01-26-2021, 02:15 PM
I really enjoy being out on my own. I won't even hunt where I think I might encounter more than one or two people in a day. But it's sometimes different when ice fishing. If I'm alone I like to check in with someone and ask if they mind if I set up near (not too near) them. Then I ask them to keep a watch out for me. My wife is afraid that I'll have an accident or a heart attack or something and no one will be there to help. I've never found anyone who was rude to me about it. I totally get what you are talking about but I've been gratified that there are so many nice people out there, too.
The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.