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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Dec 1, 2008 14:40:35 GMT -5
Well I finally got drawn to hunt the fort, got there this morning and got into a good looking spot got my ground bline set up and was sitting and waiting when I heard a noise off to my left and peeked around the window and there he was,,,1 of the biggest bucks I had ever seen, running like a dog was after him. Watched him zip through the thickets around me and out of sight, figured well when things calm down he`ll be back around. Then 5 min`s later here was a guy walking through the woods smoking abig stogie, he came right by my ground blind and when I whistled at him it scared him, he wanted to know why I was hunting in a state park and I explained to him today and tomorrow the woods will be full of hunters. he was just walking for excerside and had no clue that there were hunters in there. I told him if I were you I would stick to the roads and stay out of the woods,,he left very promptly. So will hit it again tomorrow.
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 1, 2008 15:56:19 GMT -5
Smokin a stogie and worried about excercise...? Go figure. I'd say quit the smokin and stay at home and be healthier than walking and smoking at the same time. Wow!
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Post by buckeater on Dec 1, 2008 16:35:04 GMT -5
looks like they need to put out flyers or something so the locals know that it is going on, but then again they might get some anti hunting protesters out of that.
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Post by SSNFA on Dec 1, 2008 16:38:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw several people milling around and walking about when I bow hunted it the Monday and Tuesday of opening week of gun season.
I also saw a great 8pt and had him at full draw at 54 yards. Just to far of a shot inside the woods, plus he was jumpy.
I will try it again next year if drawn.
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 1, 2008 17:19:16 GMT -5
I thought you had to be off the ground there. I had the same experience, people walking around not knowing the hunt was on. Idiots trying to stalk bucks on the ground with a bow. Well run hunt.
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Post by Sleazy E on Dec 1, 2008 22:07:49 GMT -5
You are supposed to be in a tree... but exceptions are made for disabilities and stuff like that.... Sounds like your day started better than mine did....
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Post by frameless on Dec 1, 2008 23:28:18 GMT -5
No ground blinds was my understanding, as a matter of fact, I thought all archery reduction hunts were specifically from trees (minus those with disabilities)...
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Post by Decatur on Dec 2, 2008 0:41:46 GMT -5
I thought these parks were closed during the hunts?
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Post by buckeater on Dec 2, 2008 8:07:09 GMT -5
I thought these parks were closed during the hunts? this is not in the country and you should see all the house around and in it.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Dec 2, 2008 8:11:30 GMT -5
This guy I talked to said he lived over off Lee road and always just walks into the woods and finds a walking trail, I read the rules and regs and it said nothing about tree stand hunting only, only thing I found was you can`t use screw in pegs for steps. Woke up this morning with a sore throat and slight fever so guess I will be sitting this one out
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Post by SSNFA on Dec 2, 2008 12:56:09 GMT -5
Instructions for the first hunt were horrid. It even told us to leave our "firearms" in our vehicles during check-in.
I know of at least three people that had to call and confirm it was a bow hunt.
I also did not see anything about having to hunt from a stand. I saw several people hunting from the ground on the days I went.
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Post by Decatur on Dec 2, 2008 13:58:20 GMT -5
I thought these parks were closed during the hunts? this is not in the country and you should see all the house around and in it. I see, but I still thought they were closed to visitors during the hunts?
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Post by Sleazy E on Dec 2, 2008 15:06:46 GMT -5
The stand hunting was put out at the mandatory meeting for everyone that had not hunted Ft. Harrison before... I did not see it any where in the rules either... but we were told that it was by teh CO that gave us the low down on the hunt...
Of course no one listened to him I guess cause today I had 4 people walk by me that were obviously stalking.... and two other people that just looked lost... I gave up at about 1 and just climbed down and came home... don't think I will be signing up for a park hunt again in the near future.... Funny thing is they told us that out of the 200 hundred hunters they had last hunt only 37 deer were killed... and they wondered why.....
Well it probably has something to do with the fact that you are trying to squeeze 200 hunters on a property that should not have more than 100.... so of course all the deer are running down main street and hiding in peoples back yards... instead of being in the park where we can harvest them.
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Post by raporter on Dec 2, 2008 22:21:26 GMT -5
These are some of the reasons I will never hunt these places again. To me this is not an enjoyable activity.
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Post by Sleazy E on Dec 3, 2008 7:44:16 GMT -5
Well raporter Yesterday was not enjoyable at all.... it was only made worse by my high hopes from seeing 4 deer the day before from my stand... I thought for sure I was going to harvest something yesterday.... and I very well may have if it were not for those "stalkers" all of them moved through my area and to the area that all the deer had come from... so I am sure they all were run off the opposite direction of me.... but I talked to my wife last night and she convinced me to sign up again next year.... she made the very valid argument that "there are no other deer in season during this week"... and since it is free... well why not... so I guess I will give it one more shot next year and see how things go.
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Post by Decatur on Dec 3, 2008 9:21:49 GMT -5
I can see who has the brain in that relationship! ;d
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Post by Sleazy E on Dec 3, 2008 9:45:18 GMT -5
I would never deny that.... she far and away the smarter of us.... after all she is the one with a college degree while I am thinking of dropping out for the 3rd time...
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Post by mullis56 on Dec 3, 2008 21:23:31 GMT -5
Well raporter Yesterday was not enjoyable at all.... it was only made worse by my high hopes from seeing 4 deer the day before from my stand... I thought for sure I was going to harvest something yesterday.... and I very well may have if it were not for those "stalkers" all of them moved through my area and to the area that all the deer had come from... so I am sure they all were run off the opposite direction of me.... but I talked to my wife last night and she convinced me to sign up again next year.... she made the very valid argument that "there are no other deer in season during this week"... and since it is free... well why not... so I guess I will give it one more shot next year and see how things go. She needs to talk to my anti-hunting wife! LOL
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Post by Sleazy E on Dec 4, 2008 11:10:34 GMT -5
LOL well my wife has her own motives for wanting me to do this hunt... If I do the park hunt I am home both nights in time for dinner... also because of a deal we worked out on how long I spend away hunting... well that means that I don't go the next weekend (opener for ML)... That means (to her) that my hunting did not effect how much time I spent with her... and because I am home for the weekend she can go shopping with out the kids... or we can go to dinner or something...
So it is kind of a trade off... but little does she know that I would rather hunt the 2nd weekend of ML than the 1st...
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 4, 2008 12:23:12 GMT -5
It is a great resource that is close to so many, unfortunate that people feel compelled to ruin the hunt by hunting out of their area and stalking around. It could be a great hunt every year, I quit putting in for it. All the same junk that happened to you happened when I was there on the golf course. Two guys that weren't supposed to be there, one idiot stalking after a giant that I saw and was calling to, golf mag writer taking a tour of the course. Good stuff.
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