Yep, had a little dust up with an anti in Santa Fe a few years back on my way to a mule deer hunt in Utah. I don't know what this guy was thinking, but for some reason he decided it was a good idea to get in the faces of 6 people ranging in age from late 20's to early 50's who were all in mountain hunting shape, and lecture us on the evils of hunting. We all had a good laugh and walked off, but it could have ended poorly for the guy if he tried that on the wrong people.
I’ve not had any negative public harassment yet but several of my buddies have been accosted in airports.
I can’t say for sure how I would handle someone getting in my face. That would be an encounter I would like to avoid
I had an incident in Idaho on the trail but thats only place I’d call an incident. He was just being a smart [censored], then quickly realized the two guys he was trolling just dropped their packs and his girl was already flirting with them. He got himself and her out pretty quick.
I had a guy last week in C springs airport ask me if I ever lost my bag. I had strapped a sitka jacket to my carry on bag. He then said: He often wonder if a driver hit a camo wearing pedestrian who’s fault it would be. I said the idiot who picked a fight with a truck that’s impossible to beat, all while expecting a law to protect him… The women in front of me chuckled. Hindsight I think he was just goofy, with limited social skills