I encountered this very thing this year for the juvi hunt at the Wolf River WMA.
I was out there scouting the entire week before and saw 2 other trucks.
Saturday morning we got out there early and set up about 100 yards from the roosting area as to not bust them off the roost.
Pop up blind and decoys set up at and then here come the flashlights.
the 1st guys that come in walk right into the roosting area shining their lights ALL over the place... left right up down... they were shining up in the trees and everything.
It was as if they were just spinning in circles with their lights on.
then the 2nd group come in as its breaking day light. walk right into our decoy spread about 25-30 yards from us in the blind.
then set up across the field from us
We could see their faces as the looked left and right and could tell each time the dad picked up his binoculars to look around.
I tried very hard not to let it ruin our hunt as the juvi I had with me really just wanted to "Go Hunting"
getting one would have just been icing on the cake.
I just hate that I did so much leg work in scouting the area, getting up extra early to beat everyone else, and walking in and setting up in the pitch black of night.
Chalked it up to the "woes of hunting public land"
I was out there scouting the entire week before and saw 2 other trucks.
Saturday morning we got out there early and set up about 100 yards from the roosting area as to not bust them off the roost.
Pop up blind and decoys set up at and then here come the flashlights.
the 1st guys that come in walk right into the roosting area shining their lights ALL over the place... left right up down... they were shining up in the trees and everything.
It was as if they were just spinning in circles with their lights on.
then the 2nd group come in as its breaking day light. walk right into our decoy spread about 25-30 yards from us in the blind.
then set up across the field from us
We could see their faces as the looked left and right and could tell each time the dad picked up his binoculars to look around.
I tried very hard not to let it ruin our hunt as the juvi I had with me really just wanted to "Go Hunting"
getting one would have just been icing on the cake.
I just hate that I did so much leg work in scouting the area, getting up extra early to beat everyone else, and walking in and setting up in the pitch black of night.
Chalked it up to the "woes of hunting public land"
