Quiters?

[threeunder]

I've been in very similar situations.  Now I rarely ride anywhere with anyone.  If any of the guys need to leave or want to leave, they are free to hop in their truck and go.
I am a big believer in hunting to satisfy myself.  A couple of years ago, I realized that the only person that has to be satisfied is me...whether its a buck that many guys wouldn't shoot, a 12 hr drive to hunt Sika deer on the eastern shore, an 8 hr drive to GA to hoghunt or an evening trip at the family place...i am the only one that has to be satisfied with my decision to stay, leave, harvest an animal, etc.

[wapitirod]

is your buddy is also from the pacific nw? I don't see how you can live here and not understand that the elk live in the mountains which means you have to go into the mountains to hunt them. In my opinion he should have found a decent place to sit on a stand while he let you continue your hunt. I've had 8 back surgeries with a third of my back being fused and a major loss of function in my right leg but I go elk hunting myself every year and I also take my wife. I'll put her on trails and let her walk and pick her up on the other side of the mountain or canyon and when I hunt I just walk mild areas or I'll drive and glass or sit on a stand. It may not be optimal but at least I'm hunting and still helping my wife.

[Bowjunkie]

Yep, I've had em quit while deer hunting, turkey hunting, even setting and pulling stands. One guy, I find out AS he was climbing the tree to one of my stands, was afraid of heights. Quit and went home.

Quitters are one of the reasons I tend to hunt alone.

[twitchstick]

I'm with Walt on this one and yes I have had some quit on me.

[Mudd]

I'd like to think that I did a good thing if someone quit on me.

I've helped someone find their limitations and it's up to them as to whether or not they choose to push their limit beyond what it was.

God bless,Mudd

[Bear Heart]

Like I said, this year I am going to set myself up and he is welcome to share camp with me. Just not going to tie myself down this time.
Wish my father lived closer.  He is a hunting machine and was a great campmate in Colorado.

[Kris]

Why the second chance? He's likely not cut out for this.  Elk hunting is a life style, a mind set, not a trip.  Conditioning is 12 months a year.  For a Midwesterner, elk hunting the mountains is pure leg/lung torture.  

I am not the hard charger I used to be but "quit" is not part of my lexicon.  

Anyway...best of luck!  Hit'er hard!

Kris

[Homebru]

Honestly, for me, I like to hunt in pairs.  Have I had a hunting partner walk out?  Well...

....a couple of years ago a group of us got together to elk hunt.  I knew two guys who knew two guys kind of thing.  I'd elk hunted with both of the guys I knew before and knew I could count on them.  

In fact, one of the guys that I knew had Mt Everest on his bucket list (really).  He has since decided that making it to Everest base camp is enough for his bucket list.  He doesn't need to summit.  This is a guy that can afford it and is stubborn and driven, nearly to a fault.  

One of the "friends of a friend" showed in camp. Built like a brick sh!+house.  I thought, "this guy is gonna be tough to keep up with."  Three days in he was looking for a flat place to hunt.  Six days in we came back to camp and found a note.

He made it back home by hitchhiking across Colorado and catching a flight back east.

It happens.  It's one of the "issues" you risk by hunting with people you don't know well enough.  Nothing like 10+ miles a day in rough country with no amenities to teach you how reliable someone can be.
homebru

[shirikahn]

I'm really sorry to hear this...Growing up in Ak I'd heard of quitters int eh woods but I thankfully have never dealt with one.  I have metal hips now but I am aware of what I can/can't do.  I would personally never ruin someones hunt due to my limitations.  best of luck to you this season