My buddy in South Dakota has the same problem. He's not too far from Mt. Rushmore and Sturgis!! Every year when Sturgis is happening, he retreats into the mine to avoid all the noisy motorcycles. Unfortunately, the tourism there is going through the roof!
We're a little too used to our quiet life. House sits about 1/4 mile off the main road, and only a few vehicles per day ever go by on the main road. Usually can't even hear them. Not a lot of aircraft in the area either. Only time it ever gets busy is opening weekend of deer season. There were a couple of years where bag limits could be as high as 6, 8, even 9 deer per person, so we were overrun by hunters from ALL OVER!! And for those seasons, it was very scary being out here. People shooting high-power rifles without knowing what's beyond this cluster of trees or that patch of really tall grasses or reeds.
One year, there were hunting parties that would drop people off in the morning and pick them up in the evening. The people didn't use stands as the deer were so overpopulated that if you didn't have a kill or two a day, then you better get out of the dang bed!! I remember this one big tub-O-lard that was hoofing it across the field behind us. We also had our blaze orange on, but weren't hunting. Even so, we were actually quite stupid for even being outside that year! Anyway, I was watching this big dude with binoculars. He didn't like that at all. Before long, he kept trying to find some place to hide from view. I swear, there really are people out there that think they can hide behind a small tree. Imagine some big tub-O-lard dressed in full BLAZE ORANGE and trying to hide behind a tree that is at MOST 4"-5" diameter!! We dang near exploded we were laughing so hard!! ...Hmm, it would seem I have gone a bit astray here. Ok, back to the topic at hand!: -- -- -- -- CRICKETS CHIRPING -- -- -- --