Most of you know I work in oil and gas. I would venture to say I have bought over 50 miles of pipeline right-of-way in the last four years. Yesteday, I went to my best farm to check the cameras hoping for hard horned pics of Crazy Rack and/or Hook Jr. As I was turning into the bean field, I see marking tape labeled: Enervest Pipeline. And as luck would have it, the pipeline will pass within 200 yards of my stand and the camera that have seen so much action from both bucks. In addition to seeing that on the way in, I looked up while checking my camear to see a freshly hung stand on the property line less than 75 yards from my stand. And no good pics. Not the birthday excitement I was hoping for to say the least! :smiley_cry:
To add to the irony and give it a smalle world feel, Enervest employs the neighbor who between he and his son, has single-handedly ruined the hunting at my parents. :smiley_devil:
I'm going to make a call this morning and see what the deal is with the pipeline. I'm sure it will be a sub 4" line or so, which should be installed with minimal disturbance. I did some scouting and it appears they will avoid most of the bedding structure, but will go right through the general area of some decent bedding. Unfortunately, I was uncomfortable with leaving the BEC in the woods at that location, so I pulled it before getting hard horned pics of both deer. I have two Primos 35's on the way to the house so I can pull the BEC's from out there, but still cover some ground.
It's hard to be too pissed. After all, how many times have I played a hand in doing that to someone else. I hate to consider it karma, but it sure is hell is Murphy's Law!!!
To add to the irony and give it a smalle world feel, Enervest employs the neighbor who between he and his son, has single-handedly ruined the hunting at my parents. :smiley_devil:
I'm going to make a call this morning and see what the deal is with the pipeline. I'm sure it will be a sub 4" line or so, which should be installed with minimal disturbance. I did some scouting and it appears they will avoid most of the bedding structure, but will go right through the general area of some decent bedding. Unfortunately, I was uncomfortable with leaving the BEC in the woods at that location, so I pulled it before getting hard horned pics of both deer. I have two Primos 35's on the way to the house so I can pull the BEC's from out there, but still cover some ground.
It's hard to be too pissed. After all, how many times have I played a hand in doing that to someone else. I hate to consider it karma, but it sure is hell is Murphy's Law!!!
