Not the best place to air dirty laundry but wondering how the Australian hunters unwritten code of ethics translates in the States

2 of my mates and I spent a weekend about 6 years ago and found ourselves a landowner that was good enough to allow us to hunt on his 13 000 acres for $25.00 a night , he did stipulate he does not want us to bring too many others just one or two guests every now and then and only the 3 of us can come back regularly.
 
Paying to hunt is relativly new to Australia but we are happy too  pay to camp in the old homestead and hunt Goats and Pigs , there are rare Rabbits and foxes , Fallow Deer and the occasional wild dog  .

We took a so called good mate of ours out there about 3 years ago and introduced him to Traditional Bowhunting . Recently he has got the landowners phone number by deception and began booking hunts without us .

This mate ? has not ever tried to find another property to hunt on , booked a hunt with a guide - nothing but use us . What do you fella's think .

I think that seems less than nice.

Playing Devil's Advocate here....


This "former" mate of yours has every right to negotiate his own terms with the landowner no?


But yeah...I agree it is a "less than nice" thing to do to friends considering your described arrangement.  


Hardcore Harry

I would be very disappointed; perhaps not angry.
You never really know who your friends are till the chips are down. And it does not sound to me like you knew this guy well enough to hunt with him and/or bring him on the property.

Personally I'd be angry.

That's like letting your good friend hunt your "go-to" spot once,then finding out he hung a stand and tried to take it over.

Goes back to the old saying "give 'em an inch,they take a mile".

You can bet your butt he'd not get another invite to hunt with me ever again......

I'd personally be so upset that I'd lock him in a room with my wife for a few hours first thing on a Saturday morning when she is absolutely full of words and ready to talk and talk and talk and talk. This would render him completely incapable of focusing and picking a spot and would be a fitting end to his bowhunting career.

If you think this is to harsh- perhaps you might just consider pushing your "Mate" into a pool of hungry crocodiles?

Just a couple suggestions from the Land Up Above.