GunSlinger
Master
I need to vent a bunch. I apologize in advance if I anger anyone, but...
Let me first state I enjoy hunting and I live in a rather rural area on 12 acres of both timbered land and flat land (alfalfa) with a creek...lots of deer.
My field gets spotted almost weekly, and when it's deer season it's almost a nightly event. Tonight was no exception. At 10:05 a couple of people in a truck pull up to the field (on the road) shut off the engine and begin spotting. Ok, I know this is only illegal if they have a firearm in the vehicle and hey, I don't really mind if they spot as long as it's of short duration (less than 30 seconds or so) and NO shots are fired. Tonight though there they set, engine off, huge light, yep plenty of deer then they sweep our house! Our lights are on and very visible from the truck. After stewing for five minutes they're still out there shining away and they sweep our house again. That's it I've had enough!!! I go out to the front porch and in a voice I know they can hear (they're less than 60 feet from me now) ask "Do you need some help?" They shine the beam at me for a second or two and just keep spotting the deer!! I call out "I'd appreciate it if you'd not shine our house" The passenger shines me again for a second or two and goes back to shinning the deer! I know they hear me.
Just then the driver gets out and walks around to the back of the truck and I can't see what he's doing and the passenger shines toward the house again. Now my blood is boiling. I go inside, grab my 1911, put on a jacket and stick the 1911 in my pocket and head for the front door. My wife is now sternly telling me to stay inside and call 911. I told her you call them I'm going to go have a little chat with these two. Just as soon as I hit the front door to go outside the drivers door slams and the engine fires and they take off. They were out there longer than ten minutes. Now for me that's pushing it.
Short of lighting them up with my 2k+ lumen torch and risk escalating the situation what the heck else can I do about this?
I will be calling the local DNR and will probably stop by the county LEC tomorrow...but man this is getting out of hand!
Rant off.
Let me first state I enjoy hunting and I live in a rather rural area on 12 acres of both timbered land and flat land (alfalfa) with a creek...lots of deer.
My field gets spotted almost weekly, and when it's deer season it's almost a nightly event. Tonight was no exception. At 10:05 a couple of people in a truck pull up to the field (on the road) shut off the engine and begin spotting. Ok, I know this is only illegal if they have a firearm in the vehicle and hey, I don't really mind if they spot as long as it's of short duration (less than 30 seconds or so) and NO shots are fired. Tonight though there they set, engine off, huge light, yep plenty of deer then they sweep our house! Our lights are on and very visible from the truck. After stewing for five minutes they're still out there shining away and they sweep our house again. That's it I've had enough!!! I go out to the front porch and in a voice I know they can hear (they're less than 60 feet from me now) ask "Do you need some help?" They shine the beam at me for a second or two and just keep spotting the deer!! I call out "I'd appreciate it if you'd not shine our house" The passenger shines me again for a second or two and goes back to shinning the deer! I know they hear me.
Just then the driver gets out and walks around to the back of the truck and I can't see what he's doing and the passenger shines toward the house again. Now my blood is boiling. I go inside, grab my 1911, put on a jacket and stick the 1911 in my pocket and head for the front door. My wife is now sternly telling me to stay inside and call 911. I told her you call them I'm going to go have a little chat with these two. Just as soon as I hit the front door to go outside the drivers door slams and the engine fires and they take off. They were out there longer than ten minutes. Now for me that's pushing it.
Short of lighting them up with my 2k+ lumen torch and risk escalating the situation what the heck else can I do about this?
I will be calling the local DNR and will probably stop by the county LEC tomorrow...but man this is getting out of hand!
Rant off.
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