Grrrrrrrrr Hunters

[Northern Rancher]

A busy street in Buffalo, Wyoming-who'd a thunk it lol.

 

[Anonymous]

This Game Warden was plenty salty, but when he saw he couldn't get them to do much of anything, he just went throgh the system to get done what he needed. Bear in mind, this all happened in the dark and we weren't sure how many of them there were in total.

As an example of the grit this Game Warden had, there was a car chase from over east of the mountain and came off on the Buffalo, Wyoming side. When you come off the mountain on highway 16 west, you drive down Fort Street and right in to a T into Main Street. Both Fort Street and Main Street are the busiest streets in Buffalo. Well, the authorities chasing the car called ahead to alert the law in Buffalo as to what was going on. The speeding car came right down Fort Street, when this Game Warden was going up Fort Street. He quickly analyzed the situation and...drove his pickup right in front of the speeding car. Stopped them, that was for sure. The car rolled up on the library lawn. Didn't kill anyone, but sure banged them up. But they had to be stopped...and he rose to the occasion.

He was a John Wayne kind of guy.

FH-Not meaning to knock John Wayne- as my dad who died in 1976 was almost a spitting image physically (altho a little taller at 6'5") and philosophically---But one of the first things when training modern law enforcement recruits is to remove the "John Wayne Syndrome"....The individualistic, act alone, I can save the world way of thinking-- it not only creates a large liability risk to the employing agency, but a huge physical and mental risk to the officer......... :wink:

 

[Faster horses]

The John Wayne bit was strictly MY comment to get a point across. This game warden was definitely a team player. He was very well respected throughout his career with the Fish and Game. He was very fair, but if you tried to put something over on him, WATCH OUT.

I worked for the Wyoming G&F for about 5 years and worked under this particular warden. My mother and I ran the Clear Creek Check Station coming off the Big Horn Mountains. One bunch of hunters had illegally killed an elk and I don't know how Jack, the Game Warden, knew they had, but he knew. He waited them out and on the day after hunting season closed, they went up to get the elk they had hidden. Jack was waiting for them and he nabbed 'em. Boy, were they ever suprised.

Another time, some folks came down and when they checked in, the place they told us they had gotten their elk was in the wrong area for the license they had. Jack was sure they were hunting in the right area, and he drove those people back up to where they shot the elk, just to make sure. He was correct, the elk was bagged where it should have been. I know some Game Wardens that would have jumped on that, they wouldn't have cared if the people were just mixed up or not. As I say, Jack was really fair.

We had and still have the utmost respect for this Game Warden. He is still living; came to my dad's estate sale we had in Sheridan, Wyoming.

 

[hometowngurl]

Here in Cherry county we have two game wardens, he is tough and built so. But SHE is tough too and can take a big man down. she teaches self-defense, and get this they are married..... to each other. And I understand from the guys who think that they can out talk her, that they find out otherwise. :lol: :lol: :lol: Some hunters just never learn.

 

[baling wire]

Everyone wants to be your freind this time of year.Just once I would like to have one say if you ever need some help during the year give me a call. We do have a father and son who we keep opening day pheasant for the last twenty years very appreated.Always comes out ahead of season to get where and not where to hunt.

 

[HAY MAKER]

Here in TX 98% of the land is privately owned,there aint much free hunting. So property owners have alot of control over what happens on their ranch,I guess I could sit here all morning telling hunting stories good and bad,I will just say we keep the good ones and run off the others,sad part about it is every one remembers the slob hunters and not the good ones.....................good luck

 

[Denny]

Here in Cherry county we have two game wardens, he is tough and built so. But SHE is tough too and can take a big man down. she teaches self-defense, and get this they are married..... to each other. And I understand from the guys who think that they can out talk her, that they find out otherwise. :lol: :lol: :lol: Some hunters just never learn.

Out Talk a women "NEVER HAPPEN" I'd give up and pay the fine.LOL..

 

[Jinglebob]

Here in TX 98% of the land is privately owned,there aint much free hunting. So property owners have alot of control over what happens on their ranch,I guess I could sit here all morning telling hunting stories good and bad,I will just say we keep the good ones and run off the others,sad part about it is every one remembers the slob hunters and not the good ones.....................good luck

I DO remember the good ones! There just ain't been that many! :lol:

We've had some who really could shoot and were nice to be around and really appreciated having a place to hunt.

I get tired of those who think they are doing me a favor by hunting on me. The best seem to have land of their own and know what goes in to buying and keeping ag land.

There are good ones out there. But for so laong in this country, no one ever thought of charging for hunting. Those who do now, seem to REALLY like their hunters! :lol:

I wouldn't charge anyone, if I didn't have to babysit them and not have to worry if they were staying on my property. I used to take quite a few around and we always got them a deer, but anymore I just don't get much of a kick out of those who come and want to brag on their BIG 3x3's and their 600 yard shots. Like most things and people in life, those who can, do, those who can't , brag that they can! :lol:

 

[Northern Rancher]

Like shooting deer with a .223 huh lol :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Like most things and people in life, those who can, do, those who can't , brag that they can!

I was thinking you meant kinda like us on ranchers.net. :wink: :lol: :lol:

 

[Liberty Belle]

I'm posting this picture of hunter vandalism during antelope season that targeted the South Dakota Lockout, for those of you who might not have seen it on the Bull Session. Do you suppose this behavior does hunters any good?

Speaking of big buck deer, since this is the third year we haven't allowed hunting because of the actions of GF&P, you should see the dandy bucks we've got here. Some of the biggest racks I've ever seen and some of them spend quite a little time hanging out in the rocks above the road into our place where they can be seen by anyone going by on the highway.

We just smile and tell our story to the drooling hunters who stop wanting to hunt. Want to make sure they know that they have John Cooper and GF&P to thank for them not getting a chance at these beautiful bucks.