Trig and others know this but it really is worth repeating. If we don't mentor others then the hunting tradition will die with us. There are alot of new hunters out there in state and out of state. We can be civil and still not disclose specifics on where to go to find a great Buck. Rather then going straight into asshole mode and pushing someone out of hunting who could have really been a good one to have with us rather than another one voting our hunting rights away.
100%. You would think more would want to be civil with fellow hunters and work together but unfortunately that's not the case. I think a lot of it is just pure ignorance.
It's all a learning curve. Keep at it you'll get it.
I watched a guy on my elk hunt in ID last year stare real hard trying to see the plate on my truck as I drove past him while he was sitting off the road then made some gesture to his friends of disapproval. That kid was a real prick when I talked to him a few days later despite me going over the top to be cordial and stay away from the valley he and his friends were dropping into. He didn't even like my friend from Boise lol (Boise is the weaklings of ID apparently, my buddy was telling me about it). My other friend from the sticks in ID he was cool with. Tribalism at its finest lol.
One of these years I am going to do a "California Slam" not sure if that's a thing but I'll chase bear, deer and pigs on public land OTC hunts.
That's a trifecta.... A slam would be 4 animals....Add a turkey....................
