Busted window

[coot nasty]

Keep your valuables out of your truck when you leave your truck at the ramp. Had my window busted out on driver side Sunday at a public ramp. Had Costa's on the mirror TVs in the headrest. Glad they got nothing.

[beanhunter]

Yeah that sucks man. Hate that they got you. Some landings are sketchy

[coot nasty]

Yeah that sucks man. Hate that they got you. Some landings are sketchy

Man i even loaded my gun to walk from the boat to the truck. I just had that feeling.

[Johnny Reb]

That sucks. Such a headache to deal with.

When I hunted (and fished) a few locations in the Lowcountry I used to leave my truck unlocked for that reason. Sometimes even put a note on the dash "Truck unlocked - No valuables inside" Not sure if they ever opened the door and looked inside but never had anything messed with. I know of 2 ramps in Beaufort county where multiple times I've seen more than a dozen trucks with broken windows after getting back from a morning hunt.

One of my high school buddies always wanted to skip the morning hunt and "bait" the truck at the ramp and wait for them. We never did because things would have taken a turn for the worse really fast...

[formerly bohica]

what ramp?

[coot nasty]

what ramp?

Sorry can't say that.

[Woodiewacker82]

what ramp?

Haha good try.

[Cottontop74]

Man i even loaded my gun to walk from the boat to the truck. I just had that feeling.

My 9 is in my pocket from truck to boat and from boat to truck every time. Hunting or fishing.

[Steelin' Ducks]

My 9 is in my pocket from truck to boat and from boat to truck every time. Hunting or fishing.

Ok gangsta. No holster?

[Elcid_Fowler]

Man i even loaded my gun to walk from the boat to the truck. I just had that feeling.

I'm being sincere and not being smart but do you usually load a gun to walk back to your truck? Errr...let me rephrase. Do you usually use ramps in areas so bad it gives you the feeling you need to carry a loaded gun back and forth or was this just a one time "bad feeling" scenario?

[Elcid_Fowler]

My 9 is in my pocket from truck to boat and from boat to truck every time. Hunting or fishing.

...because carrying the firearm you are using for hunting isn't enough? I'm lost on this. What do you all plan to encounter walking from your trucks with shotguns / rifles that you also need a loaded handgun? Am I just that naïve in my thinking? I just cant fathom the need to carry a loaded side arm in addition to my hunting weapon on my way to boat/stand.

To OP - hate that you truck was busted. Reach out to the local Sheriff's ofice and they will patrol the areas going forward. At least where I am from they are great about doing this to keep the trouble out..

[Duck cutter]

I always have a sidearm when at a public boat ramp

[coot nasty]

I'm being sincere and not being smart but do you usually load a gun to walk back to your truck? Errr...let me rephrase. Do you usually use ramps in areas so bad it gives you the feeling you need to carry a loaded gun back and forth or was this just a one time "bad feeling" scenario?

This area has 3 boat ramp but do to bad flooding the other 2 have been to muddy for me to try to put in. This ramp is sketchy and I never use it and just had a bad feeling at the time. I hunt so all the time and never carry a loaded gun to the truck but I did that day. Just had that feeling.

[Phone Man]

Several have been jumped in parking lots at night. One time at 378 landing some crazy bastard walked up to a guy loading his boat and just randomly shot him and left him laying on boat ramp. If i have my pants on im packing. If my pants are off there is a gun within arms reach. There are some sick crazy bastards in this world

[Cottontop74]

...because carrying the firearm you are using for hunting isn't enough? I'm lost on this. What do you all plan to encounter walking from your trucks with shotguns / rifles that you also need a loaded handgun? Am I just that naïve in my thinking? I just cant fathom the need to carry a loaded side arm in addition to my hunting weapon on my way to boat/stand.

To OP - hate that you truck was busted. Reach out to the local Sheriff's ofice and they will patrol the areas going forward. At least where I am from they are great about doing this to keep the trouble out..

Obviously you don't hunt public much. Let a GW catch you with a loaded shotgun at a public ramp....he can't say shit about a sidearm.

[Elcid_Fowler]

This area has 3 boat ramp but do to bad flooding the other 2 have been to muddy for me to try to put in. This ramp is sketchy and I never use it and just had a bad feeling at the time. I hunt so all the time and never carry a loaded gun to the truck but I did that day. Just had that feeling.

Got ya..makes sense. I'm a "trust your gut" person all day long. Hate to hear about your troubles. Nothing more frustrating...

[Cottontop74]

Ok gangsta. No holster?

Nah, just stick it in my pocket. A holster would feel like shit inside waders and I'm not trying to be flashing my piece around while fishing. I just stick it in a compartment in the boat.

[Duck cutter]

Obviously you don't hunt public much. Let a GW catch you with a loaded shotgun at a public ramp....he can't say shit about a sidearm.

what's the law on a loaded shotgun at a boat ramp?

[Cottontop74]

what's the law on a loaded shotgun at a boat ramp?

Hell if I know, but I bet you a dolla and a quarta you would get a ticket. Did yall know that you can get a ticket for just having a long gun in your truck on federal land not in a case?

[willk]

I'm being sincere and not being smart but do you usually load a gun to walk back to your truck? Errr...let me rephrase. Do you usually use ramps in areas so bad it gives you the feeling you need to carry a loaded gun back and forth or was this just a one time "bad feeling" scenario?

Never underestimate the sketchiness of ANY boatramp. I have seen multiple drug deals, people doing drugs, crack heads in general, vandalism, and people getting it on. A few years ago I was rolling up late one night to the landing. I had been running bush hooks solo and some shots rang out from under the bridge. I heard a car peel out but I was sketched out. I didn't really want to walk up on a dead guy so I called the law to come down there while I waited in the middle of the river. It was probably just some punk kids shooting a sign or cans but still. People are crazy.