Re: Fly In Hunt Etiquette
Originally Posted by
Cordillera
Looking to start a conversation about etiquette for fly in hunts to avoid interfering with other hunters.
1. Try to get your pilot to confirm no other groups are booked in the lake. A couple of them will call other pilots to coordinate. That is how it used to work in areas of overlap. Hunters should encourage that.
2. Be prepared that someone is there first.
3. Have a plan B, and a Plan C. and a Plan D. Have maps, know the campsites, etc
4. Before you land, scout for camps. If there is a camp, go somewhere else. Even your second choice hunt alone will be better empty than your first choice that has company.
5. Do not camp within 5 km of another known camp. Give the other hunters enough room to spread out.
I think with all the variables at play it is hard to follow strict guidelines. Fuel, weather, weight, schedules... every day is a exercise in change management and every change is expensive. It is a busy time of year for the charter companies and private float guys jump into the mix to complicate matters.
I think common sense and decency should carry the day, as it did with your hunt.
Is Justin Competent, or just incompetent?