Comments on: Mountain Biking During Hunting Season

By: seenvic

seenvic — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:47:24 +0000

I wasn’t able to make it out there.

I had a wild day, but just had some other things to do.

I was bummed to see you had come over for it and I had missed it. There were several people there I would have liked to have seen. That is always a fun, family event. I had looked forward to bringing my kids and having a bigtime.

By: trek7k

trek7k — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:04:59 +0000

Hey seenvic, where were you this weekend? I had hoped to see you out at Bike Fest leading the way! brianW was there and so was aabiking (though we never got to meet up). Good times and fortunately no run-ins with hunters

By: ChiliPepper

ChiliPepper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:45:13 +0000

All of you make great points, but I am sorry, just too many un-educated hunters out there, especially itchy trigger finger ones. You just do not aim or shoot at anything without positively identifying it first before taking aim and then possibly shooting at it or toward it.

I live in FL, and there are some really dumb redneck or want-a-be redneck hunters here. They like to shoot at anything that moves, and that is my point I am making. You just do not aim or shoot at anything unless you have positively unidentified what you are aiming at or shooting toward. This is the reason they have hunting safety schools/classes. If you feel brave enough to ride while hunting is going on, then you are taking a huge chance no matter if you vest up or not. No offense to educated hunters nor riders whom choose to ride in the woods where hunting is going on.

BTW Goo, I ride all the time during hunting season, but never ride in hunting grounds. Just saying bro!

By: Goo

Goo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:14:11 +0000

@ chilipepper, accidents happen, and i think that being on a bike could be even worse because of the speed that you’re moving through the woods. and in many parts of the country, avoiding riding where there is hunting = no riding at all.

that being said, all of my blaze orange is at home in wisconsin…. i need to go buy some more.

By: seenvic

seenvic — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:03:55 +0000

I see this as much a PR thing as a safety thing. When I see hunters and I have on orange, there is ALWAYS a pleasant exchange of hello’s. Usually followed by the hunter thanking me for wearing orange and telling me how many riders came by without orange on…..and they are idiots for being in the woods during hunting season and not wearing orange. I agree on the idiot thing….whether riding, birdwatching, hiking, whatever. If it is hunting season and you are on hunting lands, you should wear blaze orange. This isn’t hard to understand and not restricted to riders.

Whatever you do, don’t wear white. Deer are called whitetails for a reason.

By: element22

element22 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:24 +0000

True your right…Umm do you remember back in Feb 06 a certain VP called Dick Cheney and a hunting accident…

Thats all I am saying on the topic….

By: ChiliPepper

ChiliPepper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:18:51 +0000

No offense to what you posted Element, but if a hunter takes aim or shoots at an object due to a grunting sound and not visually recognizing the object first, then they do not need to be hunting. A good hunter only aims or shoots at what he/she can visually recognize first before taking aim or a shot at. When I did hunt, I would never take aim at anything until I positively recognized what I was going to aim at and shoot. This is the reason why so many individuals or groups have no business hunting or even owning a firearm. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against hunting or owning a firearm, just the hunters that have no respect to the ethics and rules for hunting. Ignorance of these ethics and rules is no excuse whatsoever, nor should it be used as a cop out either.

I never ride where I know there is hunting allowed, orange vest or not.

By: element22

element22 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:27:14 +0000

You should also mention that grunting while riding should be avoided…They might just think you a buck or something.. A flashing strobe is a cool idea..Now I know for sure that animals haven’t evolved enought to use those items as of yet..I also carry a Fox40 whistle just incase…