As he has aged, a friend of mine started signing up for deeded land guided deer/elk here in Oregon. I'll admit the guy is not the most composed in the world when game appears, and he got what he thought was a rude awakening. On his first outing he missed a shot at a running elk and the guide immediately cleared out to go work with other clients. Seems the fine print guaranteed him a shot, so the outfitter had fulfilled his end of the bargain. He was allowed to continue hunting, but had to use his rigs and equipment.
I'm surprised that folks were allowed to continue on their own given the potential of getting in the way of other paying clients.
Given my experience with him on standing game, my response was "one should never have tried on a running elk to begin with."
Last edited by 1minute; 12/07/17.
