Justdecent
FNG
Just a little public service announcement I’ve felt compelled to make here. This last September I was hunting elk in a very remote part of Idaho (FCW). As we were riding to pack a bull out, we encountered a camp of backpack hunters. Now this was about maybe 10/11 am as we rode up to their “camp”. The door of their tent was mere feet away from the trail we were riding down. There were blow up mattresses, sleeping bags, jackets etc hung up on all of the smaller trees on both sides of the trail. I could have reached out and grabbed any one of these items. On top of the yard sale of gear scattered about, the camp was in the middle of an older burn with zero cover/shade. The nearest water had to have been a mile away. We figured that they must have hiked in when it was dark and was too tired to continue. Trust me, I’ve been there too. So we didn’t say anything, just wished them luck and rode ahead. When we rode back through hours later, no one was at their camp and there was twice as much gear scattered about. I wish I would have taken a picture, it was a sight to behold. Not trying to sound like an a-hole here, I’m just trying to paint you a picture of exactly what not to do when picking a location to camp in. So guys, let’s use a little common sense and use our heads when picking a site to camp at! We’re all on the same team here but no one person or group has the right to completely take over a main trail like that. Especially one that has stock riding up and down it. Something to think about I guess.
Good luck to anyone with a tag still!
Good luck to anyone with a tag still!