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Jamie Risovi Taxidermy
New Rockford, ND 58356 , ND


Western North Dakota - Sunday, September 6, 2009

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Hot day in the badlands - stalked two really nice muley bucks - got within 30 yards but the heat and the distance to drag back to vehicle made the decision for me. Really dissapointed with the number of new roads all over - took West River raod north and traveled the "oil highway" up to Elkhorn, between the inconsiderate/illegal elk hunters and the 60 mph oil workers it was a hazardous day on teh roads. Got off in the non-motorized area - hiked in for two hours and came up on two elk hunters on 4 wheelers - tried to catch up and report them but they took off. I was truly disgusted at the hunting experience changes in the badlands.
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RegisteredUser

Joined: 12/13/2002
Location: ND, USA
Re:
by on 09/17/2009 9:13 PM | Reply #1 "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |

Well BrewCrew, I need to just vent on you a little bit. For starters, I am an avid hunter but I am also involved in the oilfield. The "disgusting roads" as you call them in the report, put food on the table for thousands of people in western north dakota. It keeps our economy going. It also makes me think how if there wasn't an oilfield, there wouldn't be roads provided for "Road Hunters" in that area. I am not just targeting you, I am just speaking my mind about how selfish hunters think that their thrill of the kill is more important to them than thousands of peoples jobs in the area. I too run into problems on my way to work in the oilpatch during certain times of the year. I have trouble around opening bow, elk, deer, and other times with "road hunters" not watching where they are going and staring off out the windows of their pick up truck. They park in the middle of a major road and all bail out of the vehicle when they see an animal of their pursuit, and leave all the doors open with an unoccupied vehicle on the backside of the hill. Well Im running out of patience typing but I hope I can just let you know that hunting is a sport and a hobby not a life, so take it ez on us people trying to make a living. Thank you for your time.


RegisteredUser

Joined: 08/27/2009
Location: nd, USA
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by on 10/01/2009 12:12 PM | Reply #2 "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
I have to agree, me and my father in law were almost killed by an oil truck going at least 60mph on a dirt road through the killdeer mountains. These guys need to realize they don't own the roads. There are speed limits posted in hazardous areas for a reason. I am kinda disgusted in the fact that even though i drive the speed limits, i still have to worry about these high speed rolling tank trucks when i go out to hunt or scout. By the way, init4theeyes, oil is not the only job, as you may or may not know hunting can cost quite a bit of money, so guess what, almost every other hunter has a well paying job to. I don't see farmers in grain trucks running people off the road....

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