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Post by majyang on Nov 4, 2016 17:39:29 GMT -5
Pulled into a gas station on the way to stand this morning when this other hunter (all camo'd out so I assume he's at least a hunter too, if not on his way out to hunt as well) starts mad dogging big time. I give him a general "good luck" greeting and thats when he starts to kind of size me up! As he walks past my truck he takes a quick peek in the back and says, "good luck especially if your gonna be hauling that thing out". Now maybe it's just me but man! What the heck happens to us hunter folks when we head afield?? Most times, we're all about being good stewards of mother nature, honoring God's blessings and in general promoting the sport of hunting. This guy made it seem like it just became personal that anyone else would dare head into the woods the same time he was. When did hunting suddenly become a competitive sport?
I wasn't concerned about the guy... just disappointed of his ignorance and arrogance. Stay safe everyone, enjoy each and every time you can make it out to enjoy nature's beauty and bounty, and most of all please remember to respect the fact that hunting is a non-competitive sport.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2016 18:19:38 GMT -5
What was he looking at in the bed of your truck? I'd probably have said, "Good luck killing deer while wearing your camo that you wore around in gas stations." Lol!
The majority of hunters I run into in person are genuinely friendly, and I once met an older gentleman who was looking at arrows in the Wal-Mart sporting goods section and we talked for almost two hours there in the aisle. Lol!
Conversely, I've seen a lot of blowhards on Facebook hunting pages: guys who dog gun hunters, guys who laugh at those who shoot "small" bucks, guys who THINK they know ballistics -- you get the point.
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Post by 76chevy on Nov 4, 2016 18:24:40 GMT -5
sounds like you ran into a jerk. Most are not like that in my experience.
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Post by HuntMeister on Nov 4, 2016 18:37:06 GMT -5
What exactly does mad dogging mean?
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 4, 2016 18:53:16 GMT -5
What exactly does mad dogging mean? Yes what is mad dogging?  |
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Post by rabm03 on Nov 4, 2016 19:11:58 GMT -5
I agree. There seems to be a lot more people that have gotten into hunting in the last 20 years that are really rude. Maybe it's a generation thing?
I hunt public ground and when I am driving there from my house the speed limit for 3/4 of the way is 35-45. I am constantly getting tailgated and passed with there brights on while I am doing 50.
Funny thing is I usually run into the same people at the check station and calmly ask them "Are the deer moving earlier this morning before dark?"
They usually don't say anything back. I just think people are just more openly rude today. I also think many people haven't been checked by someone because of there behavior and this causes them to continue and believe in there sense of entitlement behavior. Just my 2 cents.
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Post by majyang on Nov 4, 2016 19:24:05 GMT -5
What exactly does mad dogging mean? Yes what is mad dogging? Not sure where I pulled "mad dogging" from... maybe it was a high school 90's thing or a young enlisted Marine thing. But it denotes to stare down menacingly. |
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Post by firstwd on Nov 4, 2016 19:54:41 GMT -5
I believe the outdoor entertainment industry has a lot to do with this type of behavior. Heck, if you close your eyes when the TV hunter is discussing his hunt after taking a nice deer, you can have a hard time telling if you are watching a hunting show or victory lane at a NASCAR race.
It's all about selling products and advertisements convincing people that one product is better than the other.
Doesn't anybody remember when the Army Surplus Store was the best hunting gear store around?
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Post by thebellcompany on Nov 4, 2016 22:07:21 GMT -5
I have the perfect thing to say to a rude person. "God bless you friend" kill me with kindness! Their actions will catch up with them both the good and bad!
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Post by alduflux on Nov 4, 2016 22:16:39 GMT -5
As he walks past my truck he takes a quick peek in the back and says, "good luck especially if your gonna be hauling that thing out". Can you elaborate on this? What is in your truck bed? |
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Post by ms660 on Nov 5, 2016 0:47:27 GMT -5
Should have told him Halloween is over you need to take your costume off Rambo. LOL
I thought Mad Dogging was the next day results of a night of heavy drinking Mad Dog 20-20, buck fifty a pint wine. Do they still make that stuff?? That stuff will kill ya, or make you wish you were dead.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 5, 2016 7:28:56 GMT -5
I have the perfect thing to say to a rude person. "God bless you friend" kill me with kindness! Their actions will catch up with them both the good and bad! Excellent!!! |
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 5, 2016 11:28:23 GMT -5
Pulled into a gas station on the way to stand this morning when this other hunter (all camo'd out so I assume he's at least a hunter too, if not on his way out to hunt as well) starts mad dogging big time. I give him a general "good luck" greeting and thats when he starts to kind of size me up! As he walks past my truck he takes a quick peek in the back and says, "good luck especially if your gonna be hauling that thing out". Now maybe it's just me but man! What the heck happens to us hunter folks when we head afield?? Most times, we're all about being good stewards of mother nature, honoring God's blessings and in general promoting the sport of hunting. This guy made it seem like it just became personal that anyone else would dare head into the woods the same time he was. When did hunting suddenly become a competitive sport? I wasn't concerned about the guy... just disappointed of his ignorance and arrogance. Stay safe everyone, enjoy each and every time you can make it out to enjoy nature's beauty and bounty, and most of all please remember to respect the fact that hunting is a non-competitive sport. Been happening ever since we started hunting our food. It is natural to be competitive. It is, however, also unfortunate that this world is heavily occupied by selfish jerks!! Mix the two and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth for someone to tell me what I should shoot and what I should let walk. What I legally shoot becomes my deer. Why should someone presume to have the right to judge what I legally take? Like Uncle Ted Nugent has said, if it is legal, don't dictate my ethics for me. |
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Post by Sasquatch on Nov 5, 2016 11:55:45 GMT -5
We forget that hunters are like everybody else: The good, the bad, the indifferent.
There will always be the competitive types that have to "win" all the time. ( a common poacher trait, IMO) They probably worry about Ford VS Chevy and Mathews vs PSE too. The same guy would give me the stink eye if I drive up with a smaller buck. If it gets late enough, I'm shooting anything to feed my kids. I work and can't always pass 50 deer. Who cares what they think about anything?
The other morning I had to gas up and I noticed another hunter. I waited for him to look up and gave him a thumbs up. We both shouted "good luck!" and went on our way. I'd like to think most of us are like that.
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Post by ms660 on Nov 5, 2016 12:48:09 GMT -5
Did he ever say what was in the back of his truck??
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Post by majyang on Nov 5, 2016 14:52:07 GMT -5
As he walks past my truck he takes a quick peek in the back and says, "good luck especially if your gonna be hauling that thing out". Can you elaborate on this? What is in your truck bed? sorry on slow response. I just had what everyone else probably has... my bow and my wife's bow (in a hard cases), our climbers (ok so they're not summit vipers) and my deer cart. It was just a one off experience. 95% of the time, greeting other hunters is pretty cordial. That morning's encounter was just... disappointing. |
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Post by nfalls116 on Nov 6, 2016 10:08:17 GMT -5
It is an extremely competitive sport. If it wasn't we wouldn't have Pope and young or Boone and Crockett or hunt_indiana deer contest. But there's no need for rudeness. It's to bad you didn't get a deer and happen to see him on your way back through town
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Post by 76chevy on Nov 6, 2016 17:27:44 GMT -5
what kind of climber you hunt with? Not that it matters but why they can't be that different? Sounds like you just ran into a jerk. I and most on here would not act this this.... Can you elaborate on this? What is in your truck bed? sorry on slow response. I just had what everyone else probably has... my bow and my wife's bow (in a hard cases), our climbers (ok so they're not summit vipers) and my deer cart. It was just a one off experience. 95% of the time, greeting other hunters is pretty cordial. That morning's encounter was just... disappointing. |
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Post by duff on Nov 6, 2016 17:59:45 GMT -5
I agree. We are all competative to a degree and that is a good thing. It is the way it is displayed that causes problems. Competion helps make us better.
Yesterday I was getting ready to walk into a public spot when another truck with 2 hunters shows up. we exchanged tactics and good lucks. No up tight or jerks.
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Post by majyang on Nov 6, 2016 20:18:38 GMT -5
I get it, I understand, competition keeps you sharp... But when it comes to hunting, with so many variables, how could a person possibly compete with anyone other than perhaps themselves?
I mean unless you regularly can-hunt off a place up in northern Canada, (and which you also genetically breed deer on) you'll never "win".
So I do get the "competition" thing but it's just not for me i guess. When it comes to hunting, if im blessed with a record setter or a young doe, I'll give thanks and call it a personal win. And if you scored a record setter or a young doe, i'd congratulate you all the same. But to say that you won and I lost, not gonna happen cause I don't see us as competitors.
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