Do you have a solid hunting buddy/ies? Partner that puts in as much effort scouting and hunting as yourself? One that you can trust to not share your collective info with their buddies? Can you tell them all the details of your stories? Or are you a solo hunter?
I have recently been able to get into hunting after dreaming about it since I got out the womb and have had a successful first season. Nobody in my family hunts so I’m fully self taught from shows, the generous experience shared on this forum and best of all boots vs the ground. I’m nicely burnt out and in the red after dropping a ton time and $ with most of it going into gas and supplies to survive.
I was a steelhead bum for several years and have seen it all in the fishing buddies aspect. Buddies that are in your spot the next day, tell their friend your report “but don’t tell anyone!”, put in 0 work and expect me to take them to my shady spots etc. Hell I had buddies do a 600 km trip to a river that I told them I fished and did good at, I didn’t even mention when I went or what I caught. I have also found some solid buddies that I can trust and fish good together. It’s not to difficult to make friends fishing because you see the same people daily at the same lakes and rivers, the good fisherman tend to regularly be at good spots.
I hunted with my roommate once and got him on his first deer that I passed on, very exciting for both of us. It was at one of my spots that I had scouted prior, he just listened to instructions and pulled the trigger. I was talking to another friend that hunts about what I’ve been seeing, he handed me his 200$ trail camera and told me to throw it on a game trail since I’m driving to the areas frequently. He hunted his own spots for a bit but has since started hunting spots I suggested from my time scouting. I have fishing buddies that do a fair bit of hunting too. They don’t scout or do heavy hiking and tend to base their trips/roads on info people have told them. They’re good old boys that bring more alcohol than water on these trips, for some reason they have had little success on their hunting adventures.
Now as I reflect on the past season and plan my next I realize a solid hunting partner would be a great help to lighten packs, clear alpine bowls and brainstorm the next move. But hunting is not like fishing where I constantly interact with other fishermen and new friends can be at the next pool. I actually have yet to meet another hunter in the bush. There is also a LOT more on the line with a hunting spot vs a fishing spot. Because of that I hesitate to hunt or even scout with fishing buddies that have lots of contacts and loose lips.
So my question is how did/do you find a solid hunting partner?
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