That's a tough one. Just this season I put a friend on one of my top spots and he ended up elsewhere, a couple hundred yards away. I watched 7 elk, including 4 bulls, lounge around in front of the spot I sent him from a distance after daylight. Unfortunately, it was too far away for me to shoot. Do I regret it? No, it was his loss not mine. Would I do it differently next time? I'll have to think about that one...

I enjoyputting my friends and family on large game and when they screw it up it is no ones fault but their own therefore, do what you feel is right, if you want to keep giving up your good spots then by all means do it, if you want to get the deer for yourself then by all means do it.

Give them your second and third best spots from now on, or better yet send them to new unproven spots. they can be your scouts.

My brother use to do the same thing. When he was younger I would take him out with me, and set him up on some of my best spots. All to no avail, because he wouldn't appreciate it, and blow it off saying that no animals would show up. After a couple of years I was about to throw in the towel, but took him out and set him up on my favorite ambush site. About 45 minutes later I heard the report of his rifle. When I got over to him he was about as excited as a 5yr old on christmas morning. His legs were shaking as he walked up to me, and all he kept saying is, Big Buck, Big Buck, Big Buck. This repeated many times. LOL Turned out his first buck, was a massive 4X5(or 9 point) It was a little unusual to, as the G2 had been damaged during velvet and was pointing down like a droptine.

Later after retrieving it, he told me he knew that nothing would walk by so he was carving a stick with his knife and happened to hear a stick break and looked up to see this buck making a rub on a poor little fir tree.

I guess what I'm getting at, is don't give up. They will come around. Sometimes I think people are stubborn and want to do it their way. And that's O.K. They just might not get anything.

when i got my one buddy into hunting, who is now my official hunting partner, i used to put him in the good spots to help him get his first deer or two under his belt. after i showed him the ropes i made him find his own places on the properties we would hunt. i figured if i kept bottle feeding him he would never learn. on occasion we would hunt pheasants and i would just let him run the hunt, tell me where to go, what the plan was. hes got the hang of it now.

with young kids I won't bring them to the best spot in the woods because I think in order to respect it you have to work at it alittle. I put my brothers friend in my bow stand for a youth gun hunt and told him the doe (his first deer ever after hunting 2 years) would show up around 5;30pm and not to shoot the fawn that was with her or if it came in first. Well 5;30 he shoots twice, and I was about 150 yards away and when I walked up he said he thinks he shot two. Well of course he did the fawn was confused and hung around. I refuse to put someone in that spot with a gun again. I have scouted spots for other friends and there are a few people I wouldn't mind setting up but I give pretty clear directions. My uncle puts me in a spot on his property I don't move unless I've discussed it with him, I really trust his advice and its much easier to find a deer in an area you know.

Bee,

LOL!

Bee --

I'll help you drag!

My wife last yr did that to me, I told her to sit at the base of a tree and that there where three avenues of approach and she would get a good clean shot. She didnt like it cause of the brush and moved closer to the wood line. All I could do was stand there in disbelief. As I looked at the feeder 100 yrds off and there was a doe walking in. I asked her if she saw it and she couldnt see it cause of the tree line was curved into her field of sight. I ended up shooting it cause she couldnt even see it. Next time I tell her something about where to set up I won't allow her to make up her own mind.

You've given your brother and father an excellent opportunity - the act of a sportsman and gentleman - and it was disregarded. There are consequences to poor decisions. Next time, take your best position and demonstrate the merits of your reasoning with a buck that you may care to share with them.