I used to do tons of it, both with assorted 4wds and my Rhino. (and once in Lil Foot, my golf cart) But most of the places we went were much more challenging, which was a good part of the fun.
I had an incident years ago on a Rhino trip, scouting for deer. I was about 8-9 miles from my cabin, maybe 2 miles from the nearest fire road, down a narrow, rough canyon. I set up camp, and climbed about 200yds up the side of the canyon to "glass" the surrounding terrain. On the 2nd or 3rd day, I spotted a younger guy walking down the canyon, who saw my camp a little above him. He watched for a while, then went into my camp and started going thru things, checking for keys in the Rhino, and such. All the while, I had been sneaking closer. From about 60yds out, I called to him, and asked what he was doing. He hit the ground, unslung, & racked his bolt action rifle. He had no clue where I was, (because of the canyon echo) and I had him cold with vastly superior firepower. Questioned further, he claimed it was his buddy's camp. When I explained it was
my camp, he threatened to shoot me. When I explained that I had him cold with more firepower than he brought, he apologized. I had him stand, unload his rifle, and walk away. I followed him from a distance, got the license # of his truck, and later gave all the info to the sheriff. Never heard another word about it.
Maybe I saved some poor miscreant's soul from a life of crime.
