Scouting

[Mathews]

Curious to know how many of you are ok with scouting for your, lets say, late November rifle elk tag while there is a Late archery elk tag going on in the same unit?

Just got back from my late archery hunt and we saw 1 other hunter in the same area during the first week of the hunt, but the second week we saw atleast 5 or 6 trucks in there. Luckily none of these people were in the IMMEDIATE area we were hunting or there may have been a problem.. I think many of these people were oblivious to the fact there was a hunt going on at that time, but still.. I thought it was kinda common sense to stay out of the woods if theres a hunt going on in that unit.. Any thoughts?

[Tines]

I understand your frustrations but that's kinda hard when from August-December there's probably a hunt going on. Just another downside to "more opportunity". Glad nobody screwed you up, though.

[Mathews]

I understand your frustrations but that's kinda hard when from August-December there's probably a hunt going on. Just another downside to "more opportunity". Glad nobody screwed you up, though.

Yeah too many hunts is probably to blame.. Did have a GREAT run-in with a couple scouting, the wife on her first hunt, her husband on his second. They were driving down the road looking for a certain tank as they found elk "droppings" and "hoof marks" on jotted their finds down on their laptop

[WHALE]

I don't have a problem with it. If it were the other way around I would be scouting (glassing) too. I do hunt a lot under the rim where it seems this time of year there can be fresh bulls moving down every few days. If I had a rifle tag starting this Friday I would be glassin my butt off trying to get a feel for what is going on. Water holes might be the only thing that would cause conflicts. Hope you had a fun hunt. By the way I have had scouters help me out in the past while I was hunting.

[AzHuntingAddict]

If anything, for me I find it a good chance to talk to others who hunt the unit. It is also a decent way to see where the average roadie hunter goes, so you can stay away from those areas.

[couesdiehard]

I actually love to scout while a hunt is going on. Mainly because it gives me clues to how the game reacts to pressure in the area. I do try not to impose on a hunter if I know there is one in the area. I just sit up high and glass if possible.

[standman]

I have been hunting the late season archery hunt and there were quite a few scouters in the area and I don't have a problem with it. I would rather see them out scouting for their hunts than asking on the web for help and not stepping a foot in their unit until the hunt. Most people scouting scout from a distance anyway and are not trying to push the animals.

 

Brian

[twigsnapper]

My work schedule dictates my scouting. I also like to scout during hunting seasons, helps understand hunting pressures and animal movements. However if scouting during a hunt I am very cautious and careful not to pressure animals or crowd hunters. my 2 cents

[naturegirl]

yeah there's really not much you can do. we all want and need to scout for our hunts especially the late elk when everything is on the move. I try my best to stay out of the way of anyone who is hunting.

[AZbowhntr]

We saw several groups scouting during our archery hunt. All of them that we ran across were glassing from a distance and more than willing to help out. I always enjoy talking with other hunters so it doesn't bother me at all.

[Str8Shot]

I definitely do not see any issue with this and usually this time of year guys/gals scouting make up a much smaller percent of people than those out running the forest roads with their OHV's.