Riding around during hunting season, etiquette question

I'd wait. Grew up in dairy country of the northeast.

It was not uncommon for farmers to paint "COW", in florescent paint on the sides of their cows during deer season.

We were hunters and did not hunt during the weekends because of the "cowboys" out there.

Jerrybo66 wrote:
I don't hunt anymore but have done so for about 40 years. Whether you or anyone want to believe it, hunter's revenue pay for the environment and propagation of wildlife the rest of the folks enjoy.
They apply for expensive permits and take time off from their jobs to enjoy their sport. For all this expense they only would like two weeks to experience the wild of the hunt without civilization harassing them. Most can only afford to take off a couple days. Pretty expensive..

They are taxpayers as you are. All they want for their investment is two weeks. Respect their sport. Don't be selfish, you have the other 50 weeks to enjoy the outdoors. If you ride in high traffic areas, I see no problem..... IMO..

Well said. X2

"Kinda funny for the Hunter Friends I knew, because they basically chased any deer that may have been "safe" on their property, away to get shot!"

:B

Jerrybo66 wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Seems like a lot of the hunters in my woods are on some sort of ATV anyway- you'd fit right in! But I second the "wear safety orange" suggestion- around here, even the dog wears orange during the season.

HUNTERS !! You gotta be kidding me.. :) How many have ever harvested any game they didn't hit with a truck? Hunters, that's funny...:)
We have an elk hunt coming up here in AZ. Maybe I'll hook up a boom-box and take the wife riding in elk country with her shaded from the sun with her parasol.. :) By the way, every time our Son & Grandson get drawn, they both fill their bull elk tags..

You shouldn't drink and post.

:h

Jerrybo66 wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Seems like a lot of the hunters in my woods are on some sort of ATV anyway- you'd fit right in! But I second the "wear safety orange" suggestion- around here, even the dog wears orange during the season.

HUNTERS !! You gotta be kidding me.. :) How many have ever harvested any game they didn't hit with a truck? Hunters, that's funny...:)
We have an elk hunt coming up here in AZ. Maybe I'll hook up a boom-box and take the wife riding in elk country with her shaded from the sun with her parasol.. :) By the way, every time our Son & Grandson get drawn, they both fill their bull elk tags..

:h Do they hunt with a truck???

About 30 years ago, when we lived up in PA, there were two "tree huggers" who lived near us, who would wear Orange Jumpsuits, and go running around their fields yelling "Run away Deer!!" at the top of their lungs, so that the hunters wouldn't shoot them.
Kinda funny for the Hunter Friends I knew, because they basically chased any deer that may have been "safe" on their property, away to get shot!

As for the OP...I'd wait a couple weeks.....better safe than sorry. Especially, if you are going to wear that crazy hat with the antlers on it!!:B

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Seems like a lot of the hunters in my woods are on some sort of ATV anyway- you'd fit right in! But I second the "wear safety orange" suggestion- around here, even the dog wears orange during the season.

HUNTERS !! You gotta be kidding me.. :) How many have ever harvested any game they didn't hit with a truck? Hunters, that's funny...:)
We have an elk hunt coming up here in AZ. Maybe I'll hook up a boom-box and take the wife riding in elk country with her shaded from the sun with her parasol.. :) By the way, every time our Son & Grandson get drawn, they both fill their bull elk tags..

I don't hunt anymore but have done so for about 40 years. Whether you or anyone want to believe it, hunter's revenue pay for the environment and propagation of wildlife the rest of the folks enjoy. They apply for expensive permits and take time off from their jobs to enjoy their sport. For all this expense they only would like two weeks to experience the wild of the hunt without civilization harassing them. Most can only afford to take off a couple days. Pretty expensive.. They are taxpayers as you are. All they want for their investment is two weeks. Respect their sport. Don't be selfish, you have the other 50 weeks to enjoy the outdoors. If you ride in high traffic areas, I see no problem..... IMO..

Seems like a lot of the hunters in my woods are on some sort of ATV anyway- you'd fit right in! But I second the "wear safety orange" suggestion- around here, even the dog wears orange during the season.

As an avid hunter, I say ride away. Just stick to the main roads. To be prudent, put on an orange safety vest. When I'm hunting, I try to get as far from roads and people as possible.

Hunting accidents are extremely rare. In 2010, the most recent statistics, there were 10 hunting accidents in California, and two of them were fatal. None of the 10 were while hunting deer. In states like California, the hunter not only has to identify the game as deer, but must also count the number of points on the antlers in order to make a legal kill. This forces the hunter to take their time and make an accurate assessment of the target.