided to vent my frustration.
This invloves a group of hunters of at lest 35 to as many as 50+ hunters. They run the woods as if they owned it all and amazingly enough they own very little if any. The perform drives just like you and I, but that's where the ethics end.
For starters, when possible, they use vehicles to get the deer moving. Rather than walk through the draws and valleys, they drive a vehicle up and down making as much noise as possible. The hunters that are furthest away from the road carry high power rifles so they can reach out a little further. The hunters that post the drive stand on either side of the road (sometimes leaning over the hood to use it as a rest) shooting wherever the deer may go. They park their vehicle in an alternate pattern (Left Side, Right Side) as to block the deer even more. They leave a few hunters in the vehicle's so when a deer does break out they can run it down or better yet, close the gap in the alternate parked cars to make it even harder for the deer to get out. They drive across property that does not belong to them as if it is their own. The do not respect the landowner that is hunting his own property and march through his as if they own it. They shoot whatever mooves (Brown it's Down) and if it's too small or too shot up, it get's left behind. They are doing all this because this is the way they were brought up. And the sad part is that they are hunting with their kids 12-16 yrs old and teaching them that this is the way you hunt.
I can go on and on with the chain of events however I am about ready to puke. Remember, I saw all this in a matter of 15 minutes. What happens the rest of the season?
When the CO was asked about the group he replied, "I know what's going on there but it doesn't do a bit of good to write a ticket because they will do it again"
What can be done in a case like this? I know that this happens all over the State because I have seen it both North and South. If you have not witnessed this kind of nonsence, I hope to God you never do! I am an avid hunter and harvest my fair share of game, but I cannot get this sick feeling out of my stomach. In this case, I honestly feel sorry for the animals.
I wish the CO would stay and witness the entire episode. I wish the State of Iowa would ask for assistance from other State's to help cover during the Gun Seasons. I wish they would invite the Feds in to help out as well. I wish the State would pass a law that outlaws groups larger that 10-12 hunters to drive deer (not that any laws would matter to this group).
Time and Time again I hear people say that they would love to come to Iowa to shoot a Trophy Buck. That is what we are known for and we are very fortunate for that. Then you have people like this that feel that it's their right, not privilage, to enter the woods and kill whatever moves.
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to stop this kind of abuse to our hunting privilage and our resources, please let me know. I am at the point where I don't even want to hunt anymore.
Please Help!
This invloves a group of hunters of at lest 35 to as many as 50+ hunters. They run the woods as if they owned it all and amazingly enough they own very little if any. The perform drives just like you and I, but that's where the ethics end.
For starters, when possible, they use vehicles to get the deer moving. Rather than walk through the draws and valleys, they drive a vehicle up and down making as much noise as possible. The hunters that are furthest away from the road carry high power rifles so they can reach out a little further. The hunters that post the drive stand on either side of the road (sometimes leaning over the hood to use it as a rest) shooting wherever the deer may go. They park their vehicle in an alternate pattern (Left Side, Right Side) as to block the deer even more. They leave a few hunters in the vehicle's so when a deer does break out they can run it down or better yet, close the gap in the alternate parked cars to make it even harder for the deer to get out. They drive across property that does not belong to them as if it is their own. The do not respect the landowner that is hunting his own property and march through his as if they own it. They shoot whatever mooves (Brown it's Down) and if it's too small or too shot up, it get's left behind. They are doing all this because this is the way they were brought up. And the sad part is that they are hunting with their kids 12-16 yrs old and teaching them that this is the way you hunt.
I can go on and on with the chain of events however I am about ready to puke. Remember, I saw all this in a matter of 15 minutes. What happens the rest of the season?
When the CO was asked about the group he replied, "I know what's going on there but it doesn't do a bit of good to write a ticket because they will do it again"
What can be done in a case like this? I know that this happens all over the State because I have seen it both North and South. If you have not witnessed this kind of nonsence, I hope to God you never do! I am an avid hunter and harvest my fair share of game, but I cannot get this sick feeling out of my stomach. In this case, I honestly feel sorry for the animals.
I wish the CO would stay and witness the entire episode. I wish the State of Iowa would ask for assistance from other State's to help cover during the Gun Seasons. I wish they would invite the Feds in to help out as well. I wish the State would pass a law that outlaws groups larger that 10-12 hunters to drive deer (not that any laws would matter to this group).
Time and Time again I hear people say that they would love to come to Iowa to shoot a Trophy Buck. That is what we are known for and we are very fortunate for that. Then you have people like this that feel that it's their right, not privilage, to enter the woods and kill whatever moves.
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to stop this kind of abuse to our hunting privilage and our resources, please let me know. I am at the point where I don't even want to hunt anymore.
Please Help!
