Yesterday afternoon i took my 6 year old grandson deer hunting for the first time. We hunted on a WMA that i want mention. We kind of move around alot sence i hadn't been in there this year. I just wanted him to get a feel for the woods and trying to be still. We walked up within 200 yards of another hunter and i explained to him to always respect other hunters and we slipped back the way we came. With about an hour of light left we were moving one last time because he was starting to get restless. As we walked out into the opening I saw two people in street clothes walking on the back side of the ponds. They were at least 200 yards from us and was explaining to Jay to always be on the look out for people and why they flood the corn field we were standing next to. When i noticed that these people were going to walk all over us and i knew they had seen us before they turned to come that way. At first i thought it was a boy and girl maybe just out walking. Then i realized it was two boys one just looked like a girl emoLaugh . I just decided that it was better to just go to the truck and call it a day so as we walked toward them they took up the whole road and one of them stood there like he owned the road. At first i thought they anti hunters because one of them fit the picture perfectly. So i asked them if they were in the habit of walking up on top of people while they were hunting. I should have kept my mouth shut. The long haired one told me that this is public property and he pays taxes and could go were ever he wanted to. I then sent Jay on down the road because i could tell what was coming next. I told them i understood that but they need to have respect for people when they knew they were hunting. I also told them there was someone else hunting in there and they were going to walk up on him. They still had words to say as i tried to walk off so against my better judgement i turn around and shot my mouth off. They told me they were scouting for ducks so i asked them if they were in the habit on setting up their decoys if someone was already hunting there. I then decided to just walk away and catch up with Jay. As we walked toward the truck i noticed these two were following me back to the truck. When we got there I loaded everything up and they just sat there like they were waiting for something. I did the right thing and just left. its easy to start something with someone when they have a 6 year old with them. I told them I want always have a little boy with me. They also threw out that they were personal friends the game warden like that was going to impress me. After i thought about it they were just young and full of spit and vinegar. They just didn't have any respect for anyone. I just used it as a teaching tool to show Jay what not to do to people.
Complete lack of respect
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SpurHunter
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Some folks have no respect. I have always found "young" duck hunters to be full of what you can "spit and vinegar" 
They think hunting ducks is a much nobler sport than killing deer.
They think hunting ducks is a much nobler sport than killing deer.I agree it was notvery respectfull of them and I am a younger duck hunter compared to my father. But I have also been very scared in the middle of a wma during duck season. We were set up by our self in the field when about twenty min after sunrise. About five adults with ten or so young kids start to line the field and attempt to drive deer from it. I was very unconfortable with having unexerinced hunters with highpowered rifels there with me in their line of fire. Not to mention that we had signaled with flashlights and walked over to a adult and he told us just to leave if we didn't like it. So it happens to us all from all ages but yes I do agree most people from my generation expect to have everthing handed to them. So on behalf of gen x I am sorry and if I see you in the woods I will simply turn the other way since you were there fist.
Jason F-18
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Thats one of the biggest reasons I don't think I will ever hunt a WMA during deer season. I trust myself and my hunting partners with guns, but not the crazies that may be out there. No deer is worth that risk
Hook1
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I know the feeling. I would rather not see anyone in the woods unless its my dad or someone I'm there with! I'm only 29 yrs. old, but I have nothing but respect for my elders and others if I know them or not.
I didn't clearify that my grandson wasn't caring a firearm he has just been dying to go to the woods with me. Thats the biggest problem i had with the whole situation was i dont want him subjected to people like out in the woods.
I am on your side on this one, thats why I don't hunt public land anymore unless its 10 miles from any road and you can only walk in that far. I had to many instances where my morning hunt or evening hunt was ruined by a dumb-!! I can also say that I have got pellets in the back because of a careless idoit on National Forest several years back while Turkey hunting and marched his butt back to my truck at gun point, (with his gun in my hand). I wan'nt sure weither I was hurt bad and I was several miles into a old logging road and set-up on a area, (with orange above my head) and this idoit heard me calling and shot into the bushes hitting me in the back. I was lucky that day and I always said if someone shot me and I survived I would shoot him back-- well this was his lucky day and he knew it. When I got back to the truck, he said how am I going to get back to my truck and I said thats your problem, wrapped his gun around a tree and left for the ER. I called to report the incident but never got his name and doubt he would have given it to me. So be careful, there is no requard for life or property any more and some one would just a s well shoot you than argue a good point with you. You can be commended on behaving with your grandson in tow. He will remenber that!!
Guys,respect starts at home. My three sons say yes sir, yes maam and respect their teachers,elders and such. When they are out of line I speak to them and getthem straightened out and if needed we have hand to butt combat and yes I could go to jail for this because I spank my children. There is the problem also about a year and half ago my dad took my boys to lunch during the summer, he keeps them for me so I can work and not pay daycare, he had to swat my oldest and a lady in hixson, I will go ahead and say the lady that owns the "blind lady" in hixson calls the police ,they pull him over at the krystal and hold him with three cops there for two and half hours till I got there and cited him to court as a child abuser and wouldn't let him see them and sent human services too my house!!!! I said if they need it they get it. My mom and dad raised me in church and whooped me, and to this day I have never been in trouble, never even touched a cigarette tried drugs or nothing. I'm 36 now and try too pass this to my kids. I've had people come up to me in restaraunts and thank me for having such good and polite boys.. So a little discipline and "whooping" never killed nobody. I refuse to have little direspectville hethans, so I understand but like I say it starts at home
Liveliner
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From what I understand, WMA's are off limits to non-huntersduring big game hunts. You should have called their buddy , the game warden, and get advise from him. I was planning to take my little noisy flat bottom for a ride on open day of duck season but I can not decide where to go.emoAngel
ukfod1
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I agree with you that it was a complete lack of respect. I have tried to teach my 6 year old respect for everyone no matter who they are or where we are. I just hope it sticks as e gets older, and I guess if it dont then I will have kick his butt. I dont know what WMA you was at but I think most of them are closed to the public during big game hunts. I do hope you grandson enjoyed his hunt otherwise though and I bet he cant wait to go again
