Unfortunately, your are right Lt!
Quite a few years back, we were Elk hunting in the NW corner of the state, and were camped at the base of the hills.
We heard the three trucks zoom by, headed up the hill, just as we were topping off the thermoses and heading out the door of the camper. we saw where the three vehicles tracks had separated and passed one veh as we made our way farther back and up.
Later that morning while watching some dark timber, we heard the firefight (herding) begin, down off the hill on private property.
About 45 minutes later about a 15 shots rang out as the group flock shot the heard of Elk that had been pushed out of the private property, later in the day as we drove back down the hill we came across the path (probably 200 head of Elk based on the width and number of Elk track) and killing field. Blood everywhere, a couple gut piles, but the most sickening was the blood tracks that continued over the hill and into another hunt area, not one but many! The next day while hunting a member of our party shot and ended the suffering of a cow that had survived the above.
When we broke camp a couple days later, we stopped at the game check point and mentioned what we saw and detailed the vehicles. One of which we knew to be local. I hope that guy still doesn't have the right to hunt or own a weapon.
Glad it was just some broken skin on your knuckles LT! Probably best that they didn't open the door.
Ling
